New Delhi: For upliftment of education system in its school under the National Education Policy and providing more practical education on the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister – Shri Narendra Modi ji, Vice Chairman, NDMC Shri Satish Upadhyay briefed about the details of the new education projects to be implemented for betterment of the students and teachers of NDMC schools.
While giving the details, Shri Upadhyay informed that NDMC is working to make education inclusive through providing -Atal Tinkering labs, Smart Classrooms, Digital Libraries, Language Labs, upgradation of Auditorium, Cash-prize to Meritorious students, Free Stationery to primary class students, Online Learning Material to about 2500 students belonging to economic weaker section of the society, Teachers ResourceCentre, Science Park, Bag-less Classroom, Nature-Class, 100 days reading campaign etc.
Shri Upadhayay said that COVID-19 posed unprecedented challenges particularly for the Education system in the entire world.NDMC took the challenge as an opportunity and fully leveraged technology to ensure ‘Schooling at home to the learners’ for all its students. These initiatives included real-time online teaching, anywhere any time learning for the students, online assessment, online PTMs, staff meetings and teachers training & NDMC Youtube channels etc. NDMC is upgrading all its primary classes from class 1 to 5 by converting into smart classes, providing OneSmart Board Based Smart Class, Up-gradation of Auditorium in schools, 14 Palika Tinkering Labs will be set up, One Nature based Class room will be set up in each of 10 NDMC/Navyug schools in this financial year.
Shri Upadhyay informed that NDMC has decided to award the top 10 meritorious students of class 10th and class 12th by awarding Cash Prize amounting to Rs.10,000/-, Free Stationary to the students of Pre-primary and Primary classes. NDMC also provided Toppers online learning material to 2500 students under economically weaker section. For enhanced accessibility to needy children for digital resources, NDMC not only provided internet data pack costing Rs.200/- per month to the students of class Xth and XIIth for better performance of the students but on a pilot basis distributed 811 tablets to class 10th and 12th students in four schools. NDMC is in the process of providing tablets to students of class 10th and 12th of all remaining schools as well as all teachers.
He informed that NDMC will develop a ‘Teachers Resource Centre’ in NDMC for Continuous Professional Development of teachers and set-up ‘Science Park’ at TughlakCrescent with collaboration with National Science Centre for better practice understanding of the topic by the students.
‘Activity Centres’ will be opened in the primary wing of all NDMC and Navyug Schools to cater to the needs of Balvatika as well as Primary classes in the line of NEP directions. The focus would be on the development of language skills and teaching by play-based and activity-based curriculum. He further informed that a Bag-less Pre-primary and Primary classrooms will be implemented soon after the pandemic over.
Shri Upadhyay further informed that “Nature Classes” are being setup for their students to encourage reading and writing skills in close proximity with the nature on Gurukul theme. To fill the gaps occurred in basic language, communication and numeric abilities of the primary students due to discontinuation of offline physical class, NDMC has organized workshops with all Assistant Teachers of Atal Adarsh Vidyalays and Navyugs Schools to guide the students of Class I-VIII to follow the direction issued by Department of Education, Government of India and Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi for 100 Days Reading Campaign. The campaign marks an important step to improve the learning levels of students as it develops creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express both verbally and in writing. For this project, NDMC also provides the students the books and links related based on famous personalities, freedom fighters, Indian cultural,heritage etc. through this they will strengthen their reading and comprehension ability as ” Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” being celebrating 75th years of India’s Independence.
Shri Upadhyay said that Government of India has announced the National Education Policy 2020 which is to be implemented by 2022 across the country. NDMC has decided to focus on areas while restructuring the schooling system as per New National Education Policy wherein to bring education and technology together.
