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New academic session may hit rural students Rohtak, March 3 The DCC president, Prof Virender Singh, said he took the opinion of a large number of parents and teachers in rural areas during the last four days and reached the conclusion that the government decision would ruin the career of students belonging to rural areas. He alleged either the decision was a part of a conspiracy or the government had no knowledge of the region and its society which was primarily engaged in agriculture. Explaining the situation, the Congress leader said the farmers used to harvest their crops in April and they had to seek help from their wards in this job. He said the wards of these farmers had to devote several hours for harvesting, setting aside their studies. The younger children, who are incapable of harvesting the crops, had to look after the cattle and perform other domestic duties at the same time. Prof Virender said the students of rural background used to be free for performing such indispensable and vigorous duties in the existing examination schedule as their examinations used to be over in March. However with the new decision, the students in the rural areas would have to spare time for studies along with assisting their parents in harvesting the crops, as their examination would be conducted during the harvesting season now, instead of March. Secondly, he said the best time for studies was considered to be from October to February. Now the students would be forced to focus their attention on their studies till April in view of the revised examination schedule. Students would have to face a lot of hardship in concentrating on their studies in April due to the start of the heat wave. The congress leader appealed to the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to withdraw the decision in view of the proposed difficulties to a majority of school students due to the geographic and social conditions of the state which did not ‘suit’ the revised examination schedule. |
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SCHOOL BUZZ The Central Vigilance Commissioner, Mr N. Vittal stressed the need for ethical and value-based India for the development of the country. He was delivering a keynote lecture on ‘Ethics in Business and Administration’, organised by the NCERT. Mr Vittal laid emphasis on the importance of a code of morals for business and administration and added that only the civilised societies could progress. He described the seven points for ethical business decisions and effective administration. They are selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. Pointing out that although the society has accepted corruption as inevitable, but when it becomes intolerable, a day comes when something is done to end the menace. Fighting corruption has now become a global concern, Mr Vittal added. He hailed the NCERT’s attempt to inculcate value-based education into the present education system. Director, NCERT, Prof J. S. Rajput called for a fair society and also pointed out the steps taken by the council to promote values, ethics and morality through education. He emphasised the need for regularity, punctuality and cleanliness among the members of the council for effective administration.
DPS Seminar Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, organised a two-day conference on ‘Education in a Global Era- Challenges to Equity and Opportunities for Diversity’, at the Capital’s Ashok Hotel. More than 400 educationists from across the country participated and shared their expertise and experience. While most seemed to complain about the babudom syndrome many complained that the government babus failed to acknowledge the contribution of the public schools in the development of education. Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit spoke on the need to have education that would make children self-reliant. She said that the quality of education has to improve and the parents should feel satisfied that their child studying in a government school is as good as the one studying in a public school. Among those who participated were Chairman, CBSE, Mr Ashok Ganguly, Director, NCERT, Prof J.S. Rajput, Secretary Education, Mr B. K. Chaturvedi, former Secretary of Education, Mr M. K. Kaw and Jt. Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Mr R.K. Sharma. Principal of DPS, Dr Chona, who also chaired the conference, addressed the key issues and problems that plague the current school system.
Stress-free schooling Delhi Sikh Public School (regd.) organised its fourth annual conference in GHPS, Vasant Vihar. The theme of the conference was “stress-free schooling”. Vice-Chairman of the National Minority Commission, Mr Tarlochan Singh inaugurated the conference while Director, NCERT, Mr J.S. Rajput presided over it. Mr Rajput spoke on stress-free schooling vis-à-vis curriculum changes and Prof R. P. Sharma, former Dean and Head CIE, Delhi University spoke on ‘global trends impacting curriculum and stress free-schooling’. Dr Jatinder Nagpal, Director, Vimhans, gave a talk on problems related to adolescents. Dr. Jaspal Singh, Principal of Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce and former ambassador to Mozambique, gave the valedictory address. More than 120 school principals and teachers attended the conference.
Talent Show Children’s Valley School, Preet Vihar, organised a talent show for kids between two and nine. The MLA of the area, Mr Naseeb Singh, inaugurated the show. The show was a combination of events providing opportunity to perform in various categories like singing, dancing, playing instruments and even participating in a fashion show. The fashion show was the high spot of the event, where the little ones dressed nattily set the ramp on fire. They gave the professional models a stiff competition. Each and every kid received a huge applause though a luckier few walked away with the prizes. Speaking on the occasion, Principal, Ms Seema Bhandari said, “The talent show was organised to bring out the best in children. Most of us are shy and tend to get nervous at crucial stages of life. These kinds of events help children to overcome shyness and nervousness. At Children’s Valley, we always try to overcome shyness and nervousness and try to give the kids a right kind of teaching and exposure.”
