Horizon Academy, sinnar organized one full day training on National Education Policy – 2020 on 7th of June 2024 in the school auditorium. The main objective of this training was to create awareness about the National Education Policy-2020 amongst teachers and to familiarize them with the skills to help them understand its nuances, curriculum changes, shift in the pedagogical skills and its implementation for the 360 degree holistic development of the students.
The session began with the welcome note and introduction of the eminent Resource Person Mrs. Poonam Singh, who is a renowned name in the field of education for her expertise, experience and is an expert in conducting various competency building programs for mentoring the teachers. The Principal, Mr. Nithish Nair, after a floral welcome of the guest, he gave a keynote address about the National Education policy 2020.
Mrs. Poonam Singh shed light on the creation of a new structure in place of old, i.e., replacing 10+2 with 5+3+3+4. She shared that the substantial impetus placed on vocational education or hands-on learning in the new policy will give rise to multiple hybrid jobs. With the rapid progression of information technology, and to be able to offer the students a much broader, multidisciplinary foundation, she expressed the importance of using a holistic and multidisciplinary learning approach which will help the learners adapt and reinvent themselves to the demands of the new hybrid work culture and dynamic socio-cultural changes. At last there was a Q and A session in which the teachers expressed their concerns and raised queries which were addressed by Mrs. Poonam Singh.
Mr. Nithish Nair, the Principal, Horizon Academy, Sinnar proposed the vote of thanks. It was a very enriching and informative session. All the participants were filled with new zeal to start working on its implementation in their own spheres.
