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The Reflection Scrolls

15 scholar stories

Short blog scrolls shaped from our scholars' own reflections: favourite moments, lessons learned and messages for the next class.

Testimonials & Interviews

Voices from the castle

With Riddhish

With Harshita

With Manideep

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Scroll 01

The Sorting Ceremony That Built Confidence

Urmi found the first spark of belonging in the house reveal and carried it into professor-led activities.

β€œBelieve in yourself and never give up.”

Favourite spell: The activities that I got to do with the professors was my favourite part.

What it taught: To have faith in myself and gain my confidence.

ConfidenceUrmi AgarwalAstra 🌌Age 13
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Scroll 02

Interactive Sessions, New Friends, Braver Questions

Devanshi’s scroll is about opening up, finding memorable sessions and leaving with more confidence in AI and communication.

β€œHave fun, make friends, open up and do not hold back.”

Favourite spell: Definitely the interactive sessions.

What it taught: To be more confident in myself and how to monitor AI and vibe coding.

FriendshipDevanshi AroraAstra 🌌Age 13
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Scroll 03

Age Does Not Matter When You Are Building the Future

Riddhish saw every class as a doorway into AI, public speaking and building like a young innovator.

β€œAge does not matter when you are building the future. Learn, create and do it. Do not stop.”

Favourite spell: All the sessions.

What it taught: How to build with AI, master public speaking, navigate LinkedIn and embrace technology.

BuildingRiddhish SinghLuno πŸŒ™Age 11
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Scroll 04

The Eldest Night Owl in the Castle

Ayesha’s reflection captures the warmth of doubts being cleared, friendly competition and confidence earned in public.

β€œBe competitive and try learning as much as you can.”

Favourite spell: The last LinkedIn competition and when children used to clear their doubts so lovingly.

What it taught: How to be confident.

CompetitionAyesha Arif KhanNyx πŸŒ‘Age 18
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Scroll 05

A Useful Session with Professor Daksh

Harshita’s scroll is about meeting new people, working across age groups and learning to speak boldly.

β€œBe bold and confident, because this is the place where you can ask without hesitation.”

Favourite spell: Meeting new people.

What it taught: How to work with different age groups of people.

BoldnessHarshita SaharanNyx πŸŒ‘Age 16
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Scroll 06

A Graduation Ceremony to Remember

Even during exams, Suhana carried the magic of the graduation ceremony and psychology conversations with her.

β€œBe interactive, confident and curious. Do not feel shy asking questions.”

Favourite spell: Mostly all of it, but I really loved the graduation ceremony.

What it taught: A lot of things.

CuriositySuhana Ruhul MondalAstra 🌌Age 15
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Scroll 07

From Product to Prototype

Saras remembered the first session most: building websites through vibe coding and turning ideas into prototypes.

β€œTry your best and be confident interacting with people.”

Favourite spell: The Sorting Ceremony.

What it taught: How to build confidence.

PrototypeSaras Pramod PatilLuno πŸŒ™Age 13
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Scroll 08

The Silent Scholar Who Enjoyed Every Class

Urvi may have been quiet, but her reflection shows how much the sessions and public speaking lessons stayed with her.

β€œTake the fullest from the classes.”

Favourite spell: Sessions.

What it taught: Public speaking skills.

VoiceUrvi BhatAstra 🌌Age 15
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Scroll 09

AI, Communication, Coding and Entrepreneurship

Drishti loved the way professors explained concepts and made the castle feel fun while teaching serious skills.

β€œIt is the best experience you will ever get.”

Favourite spell: The way professors explained the concept and made it fun.

What it taught: To excel in AI, communication, coding and entrepreneurship.

LeadershipDrishti GuptaNova ⚑Age 10
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Scroll 10

Communication Skills and a House Called Unity

Anvita’s scroll celebrates learning new things, communication skills and the power of engaging with great professors.

β€œJoin if you want to learn new things and engage with nice people and great professors.”

Favourite spell: Learning new things was my favourite part.

What it taught: Communication skills.

UnityAnvita BhardwajNyx πŸŒ‘Age 13
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Scroll 11

The Conversation That Helped Her Speak Up

Nikita was inspired by Uddipa’s session, then found another turning point when Manik helped her speak through shyness.

β€œJust go for it. You are surely going to learn something new.”

Favourite spell: The last session when I talked to Manik sir and he helped me come out of my shyness.

What it taught: Build, think, confidence.

CourageNikita DhullNyx πŸŒ‘Age 16
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Scroll 12

Making My Own App

Advika’s highlight was hands-on vibe coding: building something real and discovering the joy of inventing.

β€œYou get to interact with many cool people, some of them your age.”

Favourite spell: Vibe coding and making my own app, being hands on.

What it taught: How to be a good inventor.

InventorAdvika MathurAstra 🌌Age 10
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Scroll 13

The First App, The First Friends

Isha remembered the first session because everyone met, learned and began making games and apps together.

β€œBe happy to join, learn and keep trying even when something takes time to understand.”

Favourite spell: Meeting new friends.

What it taught: Making games and apps and learning new things about English.

JoyIsha YanviAstra 🌌Age 11
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Scroll 14

Looking Up to Great People

John found Professor Uddipa’s session on research and opportunities informative, and left with deep gratitude for the team.

β€œEnjoy your time in hogwartz Summer School. It is a really good summer program.”

Favourite spell: Manik Sir spent his valuable time to bring the professors to us.

What it taught: There are always great people we should look up to and strive to learn from.

ResearchP. John AntonyNyx πŸŒ‘Age 17
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Scroll 15

Explore New AI Tools

Saransh’s reflection is short and direct: attend every session, explore new AI tools and keep the quiz energy alive.

β€œAttend every session.”

Favourite spell: All activities.

What it taught: Explore new AI tools.

AI ToolsSaransh BholaLuno πŸŒ™Age 13