Date: December 21-23, 2023
Team Loop from the school bagged first position in the senior category of the second edition of Amity Space Design Competition organised at Amity University, Manesar, under the aegis of Amity Children’s Science Foundation. This one-of-a-kind competition aims to develop skills like critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, creativity and communication. The event was attended by 250 students from different branches of Amity International Schools (Delhi/NCR) and Amity Global Schools. The competition required students to design a settlement in orbital around the Moon and was conducted in two categories, junior (Class VI-VIII) and senior (Class IX-XII), and at two levels. In the first level, teams were required to submit their proposals of space settlement which were then judged by eminent space scientists and experts. Out of the total 38 submitted proposals, top 9 teams from each category were shortlisted for the second level. In this level, a boot camp was organised wherein Dr V Girish, deputy director, Space Programs, ISRO and Dr Pavitra Shekhar, Assistant Professor, Centre of Excellence, Astrobiology, Amity University, Mumbai, met the teams individually, gave inputs and guided them. After the boot camp, the teams showcased their presentations and top 3 teams from each category were awarded.
The winners being felicitated