Taking a cue from the Delhi government’s School of Eminence, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday at Mohali inaugurated a project of the 117 schools of eminence that the Punjab government has planned to open across 23 districts.
What is special about the school of eminence?
In this project Government of Punjab has decided to identify 117 schools across Punjab that will be upgraded to the School of Eminence which would be giving special focus to the classes from 9-12
It will be having state of an art facility of international standards and top-quality education would be provided to the students which will help them prepare for all top exams also, making it a preferred destination for all parents also.
Not limiting it to only science
These schools will have an equal focus on imparting quality education on nonmedical, medical, commerce, and humanities, also on other skills and art.
Not only that, but these schools are also going to have specialized coaches for various sports for the students.
To improve their skills and leadership qualities there are going to be various groups that allow students to excel in their field of interest. Along with that, they will be training in Artificial Intelligence, Animation, and web design also. The entire infrastructure will be also Eco friendly with solar panels, water, and a waste management system.
Teacher pupil ratio of 35:1 is also going to be maintained in this school of eminence.
Equipped with Stem labs, robot labs, virtual reality labs, and language labs, the School of Eminence is certainly going to make an impact on the education system of Punjab.
Purpose of the schools
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the main purpose of the school was to help bright students of government schools to compete with private schools. He also added
“Those leaders wanted to give a push to their political career while compromising with the future of students from weaker and underprivileged sections. Owing to regressive policies of these leaders, the state lagged in health and education,” the CM said.
The Cm also shared that 36 teachers have been selected to go to foreign for training.
Taking a leaf from the Delhi Model
In Delhi, the Aam AadmiParty led government has already opened 46 schools of specialized Excellence.
Delhi government has integrated the IB learning education pattern which is one of the top education curricula across the world.
The education curriculum follows an entirely different pattern of evaluation as the students are not evaluated on the basis of one exam but are analyzed on the basis of their performance over the year.
Such an education practice has helped increase switchovers from private schools to Government schools in Delhi. Students are also enjoying their studies over there as they get a lot of variety to study. If implemented everywhere this curriculum has the power to change learning from rot to understanding-based.
Delhi’s directorate of education also organizes competitions related to robotics to generate more interest from the students.
This year from the Delhi government schools around 1000+ students qualified for both JEE and NEET.
The road ahead for Punjab
Punjab government has been the brunt of Huge Debt left by its previous predecessors due to which it will be key to see how they manage to spend and manage their budget.
