Being a part of techkids is itself only a pro thing. I took part in both automobile workshop and winter internship, it was awesome to be there. My mentor in both sessions was Shashank H P. It was almost a bliss to have him as a mentor, be it the teaching or hand in experience, he did the best. The sessions were best, he used to tell us everything regarding subject and dealing with issues which may occur in learning it. The best part was that we weren't feeling it as a class, but as a discussion between friends about a topic and he made us feel that way.
In automobile workshop, we had a typical internship feel. For explanation, he would bring all the parts, we were supposed to see it and make reports of it. In the end we had a great hand in experience day at automobile workshop. On that day we disembeled engine parts and re arranged it in same way. He told his experience and that inspired us to do something out of the box. He told us ways about how can we shape our future according to our needs and deeds.
The next session was about coding. He knew about our situation as fresher, for me personally, I didn't know anything about coding. So he taught us about everything from the scratch. From no knowledge about coding to do a project based on coding was a great success for us. He was all supportive all along. He gave us a great tool kit and greater knowledge. The first day started with an open Introduction of ourselves in a fun way, so that we feel comfortable. From coding to bug solving to soldering to product design he made us do it all. We even did field trip for our project in a blind school, the confidence we gained were visible. He also told ways to interact using linkedin and made it sorted for us. It may feel as I amexagerrating, but it is what it is, he made it easy for engineering and after. I wish I had got more time with techkids and this amazing caring mentor Shashank anna. Even admist of his busy life he made time to help others, it's so great of him. At the end of internship he made sure that we present our projects in front of faculty, so that we get 100% of it. And it all went well. And I must say 90% of the confidence I have today is because of workshops. Thank you so much anna for everything!!..
- Aishwarya R Dinaguru,
Tech Kids Participant