`Need to upgrade to ICSE, CBSE format'

`Need to upgrade to ICSE, CBSE format'

A group of principals from schools affiliated to the Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE), on Thursday , got a low down on the various boards and its feasibility in the Indian context at the first change makers conclave organised by the ABE.

Speaking about the flexibility offered by the international boards, Farzana Dohawala, IB advisor, South Asia said, “These boards concentrate on enquiry based learning which helps children be more confident and think out of the box. We need to move away from just rote learning as the skill sets that the jobs required a few years back and now have changed a lot.“

Similarly , Avnita Bir, director-principal, R N Podar School, Santacruz said that even national level boards are progressive and evolving as per current needs. “The CBSE revises the 10% of the curriculum of two subjects every year and the reforms introduced are in the best interest of the child. Finally , it is not the board that matters, it is the school leadership and management that does,“ she said. Also speaking at the conclave was Swati Popat Vats, president, Early Childhood Association, Ruchira Ghosh, regional director, South Asia for Cambridge International Examinations etc.

In the past year, at least two of the schools affiliated to the ABE have started a Cambridge school and many others have applied. “We need to change with time,“ said Francis Joseph, a member of the ABE and founder of RMinds which conceptualized the conclave.

Source | Times of India | 4 December 2015