Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 25: International Delhi Public School (IDPS) junior held one-day meet as a part of CBSE’s initiative to create awareness on various facets of the National Curriculum Framework’s Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) which is one of the most important elements as enshrined under the New Education Policy for the foundational stage (3-6 years of age).
The session initiated with an Online Informative session by Prof. Suniti Sanwal, Head of the Department, NCERT followed by an offline session, which was conducted at the Indoor auditorium at IDPS Junior, by the resource persons Rashmi Ahluwalia, Principal Montessori Cambridge School, Pathankot and Harleen Kour, Cambridge Innovative School, Jalandhar.
Principal, IDPS and Venue Director Randeep Wazir expressed her sincere gratitude to everyone for making this workshop a resounding success. The event would not have been possible without the support of Management of IDPS- Manisha Choudhary, Chairperson, Arunima Choudhary, Chairperson IDPS junior, Suminder Singh, Managing Director IDPS and Vice – Chairman IDPS junior, Swarn Choudhary- Managing Director IDPS.
Rohini Aima, Principal cum Vice Chairperson, Jammu Sanskriti School Jammu and her team of talented faculty members from Pre- Primary and Primary wing who demonstrated Jaadui Pitara and its resources in a beautiful way which definitely added insights to all the teachers and Principals present for the Workshop. It was a spectacular presentation and decor.
The meeting mainly focused on some key aspects of Foundational Stage including strengthening of Balvatika in schools, Jadui Pitara as a tool for learning at foundational stage, benchmarking of state specific material related to Jadui Pitara and SCF, e-Jadui Pitara, Curricular Goals and Learning Outcomes under the NCF-FS, imparting knowledge about pedagogies as recommended in the NCF for foundational stage, to work on CBSE Centre of Excellence (CoE) specific customization of Jadui Pitara, to share assessment practices as recommended by NCF for foundational stage and to share information about Capacity Building Programme on NCF-FS offered by CBSE.