ATL LAB
Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) is a sub-mission under the Atal Innovation Mission of the Government of India. ATL is the flagship initiative of AIM, the Government of India, to nurture an innovative mindset amongst high school students across the length and breadth of India.
The scheme enables students to explore new ideas, test them and follow ‘learning by doing’ approach. Students are introduced to four different levels of tinkering, that includes experience design thinking and ideation to develop new perspectives towards social and community problems. Gradually, students are introduced to new technologies and concepts of computational thinking, physical computing and other sectoral areas. Once all this is completed, students begin to work in teams that elevate their learning from previous phases. This allows students to accustom themselves to the new and innovative experiences. ATL motivates a developing mindset for young students, genuinely helping them to graduate the four levels of tinkering in the labs.
Objectives
Below are the objectives of Atal Tinkering Lab:
To create workspaces that is suitable for young minds to learn innovation skills, develop ideas via hands-on activities, work and learn in a flexible environment.
To empower youth with the 21st-century skills of creativity, innovation, critical thinking, design thinking, social and cross-cultural collaboration, ethical leadership etc.
To help build innovative solutions for India’s unique problems, thereby supporting the nation’s efforts to grow as a knowledge economy.
Features of ATL
ATL is a workspace that enables young minds to shape their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode.
Young children are offered with opportunities to work with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
To stimulate inventiveness among students, ATL conducts different activities that range from regional and national level competitions, exhibitions, workshops on problem-solving, designing and fabrication of products, lecture series etc. at periodic intervals.