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This Children’s Day ‘Baal Melas’ await pre-primary students in Punjab’s govt schools
Under ‘Baal Mela’ project, pre-primary classes are conducted in around 12,500 primary and elementary schools of the state. The classes prepare children in the age group of three-six years for primary education in government schools.
The Punjab Government will organize ‘baal melas’ for toddlers on Children’s Day – November 14, 2018. The occasion will mark the completion of an year of pre-primary classes in around 12,500 primary and elementary schools in Punjab. Around 1.70 lakh children aged between three and six years admitted in nursery and kindergarten classes will be evaluated.
The melas aim at facilitating all-round development of the kids and improving learning levels.
The objectives behind these classes is to prepare the children of government schools in the age group of three-six years for primary education.
The all-round development of children will be judged on several parameters such as physical development, mental development, language knowledge, creativity skills and their report card. On the basis of these parameters, the kids may be asked to perform any two activities. For example, they may be asked to introduce themselves or identify the names of vegetables, fruits, colours, paintings etc.
The melas will be equally involving for parents while the village panchayat members and other known dignitaries in urban areas will be invited to the melas..
“Baal melas would be a great help in facilitating the all-round development of government school students and to prepare them for primary classes.” remarked State Council of Education Research and Training chief Inderjit Singh.
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