“Science is life.” These were the very words Dr. Mulukutla used to tell me when I was a young girl. At that time those words had little meaning for me-.But A transformation happened in October, 2006, when Dr. Mulukutla started a science workshop at an Irving recreation center, after which science really did become part of  our life. The Irving Art of Science is a workshop evolved solely for the purpose of not only helping kids to understand and learn day-to-day science, but also in helping them love it, while they go about learning it. This is accomplished by teaching using the aid of hands-on experiments, which both kids and teachers love. Rikhil Maunduva from Wind song Montessori, who is attending for the past  2 years eagerly waits to explain what he did Magnolia Byrone is explaining as a helper what is  DRY Ice. The experiments help the kids understand the principles of importance of science and, more importantly, the wonders of it. Even the teachers learn something at the Irving Art of Science workshops.

Some University students are volunteer teachers.. Nine schools schools, participate in the workshop. Students in the process of getting their degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level., teach in a novel way, the scientific information , differently than any school regularly does. Younger Students who have understood the concepts can really teach other students seemingly talking concepts, in simple terms.

During December of 2007, eleven kids from Irving Art of Science went to India for participating in the Indian Science Congress. A national science congress where scientists and children  from India present their  science projects  The kids from Irving Art of Science did several projects,  helping the environment and improving technology in an eco-friendly way. Of all these projects, the main highlighting event was the DNA dance. All eleven students put on a spectacular show for a audience,  in which they showed the cell’s functional and developmental roles in the human body.  But, most importantly the DNA dance contained a message, one through which the students were trying to show, how an environment and pollution in the environment affects the health of our cells, and how the health of the cells reflects on the well being of the human body.

Students from many Schools in the DFW metroplex area have been attending the workshops held by the Irving Art of Science. Some of these schools include North Hills High School, Valley Ranch elementary school, Universal Academy, Mockingbird Elementary, Old Settlers, Cistercian, Highlands, Austin Elementary, Windsong Montessori, Cottonwood Creek elementary and several others.

This workshop— in fact- a   non-profit organization has been a part of Alabama ‘s CRY program..Priya Chitta, a 10^th grade Coppell High School, student and , Dr. Mulukutla have gone to Alabama to initiate  the workshop proceedings.

In the year 2009, the workshop is extending its activities to summer programmes.

The summer   program commences on   June1^st and ends on July 31^st . The projects are ay hands on .driven and eco friendly.

The primary motto of the Irving Ar t of Science  is to promote the global issues confronting the environment.

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