Our Activities

Places

We organise educational/field visits to places of academic interest and higher learning in order to provide practical exposure to both students and teachers. These places include agricultural field stations, defense establishments, factories, industries, research-based organisations (NIN, NGRI, CCMB, ICRISAT, NRSC, NFC, INCOIS etc). STARS sponsored educational tours have also covered the following knowledge enrichment zones of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad: Agricultural University, Coca Cola Plant, Sericulture, Parle G Biscuit Factory, Masqati Dairy Farm, Deer Park, Pennar Steel Industry, Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Birla Planetarium, Tribal Museum, Nizam’s Museum, Chowmahalla Palace, AP Forest Academy, Nallamalla Forest, Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant, Warangal, Meteorology Department, Airport, Handloom Park, Pochampally, Survey of India, AP Police Academy, Rice Mill, APDDCF, Botanical Gardens, Shilparamam, Herbal Gardens, Manjeera Bird Sanctuary, Zoo Park, Sudha Cars Museum, Railway Station, Sewage Treatment Plant, City Tour of Historical Monuments, Geology Department, Infosys Limited, Central Prisons, Cherlapally and Chanchalguda, NIRD, Directorate of Poultry, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Karkhana Zinda Tilismath.

Based on the interest evinced by the schools/colleges and on the emergence of new knowledge centres, STARS updates the above-mentioned list at regular intervals.

People

We invite people from different walks of life including scientists, environmentalists, academicians, subject experts, award winners, achievers and impact creators to address students in schools and colleges. Since our focus is mainly on the student community, most of the talks/interactive sessions are organised on the premises of schools and colleges.

Programmes

We take all possible efforts to facilitate students’ participation in various programmes organised by agencies/institutions in a calendar year. These programs are organised to inculcate a spirit of scientific inquiry and to create new awareness about emerging disciplines in the world of knowledge. These include World Space Week Celebration organised by ISRO-NRSC, World Meteorological Day Celebrations, Full Dress Rehearsal of Passing Out Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal, World Heritage Day Celebrations, World Tourism Day, World Water Day, World Environment Day, International Women’s Day Celebrations, World Disabled Day, Hyderabad 10K Run, Pink Ribbon Walk, Pinkathon, Memory Walk (Alzheimer’s Day), Harithon – The Green Run, Bachpan After Pachpan (Antaakshari for Senior Citizens), Happy Streets of Times of India & HMDA, Oil & Gas Conservation Fortnight, Baalakalakaar, Bathukamma Fest, Disability Awareness Walk, Walk for Blind on the occasion of Louis Braille Day, Zoo Utsav (Nehru Zoological Park Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Energy Conservation Walk, Walk for Organ Donation, Meatless Day, Biodiversity Day, Sport Climbing Competition, Chekumukhi Science Talent Test organised by Jana Vignana Vedika, World Theatre Day, Green Olympiad, Rajiv Akshay Urja Diwas, Annual Magic Show for Underprivileged Kids. Pro Basketball League Season -2 org by United Basketball Alliance, Sparrow March org by Animal Rights Protection Force (ARPF), World Water Day organised by National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Youth Against Speed org by Hyderabad Sky kings etc.

Celebrations of Festivals: STARS regularly celebrates major festivals of India among the inmates of orphanages and underprivileged children. Diwali, Ramzan (Iftaar Party and Eid), Christmas and Raksha Bandhan are some of the main festivals celebrated with great joy gaiety. School and college students are made to commemorate Raksha Bandhan with a spirit of camaraderie and they joyfully tie rakhis to orphans, poor children and also to prisoners in jails of Hyderabad under the supervision of STARS.

Play for Peace

Conduct Play for Peace fun and value-based games. These games are non-competitive and inclusive in nature. It is so designed that all the participants turn out to be winners and there are no losers. Acceptance and not rejection forms the basis of these games. These games aim at building positive relationships and address the biases. These games aim to transform individuals from introverts into extroverts and also instil leadership qualities among the participants. We conduct these games among school students, college goers, teachers, inmates of orphanages and underprivileged children. A fun-filled event for orphans and poor children called “Khel Se Mel” is organised annually.