A global comparison of school status  of India versus other countries since Covid hit, reveals that while schools were mostly shut in 2020 (first half), many countries kept schools largely open through subsequent waves. For instance in 2021, many countries had schools operational in-person for large parts of the year (including Japan, South Africa, US, UK, Portugal). This is despite …

‘Prometheus School Will Wait ‘n Watch’ The UN said that by September 2020, Covid-19 had affected the mental as well as physical state of about 72 crore children all over the world, owing to the fact that they were stuck at home, with no playing in the park with friends. The online classes throughout the year also took its toll …

Evolution does not occur linearly – it occurs in spurts, some dramatically and some quietly. Schools have to open sooner than later and getting back to earlier normal will pass through a transition period as students may have acquired different routines during long period of ‘study from home’. Shefali Tewary, Head of School at Elpro International School, a Cambridge International …

The Department of School Education & Literacy of the ministry of HRD on July 19 in a letter to all states and UTs had given just one day to get feedback from parents on school reopening. The letter mentioned choices of reopening as August/September and October. Both the short widow to respond and a restricted choice for ‘referendum’ has angered …

‘Offline-Online learning, alternate day school, social distancing guidelines, non-contact games and tie-up with local hospitals advised to schools’ Mumbai-headquartered school education processes solution company, Lead School, which also owns six schools,  has come up with a handbook on opening of schools and a copy of the same has been submitted to the union ministry of  Human Resource Development.  In its …