Sacred Heart School, Kalyan protects its students from online abuse by using state of art virtual private network

“Today most schools have resorted to digital and online learning, but the dangers of adopting to these mediums of teaching -learning are huge. Every educational institution must understand the repercussion of using these digital mediums, especially the effects of it on our students. In the current situation as institutions are jumping on to new platforms of online learning there has been a lot of compromise on the needs of cyber security.”, says Mr Albin Anthony, COO and experienced educator of Sacred Heart School, Kalyan.

The unfettered use internet has its own negative side effects where in students deceptively use their devices or surf websites, in turn affecting their mental health leading to behavioural changes. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure the protection of students in this process of digital and online learning.
Amongst these challenging situations stands strong the virtual private network set up by Sacred Heart School, Kalyan. The school stands unstoppable in imparting education to its students.

The platform set up by the school is an amalgamation of virtual network, intranet and online cloud. The entire online portal is child secure and is being controlled by the school servers. The school has commenced with virtual classes standard-wise and has set up a timetable for the real time classes. Their virtual classes make use of numerous online tools in their teaching learning process. The most imperative feature of this device is that parents are not required to be present with their ward during the session going in Master Virtual class.hence it's a huge relief for parents.The school has immensely worked on making the virtual network free from, cyber-crime and cyber bullying, it has taken varied steps in protecting students from the dark side of the internet. The school has a dedicated IT Personnel who is the security operator, tracking every move of the student online and ensuring a safe and secure browsing.


Through the master virtual classes students can not only focus on their studies but also develop a social bond and interact with one another during this period of lockdown. The students are allotted with assignments, quizzes, virtual tours through their virtual private network. The school has given its best in adapting to new techniques and technology. The Virtual Private Network has enabled the school to bridge the digital divide and impart the necessary knowledge content to students.

Sacred Heart School, Kalyan’s Master Virtual Class, A paradigm shift in education. The video gives a glimpse of the working of the Master Virtual class operated via the School’s safe and secure Virtual Private Network.