{"id":3043,"date":"2025-04-04T18:14:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/garima-bagdi\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:21:21","slug":"garima-bagdi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/garima-bagdi\/","title":{"rendered":"Garima Bagdi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Garima Bagdi\" class=\"grid\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed picture\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/bagdi_garima_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Garima Bagdi\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed nomination\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"scholar_nomination_statement\">Nomination Statement<\/h2>\n\t\tGarima is passionate about the intersection of engineering and public policy. She has worked to amplify student voices in educational policy by providing a student perspective to policymakers in Delaware. Beyond advocacy, she has written three children's books on engineering to make STEM concepts more accessible to young learners. At school, she helps lead the Technology Student Association, Computer Science Honor Society, and Dear Asian Youth club. In the future, she hopes to expand engineering education to bridge gaps in access and opportunity for students in her community and beyond.\n\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med logo\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/mot_charter_school.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of MOT Charter School\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med personal\">\n\t\t\t&ldquo;Throughout high school, my teachers have always motivated me to put my all into everything I do. 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