New Delhi: Delhi University, Department of Education (CIE) has inaugerated the First National Seminar on National Curriculum Framework Foundational Stage 2022. The event is being held in cooperation with the Institute for Educational and Developmental Studies.
Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education in the Indian Government, attended the ceremony organised by DU. Representatives from organisations such as NCERT, SCERT, JNU, EFLY, VBSS, etc. were also present.
About the national seminar, the university created a forum where academics, students, teachers, and the general public could gather to discuss, think through, and understand the National Education Policy's core principles.
NCF for Children 3 to 8 Years of Age
Four National Curriculum Frameworks for Foundational, Middle, Secondary, and Higher Education Stages are being introduced with the NEP 2020. Children between the ages of 3 and 8 are taken into account by the policy under the "Curricular and Pedagogical structure" for school instruction. Due to studies on early childhood care and education, which shows that the pace of brain development in these years is faster than that of the latter stage of human life, children of this age have been included in the framework.
Highlights of the Event
Dr. Sarkar emphasised the necessity for a curriculum that fosters each child's uniqueness while also preparing them to be accepting, compassionate citizens who uphold the values of diversity, spirituality, and Indian culture.
Professor Anurag Behar, a member of the NCF Steering Committee, gave the event's keynote address. The occasion was also presided over by Professor Prakash Singh, Director of the South Campus, who underlined the need of becoming self-sufficient in line with the goal of "Atmanirbhar Bharat."
Professor Behar emphasised the Framework's major features, which include its scientific and research foundation as well as its social and cultural roots. He also emphasised the NCF's use of straightforward language to make it intelligible and accessible to the people.
Also highlighted were the NCF Foundational Stage 2020 and how it placed "Care" at the centre of the early childhood student-teacher interaction and was practical, successful, and meaningful.
Professor Singh also discussed the University of Delhi's four-year integrated curriculum for higher education and how well it has been implemented.
Session Details
Professor Dhananjay Singh from JNU, Shri Govind Mahant from VBSS, and Professor Ranjana Arora from NCERT led the first session of the workshop on "Pedagogy, Approaches, and Learning Outcomes." Professor K. Ramachandran, a member of the steering committee for the NCF, Professor V. Sudhakar, an educator from the EFLU, and Professor Suniti Sanwal, an educator from the NCERT, spoke during the second session on "Contextualizing Content and Assessment."
To encourage engagement and unfettered conversation, an open house discussion was held following each class. Professor D.K. Saklani delivered the final speech.
The National Curriculum Framework Foundational Stage 2022 will be implemented, according to the seminar's organisers Professor Pankaj Arora, Head of the Department of Education (CIE), and Professor Pradeep K. Joshi, Chairperson of IEDS. The conference was successful and "transformative," they said.
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