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DPS INDIRAPURAM HOSTS CBSE ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR PRINCIPALS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

23 Jul 2019 School Admin

Delhi Public School Indirapuram hosted the CBSE Principals’ Orientation Programme on Experiential Learning on 23^rd July, 2019 in the school auditorium. The occasion was graced by Mrs. Anita Karwal, Chairperson CBSE as the Chief Guest. Other eminent CBSE officials present were Mr. Anurag Tripathi, Secretary CBSE, Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Director Academics, Dr Biswajit Saha, Director Skill Education and Training, Mr Giriraj Garg, Chief Vigilance Officer, Mr Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Director Professional Examinations, Dr. Pragya Singh, Joint Secretary CBSE and Mr. Manish Agarwal, Regional Officer CBSE, Noida. Mrs. Santosh Bansal, Pro-Vice Chairperson DPS Indirapuram, Mrs. Meeta Rai, Founder Principal, DPS Indirapuram, Mrs. Jyoti Gupta, Principal, DPS Ghaziabad, Mrs Nidhi Bansal, Pro-Vice Chairperson Pacific World School, Mrs Seema Kaur, Principal, Pacific World School and  Mrs. Pallavi Upadhyay, Principal, DPS RN Extension, Meerut Road Campus were also present on the occasion.

About five hundred Principals from various esteemed schools of Noida, Ghaziabad and Western UP attended the highly awaited event. Ms. Sangeeta Hajela, Principal, DPS Indirapuram and the Venue Director extended a warm welcome to the esteemed luminaries and hailed the event as a ‘wonderful day of fruitful interaction’. Expressing her gratitude to CBSE, for organising this event, she fervently hoped that this session would go a long way in integrating experiential learning in the classrooms.  

Mr. Manish Agarwal, the Regional Officer of CBSE announced the opening of a CBSE Regional Office in the Noida region on the occasion of CBSE’s 90^th anniversary. Reiterating the importance of practical experience, he said that the CBSE Curriculum would be structured so as to lay special focus on learning by experiencing.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Jyoti Gupta, Principal, DPS Ghaziabad, Meerut Road also stressed on the need to go beyond the textbook. She also gave some valuable inputs about planning the lessons more creatively by choosing exciting learning concepts and using a range of teaching techniques and methods.

The essence of experiential learning was depicted through the skit and short plays enacted by students of different schools who recreated classroom conditions conducive to learning through fun activities. Students of Delhi Public School Ghaziabad presented a classroom scene where students learned ‘fractions’ by engaging in various activities at a ‘Mela’.

Another skit presented by the students of Uttam School for Girls depicted hands-on learning experience through visits to a local market, a superstore, a mall and online shopping sites by dividing themselves into teams of buyers, sellers and those conducting research.

The next presentation by the students of Mayoor School showcased a short play on the concern of environmental degradation and relevance of the 3Rs in our day to day life. Solutions to this important issue were presented through visually vibrant videos on rain water harvesting as well as environmental sustainability.

The students of Ramjas school, RK Puram took the audience on a trip down memory lane, with a skit depicting students visiting a post office to learn about postal services and the prestigious role it had once held.

The final presentation by DPS Ghaziabad was a lesson in vocabulary building, with special focus on words related to movement, like ‘migration’, ‘shifting’, ‘relocation’ and ‘transfer’.

The presentations gave an insight into how art, music, literature and multi-sensory activities can be creatively integrated in pedagogical practices.

The Chief Guest, Ms Anita Karwal, in her speech highlighted the importance of developing the 21^st century skills like creative and critical thinking, digital literacy, cooperation, global awareness and values of citizenship. Emphasizing on experiential learning as the need of the hour, she expressed her belief that all CBSE schools would adopt this pedagogy in the next five years. She further urged the schools to assess the children on their competence and make learning a joyful experience for each

The Chief Guest, Mrs Anita Karwal, along with her team of CBSE spokespersons initiated an interactive session wherein Principals from different schools put forward their queries related to curriculum planning, time management, teacher training, capacity building and research programs.

The program came to an end with a vote of thanks by Mr Manish Agarwal, Regional Officer, CBSE, Noida.

The orientation program proved to be an extremely enriching session, giving the Principals an insight into the latest pedagogical practices proposed by CBSE which would go a long way in developing competency and creativity in the young learners.     

The meet culminated with bonding over lunch.