Kala Academy may start classes in small batches
Image is used for representational purpose only. PANAJI: The Kala Academy is likely to restart its music and dance classes by calling students in small groups of three to four students and conducting lessons by maintaining social distancing, provided parents are comfortable sending their children.
"By August 1, I may take the decision to call students who have already enrolled for various courses," minister for art and culture and chairman of Kala Academy, Govind Gaude said.
The Kala Academy offers courses in music and dance, which students would attend after school. Music teachers have also been urged to guide students through online classes. Gaude, however, said that the approach is not always easy.
However, schools and colleges have suspended physical lessons as per the government guidelines.
"The courses we conduct are different from schools and colleges. There are as many as 30 students that sit in a class at a time, but in our courses there are only three to four students in a class," Gaude said.
The art and culture minister said that prior to the lockdown, teachers were anyway not teaching all the students at once. They would teach a few students at a time over a span of two to three hours. The Kala Academy wants to therefore conduct classes physically, but with a limited students at a time, while maintaining social distance.
"There is ample empty space at Kala Academy these days. We are trying to get the students to be physically present for by maintaining social distance," Gaude said.
He said that this would not be applied for the Kala Academy college of theatre arts.
"We are yet to complete new admissions for first year students in the college section. We will be able to take a decision on classes restarting at the college only after that is done," he Gaude said.
"By August 1, I may take the decision to call students who have already enrolled for various courses," minister for art and culture and chairman of Kala Academy, Govind Gaude said.
The Kala Academy offers courses in music and dance, which students would attend after school. Music teachers have also been urged to guide students through online classes. Gaude, however, said that the approach is not always easy.
However, schools and colleges have suspended physical lessons as per the government guidelines.
"The courses we conduct are different from schools and colleges. There are as many as 30 students that sit in a class at a time, but in our courses there are only three to four students in a class," Gaude said.
The art and culture minister said that prior to the lockdown, teachers were anyway not teaching all the students at once. They would teach a few students at a time over a span of two to three hours. The Kala Academy wants to therefore conduct classes physically, but with a limited students at a time, while maintaining social distance.
"There is ample empty space at Kala Academy these days. We are trying to get the students to be physically present for by maintaining social distance," Gaude said.
He said that this would not be applied for the Kala Academy college of theatre arts.
"We are yet to complete new admissions for first year students in the college section. We will be able to take a decision on classes restarting at the college only after that is done," he Gaude said.
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