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PM Shri Schools

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    Polity & Governance
  • Published
    4th Jun, 2022

Context

The Union Education Ministry is planning to set up “PM Shri Schools” which is said to be the state-of-the-art ‘NEP 2020 labs’ equipped to prepare students for the future.

About PM Shri Schools

  • PM Shri Schools will be the laboratory of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
  • They will be fully equipped to prepare students for the future.

Key- features of PM Shri Schools

  • 5+3+3+4 Approach: It could imbibe the 5+3+3+4 (to replace the 10+2 schooling system) approach of NEP covering pre-school to secondary, emphasis on ECCE, teacher training & adult education.
  • Skill development and education: There will be an integration of skill development with school education.
  • Focus on mother language: Prioritising learning in mother tongue which are steps for preparing global citizens for the 21st century.
  • Up to 18 years: Since the NEP 2020 also increases the span of the Right to Education Act, it will now cover ages 3 to 18.

About 5+3+3+4 System

  • As per the new school education system of 5+3+3+4 outlined in NEP 2020, children will spend 5 years in the Foundational stage, 3 years in the Preparatory stage, 3 years in the Middle stage, and 4 years in the Secondary stage.
  • The division of stages has been made in line with the kind of cognitive development stages that a child goes through early childhood, school years, and secondary stage.
  • Here is the age-wise breakdown of the different levels of the new school education system:
    • 5 years of Foundational stage
      • For ages: 3 to 8, For classes: Anganwadi/pre-school, class 1, class 2
      • The foundational stage of education as per the national education policy will comprise 3 years of preschool or anganwadi education followed by two years of primary classes (classes 1 and 2).
      • This stage will focus on teaching in play-based or activity-based methods and on the development of language skills.
    •  3 years of Preparatory stage
      • For ages: 8 to 11, For classes: 3 to 5
      • The focus in the preparatory stage will remain on language development and numeracy skills.
      • Here, the method of teaching and learning would be play and activity-based, and also include classroom interactions and the element of discovery.
    • 3 years of Middle stage
      • For ages: 11 to 14, For classes: 6 to 8
      • As per NEP 2020, this stage of school education will focus on critical learning objectives, which is a big shift from the rote learning methods used in our education system for years.
      • This stage will work on experiential learning in the sciences, mathematics, arts, social sciences and humanities.
    • 4 years of Secondary stage
      • For ages: 14 to 18, For classes: 9 to 12
      • This stage will cover two phases: classes 9 and 10, and classes 11 and 12.
      • The main change in these classes is the shift to a multidisciplinary system where students will have access to a variety of subject combinations that they can choose as per their skills and interest areas instead of being strictly divided into Arts, Science and Commerce categories.
      • This stage will again push for greater critical thinking and flexibility in the thought process.

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