A staff meeting cum workshop on National Curriculum Framework 2023 was conducted on 1 July 2023 at Delhi Public School RK Puram. It was attended by the teachers from DPS RK Puram,East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar. The NCF is set to be implemented from 2024 and the education ministry has invited comments and suggestions on the draft. The committee to frame it was chaired by scientist K Kasturirangan.
The meeting began by invoking the blessings of the almighty by a prayer. This was followed by the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan addressing the gathering and sharing the National Curriculum Framework with the teachers with a Powerpoint Presentation. She emphasised on the importance of being a part of this great endeavour right at the inception stage so that valuable additions can be made to the Education system.
She also said that NCF 2023 proposes to completely change the education system, claiming that the new design will enable breadth in Grades 9-10 through a broad spectrum of courses across streams, and depth in Grades 11-12 in certain areas according to students’ choice.NCF is aimed to develop a sense of self-reliance and dignity of the individual which would for the basis of social relationship and would develop a sense of nonviolence and oneness across the society. To develop a child centred approach and to promote universal enrollment and retention up to the age of 14.The NCF guiding principles aim to promote a holistic, inclusive, and skill-based education system. These principles contribute to the foundation of the NCF and guide the development of education policies and practices in India.
The workshop concluded by the Vice Principals Mr Naresh Miglani,Mr Anil Kathuria ,Mr Mukesh Kumar and Ms Rashmi Malhotra Headmistress Classes IX and X addressing the teachers and speaking about the importance of the role of teachers in a student’s life. This was followed by brunch for the teachers.Meetings were conducted by the department heads for their respective departments and by the vice principals for the class teachers of all the Classes.