The Education Blog

        The Primary School Years   The first few years of formal schooling that a child receives are called the primary or elementary school.   Primary school is an important phase of your child’s life – the education they get in these years is the  foundation for their academic future. It covers a wide range of learning experiences that helps your child  discover their interests and talents and build their confidence.  Primary education starts in Grade 1 at the age of six, though most children start schooling in kindergarten at five.  It usually lasts for five to seven years. Primary school under the Indian curriculum consists of two stages: Lower primary – Grades 1 to 5 Upper primary or middle school – Grades 6 to 8 Some curricula like the national education systems in Singapore and the UK and IB consider Grades 1-6 as  primary school. Irrespective of the curriculum followed, primary schools focus on general education and cover  reading, writing, arithmetic, and general science and

       The world has been struggling to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for almost a year now. As governments  strive to manage and contain the disease's spread, a state of emergency and nationwide lockdowns have become  the current norm. Schools have been closed since early last year, and students have suffered a loss of studies.  Keeping these limitations in mind, and given the NCERT and various stakeholders' suggestions, the CBSE has  rationalised the Grade 9-12 syllabus by 30% for the 2020-21 academic year. The CBSE academy session has been severely disrupted. The board decided to compensate the students for the  loss they suffered due to a reduction in classroom teaching, even though online classes are on. The CBSE has  given guidelines to schools to ensure that the learning outcomes for the students remain unaffected. Here are  the highlights: All core concepts in various subjects have been retained in the revised syllabus Teachers have to ensure these topics are s