In observance of the Children’s Day in India leading up to World Children’s Day on November 20, the UNICEF India unveiled a symbolic ‘Pandemic Classroom’ installation at the amphitheatre at Select City Walk in Saket in the national Capital.
Empty rows of desks and chairs along with unused backpacks are set up to draw urgent attention to the plight of millions of young children who missed going to school for over a year due to the school closures through the pandemic and have consequently experienced learning loss.
Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF Country Representative and two adolescents unveiled the pandemic classroom installation by ringing a school bell. Noted educationist, Venita Kaul, Professor Emeritus, Early Childhood Education, Ambedkar University were key speakers at the event.