Life Skills Education for Class VI

The CBSE Board has introduced Life Skills Education as an integral part of the curriculum of class VI. The schools are advised to adopt an inter-disciplinary approach for transacting the curriculum of Life Skills Education. The transaction should be both through formal modes of learning as well as through co-curricular activities and other informal approaches to learning. The student may be evaluated through letter grading which could be reflected in the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Certificate being provided to the students by the schools. The objectives of introducing the Life Skills Education is to empower the affective domain of the learners so that they are able to develop a sense of self-confidence, eco-sensitivity and right approaches to life processes etc. Development of basic life skills is central to the transaction of this curriculum so that the learners developed as competent and contributive citizens. The textual material titled “Life Skills Education-Class VI” has been developed by the CBSE Board which is available in all our Regional Offices. The cost of the book is Rs.36/-. You are advised to ensure that all the students of your institution are benefited by the effective use of this book. The CBSE Board is in the process of developing textual materials for the other classes and the same will be communicated to you shortly.