Noida / Ghaziabad: Some schools reopened for nursery classes up to 8 Monday, but many private schools continued with online lessons, said they were preparing logistics and creating consensus in full educational mode offline.
The school has been reopened for grade 9 to 12 earlier this month.
The government over commanded the school to continue the physical class for all students from February 14, but some private schools plan to reopen for a junior class then starting February 21.
Others plan to wait until the next session because of the lack of parent’s permission at the reopening.
Shalini Nambiar, Principal, Seth Anandram Jaipuria School Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, said Monday was a pleasant day when school welcomed students back.
“Children are excited, and some young people cry when the teacher welcomes them with chocolate and tikka.
We saw 23% attendance at school.
There is still a feeling of worry about some parents, but I feel that every day passes, they will be more comfortable in Send children to school, “Nambiar said.
Dr.
Shalini Advani, Director, Pathways School, Sector 100, Noida, said that the physical class for the middle class 6 to 8 will start from February 15 while the main classes will restart gradually.
“We make provisions for the primary class gradually.
We hope to see the presence of 72% because the percentage of parents has given their approval for reopening.
We are still in the process of receiving more approval forms and anticipating the percentage of 80% or more,” Advani said .
There was a thin presence at junior and medium schools such as Khait in Sector 41, Neelgiri Hills in Sector 50, and Sunrise Ville in Sector 25 on Monday, said Manoj Kataria, Founder, Parent Welfare Community GB Nagar.
“Some schools, who started today’s physical class, saw a thin presence, except for Public School Uttrakhand, which runs in full capacity in one shift.
Parents are afraid of viruses and most of them want to wait for the next session,” he said.
Meanwhile, Shiv Nadar School, Noida, continued the primary class.
“But our secondary and senior high school students will begin to come to school since February 21 when their exam starts at the same date, and we want to open the staggering way,” said a spokesman from the Shiv Nadar School, which has nearly 700 students .
.
Asha Prabhakar, Principal, Bal Bharati, Public School, Sector 21, said, “For grade 1 to 8, we will begin in offline mode from February 21.
Until then, online and hybrid mode will continue.
Regarding Grade 9 for 12 , We have a full presence now.
The Board Exam will begin on April 26.
This test will be held offline according to the CBSE direction.
“Sandhya Awasthi, Principal, DPS School, Greater Noida, said the school was in no hurry to impose a class in the junior section.
Likewise, international schools and lines will be open to junior classes gradually from February 21 16, and 15, respectively.
“We slowly weaning children from online classes and preparing consensus for complete offline lessons.
We will continue online and offline mode for another week,” Awasthi said, adding that the pre-board would be offline.
Yatendra Kasana, president of all the Noida School Birst Association (ANSPA), said several schools are planning offline classes for the Junior section only for Wednesday and Saturday, along with an online exam.
However, most schools will start offline lessons in April.