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New Delhi : The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has taken several steps to combat COVID-19 by taking preventive and precautionary measures in all academic institutions across the country. In this regard KVS has taken various steps to contribute in the on-going fight against COVID-19.
Keeping in view the alarming situation created by Covid-19 in the country, it was decided that on a formal request from any defence authority or district administration, the schools shall allow the use of classrooms of KV school buildings for temporary housing of suspected Covid-19 cases. Till date, 80 KVS across the country have been taken over by various competent authorities for using them as Quarantine Centres.
Contribution in PM-CARES Fund : KVS Staff-Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff contributed an amount of Rs 10,40,60,536 towards the #PMCARES Fund to support the Nation during these critical moments arising due to outbreak of #COVID19. The amount of individual contribution ranges from one day’s salary to Rs 1 Lakh.
Initiatives of KVS Teachers: A large number of KVS Teachers, as responsible educators and mentors, have risen to the occasion in the face of the global pandemic of COVID-19 and are connecting with their students through digital platforms to compensate for the loss of quality instruction time. KVS has shared some action points with all the Principals, for implementation to the extent possible, to encourage all teachers in the system to engage their students in learning through digital modes. An essential protocol has also been designed for the online classes to be conducted by our Teachers.
Using NIOS Platform: KVS has shared the schedule of lessons of the recorded and live programmes of NIOS for secondary and senior secondary classes from their SWAYAM PRABHA PORTAL commencing from April 7, 2020. The information has been disseminated to all the Vidyalayas to ensure wide publicity amongst teachers, students, and their parents. Teachers have been advised to get in touch with students through various media, such as e-mail, Whatsapp, SMS, etc. to ensure that maximum number of students are benefitted by the programme, according to a PIB release.
Nomination of Teachers for Live Interactions: KVS has nominated some selected teachers for Live Session conducted by NIOS at Swayam Prabha Portal to address the queries and clear the doubts of the learners through Skype and Live Web Chat. These nominated teachers will prepare additional material/notes on the content broadcasted in morning session the same day so that the doubts of the learner could be clarified during live session and if doubts are not coming in during live session then the faculty will recapitulate the content or transact the content through PPT/suitable teaching aids.
Due to the sudden closure of the Vidyalayas in view of COVID-19, the Principals and teachers are not only focusing on continuing education through suitable interventions viz -online resources and collaborative portals for transaction of content, but are also reaching out to their students to ensure their mental well-being as well.
Till April 17, 2020, queries from 2,393 students and 1,648 parents were received and attended promptly.