Ahmedabad: Children aged up to 15 will soon be able to celebrate birthdays at Gujarat’s regional science centres (RSCs) under a new state govt initiative aimed at promoting STEM education. The programme, titled “Celebrate with Science,” was approved earlier this week by the state’s department of science and technology.“The group will be charged a nominal fee for the science-themed celebration set-up that will include a personalised birthday certificate, a gift and a complimentary ride,” said a senior Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) official.The celebrations will also feature educational themes based on great scientists, innovators, Nobel laureates, landmark discoveries and iconic ISRO space missions.The initiative will be launched initially at regional science centres in Bhavnagar, Patan, Bhuj and Rajkot. It is expected to be expanded later to centres in Vadodara, Surat, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Porbandar, and district science centres across Gujarat.
