Blogs

Availing of broad-band connectivity by schools

As you are aware, Internet has emerged as the fastest medium of communication of the day. Therefore, to take the benefits of advancement of technologies to its member institutions, CBSE has been sending all its circulars through e-mail, and also updates its website…

National campaign to harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children - a collective endeavor of CBSE and National Innovation Foundation (NIF)

You may please recall that CBSE had made a maiden attempt last year jointly with NIF to organize a competition for children’s ideas, innovations and/or traditional knowledge practices learned from elders to be sent to NIF in the fifth national competition. We got some…

Inviting participants for the International Choir Music Contest held by Art Child International Organisation

The Art Child International, Paris has invited children between age group of 8 and 14 years to participate in the International Choir Music Contest to be held sometime in 2007. The theme of this contest is Peace and each work should reflect the national culture of…

Admission to Class XI - Coercion to change subjects

As you may be aware, many schools follow the practice of starting class XI along with other classes in the month of April in the new academic session to utilize the period before summer vacation for instructional purposes. Academically, this seems to be correct…

Promotion of education for girl child in the school-registration

You may be aware that in many countries available indicators show that the girl child is discriminated against from the earliest stages of life, through her childhood and into adulthood. It may not be out of place to mention here that India is one of those countries in…

Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities

Worldwide there is a conscious shift away from special schooling to mainstream schooling of education for children with disabilities. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India is taking various initiatives with the objective of making all the…

Safety in schools

As you are aware, the school in any city is a place of vital importance. It is a place of vibrant activity. Thousands of small children assemble for many hours of the day for active interaction. It is important that the schools should own the moral responsibility for…

Physical Education and Sports in Schools

Schools are dynamic settings for promoting health and wellness through various correlated areas such as Physical Education and Sports as well as through Health and Wellness Clubs. There is a growing awareness that the health and psycho-social well-being of young…