Nawanshahr teachers do district proud

Tribune News Service

Advertisement

Nawanshahr, December 29

Kavita Sabharwal and Geetika, English teachers at Government Senior Secondary School for Boys, Rahon, and Government Senior Secondary School, Bazidpur, have brought laurels to the Nawanshahr district as both have made innovative contributions in the preparation of English manual and activity books for students of Classes VI, VII and VIII. The English manual and activity book, prepared under the aegis of ‘Parho Punjab, Parhao Punjab’, launched by the Education Department to bring in qualitative improvement in education, would be introduced in government schools in the ensuing academic session.

It includes a wide range of innovative methods and activities to make teaching and learning of English language interesting, easy and effective to foster the basic skills of language learning among students.

While Geetika has also contributed in Class IX workbook earlier, Kavita Sabharwal has been contributing towards preparation of English text books for classes III and IV. During Covid-19 pandemic, Kavita has so far delivered 53 lecturers on TV and 26 on radio for students of different classes. Besides, under the speaking skill activity launched by the department before setting up English Booster Clubs, as many as 31 audios in her voice were posted in social media pages of the department to hone speaking skills of students. She is an active member of the ‘word of the day’ team and is also contributing consistently towards daily slides, google quiz and pronunciation videos.

District Education Officer (SE), Jagjit Singh and Deputy District Education Officer (SE), Amrik Singh, lauded the contribution of both teachers in qualitative improvement in English teaching and said they were real assets of the Education Department.

Donning many hats

While Geetika has also contributed in Class IX workbook earlier, Kavita Sabharwal has been contributing towards the preparation of English text books for Classes III and IV. During Covid-19 pandemic, Kavita has so far delivered 53 lecturers on TV and 26 on radio for students of different classes. Besides, under the speaking skill activity launched by the department before setting up English Booster Clubs, as many as 31 audios in her voice were posted in social media pages of the department to hone speaking skills of students. She is an active member of the ‘word of the day’ team and is also contributing consistently towards daily slides, google quiz and pronunciation videos.