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New Delhi Feb 26 PTI The National Progressive Schools Conference on Saturday wrote to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal requesting opening of schools in Delhi from Wednesday According to the letter the association of schools said children from nursery to class 8 have a huge learning gapWe are grateful for your intervention for the unconditional reopening of schools However the clause of reopening from April 1 seems to be a cause of concernChildren from nursery to class VIII have huge learning gap as we are observing them In March we could have focused our efforts to bridge that gap so that children would have been ready for the next grade in April the letter stated Teachers are also overburdened with online and offline teaching and assessment it said They are no less than frontline workers and warriors Their mental health and well-being is of utmost important for us to deliver quality education to create a happy and joyful environment in school We sincerely urge you to take necessary steps for unconditional reopening of all schools from March 2 2022 the letter stated For the first time in two years schools in the national capital will open completely in offline mode from April 1 Schools in the national capital were closed in March 2020 ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus While schools reopened in phases whenever the COVID-19 situation permitted they have been operating in hybrid mode and students have been allowed to attend offline classes only with their parents consent PTI NIT AAR

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI For the first time in two years schools in the national capital will open completely in offline mode from April 1 with the citys disaster management authority on Friday giving its nod to end the hybrid mode of operationSchools in the national capital were closed in March 2020 ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus While schools reopened in phases whenever the COVID-19 situation permitted they have been operating in the hybrid mode and students were allowed to attend offline classes only with their parents consentThe National Progressive Schools Conference NPSC which has over 120 private schools as its members termed the decision too little too lateWhy April 1 It should have been allowed from March 1 Children from nursery to class VIII have huge learning gap as we are observing them In March we could have focussed our efforts to bridge that gap so that children would have been ready for the next grade in April NPSC Chairperson Sudha Acharya saidTeachers are overburdened with online offline teaching and assessment They are no less than frontline workers and warriors Teachers mental health and wellbeing is of utmost important for us to deliver quality education creating a happy and joyful environment in the school she addedAnshu Mittal Principal MRG School Rohini welcomed the decisionWe welcome this move to reopen the schools for students as now we foresee a major population of students in this age group would have received their first shot and also towards completing their second We havent bent down in front of this pandemic and we still wont Children who are in school seek complete focus of their mentor and are bubbling with energy which was curtailed for almost two years whereas children whose parents have still opted for online mode may feel that spark of personal interaction is missing she told PTIAs educators we have to ensure that a balance is maintained so that no one feels left out The pandemic took a toll on the emotional as well as physical wellbeing of learners Yet we were able to bridge the learning gaps to a large extent by focusing on experiential learning and social skill development activities which result in a smooth transition to offline mode she addedHer thoughts were echoed by Shubhi Soni Head of the school The Shri Ram Wonder Years RohiniWe are excited and geared up for starting a new session in brick and mortar scenario which means physical classes from April It is a sigh of relief for all the parents and the educators as for preschoolers it is important to grow play and enjoy with their peers in a congenial environment provided at school Setting up their daily routine is a task for the parents and educators tooNeed of the hour is to provide them an environment where they are given a platform to interact with peers express themselves freely engage in physical activities pretend play group activities with peers We have designed many attractive activities for the new session and this we know would motivate the students to attend school regularly We are focusing more on physical activity as many students have become physically unfit due to the sedentary life style they had been leading for nearly two years she saidThe Delhi Parents Association DPA also welcomed the decision but expressed hope that the transportation issue which has deterred parents from sending children to schools during the hybrid mode of operations will be resolvedWe welcome the decision to open the schools completely from new session 1st April Most parents in Delhi had demanded for the same that school should only open from new session 2022-23 Hopefully with the opening of schools the guidelines regarding school transportation will also come out soon said DPA President Aparajita GautamThe disappointing part is that the old order in which classes were supposed to be held in the hybrid mode with parents consent is being disregarded by most of the schoolsChildren are being forced to go offline for the final exams by saying that if they do not come to the school they will not be promoted and wont get the facility of online exams she added PTI GJS GJS TIR TIR

Patna January 23 PTI Nitish Kumar governments well intentioned scheme to provide free sanitary pads to adolescent girls enrolled in government schools seems to have gained un-intentioned male beneficiaries The unusual extension of the scheme was found to have occurred at Halkori Sah High School a co-ed government school in Manjhi block of Saran districtThese irregularities in the utilization of funds under the scheme was detected by the headmaster of the school The headmaster in his report to the competent authority informed that at least seven boys of the school were allegedly distributed funds Rs 150 each annually for sanitary napkin during the 2016-17 said Ajay Kumar Singh District Education Officer DEOThe DEO told PTI A two member committee has been constituted to probe the matter Appropriate disciplinary action will be initiated against the erring public servants on the basis of findings of the committee The committee will submit its report within four daysDespite repeated attempts by PTI Sanjay Kumar Bihars Additional Chief Secretary Education was not available for comments on the strange caseBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had announced in February 2015 free distribution of sanitary napkins among girls in government schools in an effort to check their drop out rate and to improve health and hygieneUnder the schemeMukhyamantri Kishori Swasthya Karyakram-- school girls from class VIII to X are provided Rs 150 each annually to buy sanitary napkins for their personal use Around Rs 60 crore is annually spent for the purpose by the state government Around 37 lakh girls students of government schools benefit from the scheme PTI PKD JRC JRC

New Delhi, December 31 (ANI): Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch a 100-day reading campaign 'Padhe Bharat' on January 1.

After more than 18 months, all schools in Delhi will be permitted to re-open for all classes— including at the primary level— from November 1.  Primary and middle school grades—up to class VIII—have not been opened for even a single day since schools in Delhi shut as a precaution against Covid-19 on March 12, 2020. Schools had […]

DC ImageKakinada The Andhra Pradesh Private Schools Association APPSA cautioned parents who are taking their students from private schools and joining them in government schools without submitting transfer certificates TCs study certificates and conduct certificates from the private schoolsUnless the parents took TCs and other certificates from private schools or previous schools students would suffer in future as these certificates in particular from Class IV were compulsory for their future career it saidAccording to its representatives government schools are also admitting students without getting TCs from the previous schoolsHow is it valid to the future of the students questioned legal advisor of Andhra Pradesh Private Schools Association M SrivijayRecently the government issued instructions that parents should submit TCs and other certificates within one month after joining