Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 3: An intensive three-day workshop hosted by the JKSCF-SE Committee commenced today at Jammu Headquarter of the J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to discuss and develop State Curriculum Framework for School Education for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The endeavor is scrupulously designed to resonate harmoniously with the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023.
A committee of the eminent experts and luminaries from diverse institutions has been constituted to work on the draft of SCF-SE. These include Prof. Renu Nanda, HoD, Department of Education, Jammu University; Padmashri Mohan Singh, Convener Sahitya Academic (Dogri); Prof Lalit Gupta, Art Historian; Mohd Rafi, former Director of School Education; Dr Vikram Gulati, Principal, Shivalik College of Education Udhampur; Fazl Illahi, Coordinator, Internships, IASE, Srinagar; Nazir Ahmad Wani, ex-CEO; Syed Fayaz, Principal, HSS Kanir, Budgam; Dr Romesh Sharma, Sr Lecturer, HSS Dablehar; Sheikh Gulzar Ahmed, Academic Officer, JKSCERT-KD; Dr Alka Sharma, Teacher, HS City Chowk; Harish Sharma, Teacher, HSS Jhullas; Amol Sharma, GMS Pathwal and Naveed Gul, Teacher, GHS Hiller.
Chairman JKBOSE, Prof Parikshat Singh Manhas while formally inaugurating the workshop, stressed that the SCF-SE must strike a delicate balance, harmonizing the content development with pedagogical soundness and a holistic evaluation ethos.
Secretary JKBOSE, Manisha Sarin said that the detailed and multifaceted nature of the NCF-SE necessitates a discerning and meticulous approach to localization.
Dr Sudhir Singh, Director Academics at JKBOSE, urged that the document be more than the sum of its parts and be finalised in the stipulated time.
Earlier the programme began with the welcome address by Dr. Yasir Hamid Sirwal, Deputy Director Academics. Dr Arif Jan, Deputy Director, Academics KD proposed a formal vote of thanks.
Imran Iftikhar Academic Officer JKBOSE made a detailed presentation on the NCF-SE. It was followed by lively deliberations. Others who attended, include Dr. Aliya Qayoom, Naila Nilofer, Kashif Hashmi, Chander Kumar, Zubair Khatlani, Mohd Jameel, Shakeel Ahmed Dar and others. This workshop shall be followed by many online/offline meetings of the committee before finalisation of the draft.