West Bengal: I-VIII reopening whiff in bridge course January schedule
Representative Image. KOLKATA: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education released its 2022 academic calendar sticking to a 230-day school routine beginning January.
The decision comes after the School Education Department asked the expert committee to keep the bridge courses from classes I to VIII ready by the end of this month.
According to the academic calendar released, around 65 holidays have been given in addition to the weekends. Around 18-days are usually set aside for summative examinations leaving the usual 230-day teaching routine.
Earlier, state education minister Bratya Basu had indicated that the government is planning to reopen junior sections from class I to VIII step by step after reviewing the Covid situation in the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been repeatedly urging on a Central guideline on vaccination for children, especially the school-goers.
ToI had reported that after preparing bridge course material for classes IX to XII, the School Education Department is engaged in preparing the bridge courses for classes I to VIII. These books will be distributed to students in the new academic year starting from January.
The aim of offering the bridge course is to fill the learning gap of nearly two years that resulted from the campus shutdown during the Covid pandemic. The course materials have been preparing for three months learning which will be taught up to first summative evaluation. After completing bridge course learning for three months students will be taught the syllabi of the actual class they are learning.
Nearly 16 lakh books will be printed for each class and for each subject in primary level. More than 13 lakh books will be printed for each class from VI to VIII.
The decision comes after the School Education Department asked the expert committee to keep the bridge courses from classes I to VIII ready by the end of this month.
Both steps, experts indicated, is a timeline for reopening of junior sections in phases. A state nod on this would enable all schools to follow suit.
According to the academic calendar released, around 65 holidays have been given in addition to the weekends. Around 18-days are usually set aside for summative examinations leaving the usual 230-day teaching routine.
Earlier, state education minister Bratya Basu had indicated that the government is planning to reopen junior sections from class I to VIII step by step after reviewing the Covid situation in the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been repeatedly urging on a Central guideline on vaccination for children, especially the school-goers.
ToI had reported that after preparing bridge course material for classes IX to XII, the School Education Department is engaged in preparing the bridge courses for classes I to VIII. These books will be distributed to students in the new academic year starting from January.
The aim of offering the bridge course is to fill the learning gap of nearly two years that resulted from the campus shutdown during the Covid pandemic. The course materials have been preparing for three months learning which will be taught up to first summative evaluation. After completing bridge course learning for three months students will be taught the syllabi of the actual class they are learning.
Nearly 16 lakh books will be printed for each class and for each subject in primary level. More than 13 lakh books will be printed for each class from VI to VIII.
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