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to PPES families who have lost their Jammu Sanskriti School, Jammu laptops or desktops for logging into
livelihoods; and the economic em- he CBSE-affiliated Jammu San- online classes, completing homework
powerment wing of PPES has enabled Tskriti School (JSS) has made a and accessing study material.
self-help women’s groups to produce swift transition to digital learning in T e a c h e r tra in in g . Continuous
protective face masks. the wake of the ongoing nationwide teacher training programmes are
“The Covid-19 pandemic has posed lockdown following the outbreak of conducted through Zoom and other
disproportionate challenges for the the Covid-19 pandemic. e-learning platforms for screen shar-
country’s rural populace. In these T e a c h e r tra in in g . Teachers are be- ing, posting assignments and making
testing times, the PPES staff has dem- ing provided continuous training to PowerPoint presentations.
onstrated excellent collaboration and develop ICT skills — screen-sharing, C o- c u rric u l a r e du c a tion . Online
team work to ensure uninterrupted video-recording, answering student aerobics, arts and crafts and yoga
learning for our children while pro- queries online by leveraging Google classes are being conducted on week-
viding humanitarian aid to the most Classroom and Zoom among other ends for class I-XII students.
vulnerable households of our commu- digital learning tools. “It is heartening that despite initial
nities,” says R e n u k a G u p ta , CEO of C o- c u rric u l a r e du c a tion . Online problems, our e-learning classes have
PPES. lessons in physical education, art, clocked 90 percent attendance. We
music and dance are also being con- are thankful to our students and all
Royal Global School, Guwahati ducted by subject teachers. Moreover, parents who have contributed to the
students are encouraged to write sto- success of this initiative,” says S u b -
anked Assam’s #1 day-cum- ries, poetry, songs, design activities ra ta C h a ttop a dh y a y , director and
Rboarding school in the Education- and games. founder-principal, PIS.
World India School Rankings 2019- O n l in e c l a s s e s f or s p e c ia l n e e ds
20, Royal Global School, Guwahati c h il dre n . Special educators are pro- Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls
(RGS) has taken speedy action to en- viding online classes for children with Public School, Jodhpur
sure learning continuity in the wake of special needs to make them more in-
the national Covid-19 lockdown. Since dependent, acquire self-confidence he management and staff of the
late March, online classes for class XII and collaborate with classmates and TJodhpur-based Rajmata Krishna
students followed by online lessons teachers. Kumari Girls Public School (RKK-
for preschool to class XI students were “The lockdown has enthused our GPS) have successfully launched on-
quickly introduced. Current initiatives teachers to not only present academic line classes for nursery to class XII
include: content in innovative ways, but also to students. Among this high-ranked
T e a c h e r tra in in g . RGS teachers focus on developing ethics, emotional day-cum-boarding school’s initiatives
are receiving continuous training to intelligence and acquaint students post Covid-19:
conduct virtual classes through digi- with the concept of sustainable devel- O n l in e s tu dy m a te ria l . Primary
tal and e-learning media including the opment,” says R oh in i A im a , prin- students are given access to infor-
Diksha, E Pathsala and Swayam plat- cipal and vice-chairperson, Jammu mative digital content including ani-
forms of the Union ministry of human Sanskriti School. mated videos. Senior students access
resource development. a repository of curriculum-mapped
S tu de n t orie n ta tion . Senior stu- Purv International School, content including notes, practice
dents are being provided guidance Durgapur questions and answers, projects, ques-
for learning online while junior school tion bank, homework, test series for
students are being encouraged to seek ited in Durgapur Steel City (West all subjects.
parental support to do the same. SBengal), Purv International C ou n s e l in g . Students, parents and
C o- c u rric u l a r e du c a tion . Given School (PIS) has squarely confronted staff are provided guidance and coun-
RGS’ strong focus on co-curricular ed- the challenges of preparing its stu- selling on ways and means to manage
ucation, music, yoga, aerobics classes dents — most of them children of challenging situations, cultivate posi-
and games are also being conducted coal miners residing in neighbour- tivity and follow a balanced routine
on a regular basis. ing villages — for the world of online while children learn from home.
“We have left no stone unturned learning in the wake of the Covid-19 “Virtual learning has transformed
to shower our children with the ex- pandemic and subsequent nationwide the bedrooms of our girls into class-
tra attention they need during these lockdown. rooms. Most of them have become
troubled times. We are always plan- R ob u s t I T in f ra s tru c tu re . Stu- proficient in the 4C’s of 21st century
ning, strategising and preparing to dents are given access to software links learning — communication, creativ-
forge ahead with renewed zeal,” says on the school website to download the ity, collaboration and critical thinking.
A n u b h a G oy a l , principal of RGS. popular Zoom app on their phones, We extend our gratitude to parents

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