PRERANA PROGRAM

• The first alumni meeting of the Prerana Program was addressed by Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education.
• The alumni meet was organized to assess and exchange insights among the participants.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

• Prerana is a week-long residential program for selected students of class IX to XII.
• Prerana program will run from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in one of the oldest living cities of India, Vadnagar, district Mehsana, Gujarat.
• PRERANA started the journey in the pilot phase from 15th January 2024 to 17th February 2024 in the Vernacular school at Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat.
• In this phase, the Prerana program has been held for five batches of 20 participants each from five states and one Union Territory: Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and UT of Daman and Diu.
• One hundred students have participated in this experiential learning program that focuses on 9 value-based themes.
• The curriculum of Prerana School prepared by IIT Gandhi Nagar is rooted in nine value based themes: Swabhiman and Vinay, Shaurya and Sahas, Parishram and Samarpan, Karuna and Sewa, Vividhta and Ekta, Satyanishtha and Shuchita, Navachar and Jigyasa, Shraddha aur Vishwas, and Swatantrata and Kartavya.
• The program aims to foster a sense of pride in Bharat’s diverse unity and embrace the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’.