Bharti Foundation in collaboration with DSEJ launched project on life skills development for students through the house system
Bharti Foundation in collaboration with The Directorate of School Education, Jammu, launched a program on the development of life skills among students through the house system.
The key focus of the programme is to capacitate head of schools and teachers of all High and Higher secondary schools, including officials supporting these schools to develop a comprehensive understanding of the importance of life skills education and developing life skills through the existing school activities.
In next phase, the same will be extended to Middle Schools of Jammu division. Besides offline, online training Manuals have been designed to equip the resource persons to train heads of schools and teachers of schools.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ravi Shankar Sharma, Director School Education Jammu, acknowledged Bharti Foundation and applauded the program which intends to build critical life skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, managing emotions, creative thinking, etc in line with National Education Policy 2020. He said that strengthening of the house system will create healthy competition among students thereby resulting in life skills development.
Dr Romesh Kumar, Head Counselling Cell DSEJ, who happens to be Nodal officer for the programme, opined that this programme will offer a paradigm shift in how schools function. It will be very meaningful to conduct co-scholastic activities with the “life skills development” as an end in mind.
Antony N J , Chief School Excellence Bharti Foundation along with heads of various divisions from Bharti Foundation will impart offline training in all districts of Jammu Division to strengthen the house system for the development of life skills. He stressed the importance of focusing on life skills at the school to prepare the students for life.
Suraj Singh Rathore, CEO Jammu, presented welcome address while the programme was anchored by Dr Alka Sharma from Counselling Cell DSEJ.
Other prominent people, present on the occasion, included H R Pakhroo, Joint Director (SE) , Devender Singh Manhas, DEPO Jammu , Anil Bhat, Project Head, Bharti Foundation , Surjeet Singh, Incharge Cultural Cell DSEJ and other team members of Counselling Cell DSEJ.
Job Description Academic Mentor
- To support School Heads / Principals and strengthen the curriculum planning, delivery and class room transaction process for improved effectiveness.
- To optimize usage and improvement of school’s infrastructure and facilities especially working toilets, functional library, computer labs, Science labs and energized classrooms.
- To activate critical processes such as sports, drawing and other student cantered activities and events.
- To smoothen academic operations throughout the year and also non-academic operations viz sports day, annual day, republic day, community volunteering, PTM etc.
- To support teachers through interactive sessions.
- To conduct subject wise week in schools for Science, English and Math linked with the annual curriculum.
- To extend technical support to teachers on subject specific skills.
- To support on difficult concepts and conduct specific need-based refresher training.
- To extending support in planning the entire academic year including curriculum rollout, remedial, assessments and processes for ongoing monitoring and mentoring.
- Candidates should aware about local language.