Sparks of Curiosity, Space Exploration
The Sparks of Curiosity programme in Goa, based on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) is a educational initiative launched in April 2026 by Goa Chief Minister Dr. Promod Sawant, designed to foster scientific thinking and experiential learning among the students.
The government of Goa under the guidance of the Goa State Council of Educational Research and Training (GSCERT) Porvorim, operates the programme in all the schools of Goa. The programme is enforced by the organisation 'Tare Zameen Par Trust' under the title 'Sparks of Curiosity' for students.
The students of Our Lady of Fatima High School Rivona attended the same programme in Government High School, Zambaulim. The students learnt a lot about the entities of the space like formation of stars, types of stars, explosion of stars, the function of hydrogen gas in burning of the stars and so on, in an artificial planetariam. The organisers also performed an experiment based on Newton's Law of Motion 'Every action has an equal and opposite reaction' on the school ground.