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COVA Peace Network Empowers Students Through Compassionate Citizenship Program
The Compassionate Citizenship Program, a joint initiative by the Education department and COVA Peace Network, is encouraging moral education among students in government, private, and residential schools. Through experiential learning, students are delving into critical societal issues such as child... Read More
The Need for Population Studies in Schools in the Contemporary Scenario
It is the need of the hour to include population education as an important item and that too in an integrated manner in schools. As the total population in India has exceeded China to become thelargest in the world and is still increasing at an alarming rate, some measures for awareness are to be ta... Read More
Containing Momo Challenge — CBSE Directive to Schools
In a recent development, the Central Board of Secondary Education has notified the affiliated schools to take measures against the proliferation of “Momo Challenge”—the most recent cyberbullying phenomenon. Parallels have been drawn between the Momo Challenge and Blue whale Challenge that predates i... Read More
Launch of Key Initiatives of NEP 2020
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar jointly launched some major initiatives of the New Education Policy, and a booklet on One-year NEP 2020 Achievements.... Read More
Issues and Ideals in Partnership in New School Project
There remains a possibility of disagreements and even conflict of interest between partners in a business venture, likewise in a school project where several promoters come together, partners may find themselves at cross-purposes sometimes. In this article we are trying to delve into the nature and ... Read More
A course on “Digital Citizenship and Safety” in the curriculum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be introduced from class 1 to 12 and will span over 14 lakh schools across the nation.... Read More
How are schools dealing with parent decided career options?
We have discussed academics in schools, relevance, and effectiveness of different curriculums in preparing students for higher education and have taken up the topics like teacher training and enhancing... Read More
Why do we need Counselors in Schools
India, the world’s 2nd most populous nation of 1 billion+ and has one of the highest suicide rates under the age group of 15 to 29. In our country, it’s very common to see the school students living under the state of stress or anxiety and peer pressure and by the folks living in surrounding who ... Read More
How is India beating gender inequality through girls’ education
With gender equality being considered as a sine qua non for attainment of the development goals, the urgency attached to the question of girls’ education in India and across the world is gaining importance. Gender roles have substantially shifted but it can hardly be contested that opportunities for... Read More
Influence of pandemic on the education of school students, and steps to overcome the same
Over a year and a half into a pandemic that has caused over 4 million fatalities globally, seemingly India is set to witness the rise of its third wave. Even so, schools are looking into reopening for yet another time, thereby underlining education as an essential requirement.... Read More
We have written about corporal punishment earlier, in this article we are dealing with the critical socio-cultural issue of child abuse. The vulnerability of children en –route to school, in school hours and while commuting back to home has been painfully made evident to us by incidents of child vic... Read More
Need For Global Attitude In Teachers And Their Teaching Approaches
The contemporary world witnesses the presence of a global attitude where everyone and everything is interconnected. It is this interdependence that paves the way for the diffusion of cultures and values that take society to greater heights.... Read More
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