For the hearing impaired
The General Electric Company (GE) has announced a grant of over Rs. 10.5 lakhs towards improving the scientific and mathematical talent of the hearing impaired students of Shiela Kothavala Institute for the deaf (SKID). The grant is a part of GE’s commitment to strengthen the basic education and improve educational access and achievement for the disabled. GE Elfun organised a science fair for the students of SKID to display their projects and experiments that they had worked on with the help of the GE Elfun promoted Science Club. In the science fair, students participated in four categories: physics, chemistry, biology and electronics. The students had not only done a good job of the projects, but also enthusiastically explained the working of each. One only wishes that such sincere efforts as these are made more often.
Cultural Function The primary students of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Vasant Vihar, held their cultural function last week. The tiny- tots displayed their talents through a medley of activities. While the students of class one came dancing to the tune of ‘Hum Sabh Bhartya Hain’ depicting the various cultural forms of India, the class two students conveyed the importance of inculcating safety habits. The students of class three enacted scenes of a Sikh marriage. Tough asanas of yoga were performed with as much ease as were the song and dance numbers. The grand finale was the fancy dress parade where children had let the imagination let loose, but also gave us a lesson about their levels of awareness. So we had a polluted Ganga, a famous political leader and even a fishmonger from the Kashmir Valley. The students of the special section of the school showcased their talent through the colourful Giddha presentation. Principal, Mr. S.S. Minhas appreciated the efforts of the teachers, the headmistress, Ms. Chatterjee and the students for putting up a wonderful show.
Mother’s Pride The students and management of Mother’s Pride nursery presented a cheque of Rs 3 lakhs to an NGO Prayas, to help them improve their sports infrastructure. Union Labour Minister Sharad Yadav along with the Principal, Mrs Sudha Gupta presented the cheque to Jt. Commissioner, Mr. Amod Kanth, who is also the general secretary of Prayas. Also present on the occasion were Lt.-Governor Mr Vijai Kapoor, Bollywood baddie Amrish Puri and many sports personalities.
Annual Day Beautifully attired toddlers presented numerous programmes to mark the Annual Day of the Trinity Tiny Tots Preparatory Day Boarding School in NOIDA. Some kids dressed as soldiers pledged to save India from terrorism. The pre-nursery students dressed up like animals tried to tell that if animals could live together so could men. The audience enjoyed the colourful Kashmiri folk dance. President of Tatrakshak WWA, Mrs Renu Bansal, presented gifts to the participants and lauded their efforts. She stressed the need for overall development of tiny tots. Principal, Mrs Rakesh Malhotra said that at Trinity they laid stress on the overall development of the child that is perhaps a reason why the school was sought by parents of tiny ones.
Computer course Four teachers of Vishwa Bharti Public School got the opportunity to acquire training from Intel’s Teach to the future Master’s training programme. Ms Sonali Kashyap, Ms. Anupama Aggarwal, Ms. Rajni Trisal and Ms. Bhavna Kaul attended a 20-day course. As per the conditions these teachers have to teach 10 teachers for the Intel’s Beginner’s course. More than 50 per cent of Vishwa Bharti staff are not only computer-savvy, but also have introduced this in the class room teaching, making the learning process interesting. Ms Sonali recalls, “Initially I was a little apprehensive, but after an hour on the computer, I started enjoying the class immensely and in the process, I have explored so much on my subject, which I would have been unaware of otherwise.” Ms. Anupama seconded her, “Not only was the learning process interesting, teaching the teachers thereafter was more challenging and demanding.” All the teachers trained under these four have been awarded certificates for the Beginner’s Course. The students of the senior nursery section were exposed to a quiz competition held in the pre-primary wing of the school. This comprised a variety of interesting rounds, including audio-visual. The students were quick to recall and gave correct answers. Sections A, D, E and F came first while Section C stood second and section B came third.
A hilarious Event A gay and hilarious programme of sports events was organised by the infants of Sucheta Memorial School, Sector-5, Gurgaon. With great enthusiasm they participated in different events and a colourful variety of races. They demonstrated the essence of the motto of their school - sturdy body housing the ecstatic mind always guided by supreme sharp intellect. They practically display that how in the modern age people go gaga over the means of TV soaps, radio and computer games, cultivating sedentary habits, being involved in games, promotes not only physical fitness but also stimulates the growth and concentration of mind. The chief guest Mr Inderjeet said that he was highly impressed by their participation in each activity. |
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Sonepat, March 3
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Adalat for family rows
New Delhi, March 3
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