The year 2020 brought with it a new virus that has shaken up the entire world. The Coronavirus has hit all major countries of the world, including India. The pandemic is taking a toll on people’s health across the globe. COVID-19 is a contagious disease and therefore different countries around the world, are left with no other option than to enforce lockdown with only bare minimum essential services operational. With such a health scare, social distancing seems to be the only way to beat this virus as the world is still struggling to make medicine or vaccine for the disease.
As a result of this entire lockdown and prevention from spreading the disease further, all schools were shut in early March 2020. Children as you know are highly energetic and with all the time in the world without having to go to school and unable to go outside to play, are struggling quite a bit. Asking children to sit at home is a huge task in itself. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, children are being deprived of their childhood. Caging them indoors is not good for their childhood and development; however it is necessary and unavoidable in such circumstances. Here, where the role of the schools, teachers, and parents comes in.
Millennium Schools, having presence in over 40 cities across India, are doing every bit to connect with their students and keep them engaged. Thank God for the advancement in technology, several exciting things are being possible. Teachers at The Millennium Schools and Millennium World Schools pan India are conducting virtual classes for their students. Daily morning SMS with tips and measures to stay safe in this health pandemic time connects students and educators of all Millennium Schools across India.
Facilitators of the Millennium Schools are sending worksheets and video notes to students who have just entered classes X and XII. Skype sessions are being conducted for discussions and assignments. Many Millennium school leaders are writing poems and curating interesting activities that can be done at home to engage children and develop their skills at the same time. Different online tools and social media platforms are being used for enhancing the virtual teaching learning processes at the Millennium Schools.
The focus is not only on academics as is the philosophy of one of the best CBSE schools in India. To help children take care of their physical fitness, videos and activities on exercise and healthy eating are also being shared on a regular basis. The Millennium Schools also emphasize on social and emotional well-being for which different stories and videos for meditation are being shared with students too. To nurture the talents of students, videos and activities related to arts and crafts, and other talents are also being shared by educators at the Millennium Schools. Teachers’ professional development is a regular feature of the Millennium World Schools and The Millennium Schools and with the use of technology, it is still continuing. Teachers too need motivation at this time and training and support to handle the online world of teaching and learning. The Millennium Schools family is doing its best and making the best use of technology to meet all its objectives. Millennium Schools are truly one of the top CBSE schools in India.