CAREER FAIR

Sri Venkatshwar International School, Sector 18, Dwarka organised a Career Fair for students of Classes 9 to 12.

Career counsellor Jitin Chawla discussed the career choices available for students. He spoke on choices available in Delhi University and the professional colleges in India and abroad. The students had many questions which he answered to their satisfaction. The students of Classes 11 and 12 also attended a session with Vandana Tandon. She spoke on career planning and goal orientation. The students of Classes 11 and 12 then attended a thought-provoking session by Prof Saikat Majumdar from Ashoka University who is also an accomplished literary personality. Prof Majumdar emphasised on “the need for amalgamation of a fluid understanding of intelligences”. He said the need of the times is to think beyond boxes and asked the students as well as the educators to ‘consume as well as create’ knowledge. He asked the students to cultivate skills that will not be rendered irrelevant with the advancement of artificial intelligence. The students asked many questions that begged for a deep understanding of human intelligences and the education system along with the commercial concerns of the country as well as the world at large.

Dr Beenu Kumar Taneja, life coach and trainer, conducted a session on the past, present and future of technology and business. This interactive workshop under the aegis of HT Pace enabled the students to understand the evolution of science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM) and management from pre-historical times to the contemporary world. They gained an understanding of how major breakthroughs have altered the course of history.

The fair was a result of the efforts of the school counsellor Harvinder Kaur, supported by special educator Deepika Kaushik.