The Vigyan Pratibha project aims to create spaces within the school systems in India where students of diverse abilities as well as under-served backgrounds can nurture their talent in science and mathematics. We work towards supporting a high quality and well-rounded science and mathematics education that is based on deep understanding, appreciation and a sense of excitement about the subject. Our learning resources, targeted towards students of classes 8 to 10, are developed by science and mathematics educators in partnership with scientists from various institutions and evolve continuously based on feedback from the students and teachers community. These resources also expose students to the processes of observation, analysis, critical thinking and collective learning. We envisage that this project will prepare a population of students in the country who would have a critical understanding of the content in their textbooks and of natural, technological, and social changes around them. This, in turn, will help students to carve out a meaningful career for themselves.

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc; www.imsc.res.in) is the southern nodal centre for the Vigyan Pratibha project (www.vigyanpratibha.in). As part of this program, we at IMSc have been organizing teacher workshops to introduce teachers to the resources as well as visiting schools to help teachers conduct units with students.