The Delhi schools in the national Capital reopened on Monday, welcoming students after a gap of more than a month. Delhi Government has ordered reopening the schools for classes 9-12 after DDMA’s order following a dip in the daily cases of coronavirus.
“Happy to see children back in school again. They were also unhappy. I pray that the need to close schools does not arise again,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
“Government is on a high alert mode regarding the health of children; schools will have to strictly follow Covid protocols and norms of social distancing,” Education Minister, Manish Sisodia said while interacting with students.
While students were very excited to meet their friends after a long time many activities are being organised at schools, so that students are able to move from online mode of learning to offline mode of learning without any problems.
Sisodia met with students and visited schools to ensure Covid appropriate behavior is being followed. “There has been a lot of damage to the education of children; we are concerned about the health of our children as well as their education. If schools are not opened now, a whole generation will move forward with a knowledge gap; Of course, online classes helped us continue the education of our children during the pandemic, but online mode of learning can never be a replacement for offline mode of learning. He said that we are in alert mode. It will be ensured that all schools follow Covid protocols and social distancing norms strictly,” Sisodia said.
“It is expected that after reopening of the schools, our teachers and parents will work together to reduce the learning gap. There has been a very good response on the first day, which shows that parents are confident about sending their children to school. For the convenience of students we have decided to continue the classes in a hybrid model for now,” he added. From February 14, schools will also reopen for classes Nursery to 8.
Meanwhile, in another week, schools will prepare for the opening of schools for junior classes as well.
According to the Delhi Government, all teachers of Government schools have been jabbed and more than 95 % of the children of 15-18 years have also been vaccinated.
Meanwhile Sisodia added that during Covid induced school closure, ‘Happiness Curriculum’ did the work of vaccines to de-stress and keep children happy. Children kept themselves and their family members free from stress through mindfulness.