Today ‘School of Eminence’ will be launched in Punjab. Under this, the condition of government schools will be changed. Let us know what will be the specialties of these schools.
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is launching its first major education project on Saturday, 21 January. The name of this project is ‘School of Eminence’. These schools to be built in Punjab will be prepared on the lines of Delhi’s ‘School of Specialized Excellence’. 117 existing government schools under the projectSchool Of Eminencewill be upgraded as In these schools, special attention will be given to the students of class 9th to 12th.
According to media reports, a government official said, the Student Teacher Ratio, also known as Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) in the school will be 35:1. In this school, languages like English and French will be mastered in fluent speaking and writing. Apart from this, the school will emphasize on STEM i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. He said that robotics labs and swimming pool will also be built in the campus. These new schools will be completely different from the old government schools.
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In such a situation, let us know what kind of ‘School of Eminence’ will be built in Punjab and what will be the focus in it. Also, what are the specialties of these schools.
- The purpose of ‘School of Eminence’ is to change the education received in government schools. The school will lay emphasis on the all round development of the children and groom them to become responsible citizens.
- The best education will be provided in the schools, so that these schools are the best option for the parents to send their children. Technology based studies will be done in ‘School of Eminence’.
- In these schools of Punjab, special attention will be given to children from 9th to 12th. Students of 11th and 12th class will have the option to study any one of the four streams. This includes non-medical, medical, commerce and humanities.
- The focus of the school will not only be on subjects like science, but students will also be trained in things like arts, dance, music, theatre, foreign languages, life skills. There will be professional coaches for sports training.
- Under the project only the existing schools will be made ‘School of Eminence’. To improve these schools, help will be given through additional resources. The teacher student ratio in the school will be 35:1, that is, one teacher for 35 students.
- Career counseling sessions will be organized to help students in their career. If a student wants to go to government job or army, then he will be given coaching for competitive exam and armed force entrance.
- Different types of clubs will be formed in the school, whose purpose will be to develop the ability of leadership within the students. Their life skills will be improved by emphasizing on things like robotics, cooking, driving.
- The ‘School of Eminence’ of Punjab will have specialized trainers for activities like Yoga, Fine Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre. Coaches will be provided for at least three sports (hockey, football, kabaddi, volleyball). Sports courts will be developed in every school.
- Students will be given training in artificial intelligence, animation, web designing. Students will also be taught French, Chinese, German, Spanish and Japanese languages.
- Fitness park, indoor gym, open air theater and swimming pool will be prepared in the school. If there is no space in any school, then students will be able to learn swimming in the nearby swimming pool. Complete arrangements will be made for this.
- The school will have arts, crafts and music rooms. The school will also have its own school band. There will also be Wi-Fi facility in the entire campus. There will be child tracking system in every school, photo of every student will be on ePunjab portal.
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