A group displays its model on classification of cities on the premises of St Karen’s Secondary School on Friday. Picture by Ashok Sinha

Patna, Aug. 19: Young students of St Karen’s Secondary School took their teachers and parents on a trip to the Patna of future today.

The occasion was a two-day-long exhibition based on science, social studies and arts at the institute’s Khagaul Road wing. Students arrived with their models that showcased traditional and modern ways of farming, working with limited natural resources, heredity factors and other contemporary issues.

One model, titled Village of Palampur, displayed parallel existence of traditional and modern methods of farming. Thatched huts and high-rises were shown to exist in the same neighbourhood.

A model looking at the future of Patna, aptly named “Futuristic Patna”, displayed advanced healthcare and transport facilities, including underground metro, and hospitality options. The model, prepared by Class X students Shudhansu, Bony Paul, Subham Narayan, Abhishek, Mayank and Aditya, caught the attention of maximum visitors.

The students who depicted the area between Jagdeo Path and Rajendra Nagar in their model, showed the underground metro network and tall buildings. Aditya said: “By 2050, Patna will have advanced healthcare and transport facilities and our dream for the future will be realised. In our model, we have shown Patna as a centre of commercial, residential and financial resources for the state.”

Around 16,000 students from classes I to XII took part in the exhibition and displayed 600 models for the visitors, including parents and students from other wings of the institution.

Another group from Class X — Ritesh Narayan, Atul Kondinya, Shubham Saurav, Ashutosh and Shishir Kant — selected the US Navy SEALs operation, which raided Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad in Pakistan and killed the al Qaida chief in May, for their model, “Osama Attack — the Navy SEAL Operation”.

Chief guest Sita Ram Singh, director, higher education, Bihar, inaugurated the exhibition. School director D.P. Galstaun, assistant director Edward Galstaun, principal K.K. Kunjachan and vice-principal Anita Galstaun also visited the exhibition.

Anita Galstaun said: “It was nice to see the innovative ideas of the students. The groups worked on their models for five to six hours daily and were eager to come and work on their off days too. Such events enhance their creativity and communication skills.”