Delhi Government’s pilot test of Entrepreneurship curriculum begins at 24 schools

Delhi Government’s pilot test of Entrepreneurship curriculum begins at 24 schools

On Monday, the Delhi Government introduced its Entrepreneurship curriculum as a pilot project in 24 schools with the beginning of academic session 2019-20. The curriculum was first discussed by the Education Minister Manish Sisodia in 2018. At that time he had said that the main aim of the curriculum inculcate entrepreneurial mindset among the students which will help them become job creators instead of job seekers. The program will be introduced in July in all the state-run schools among the students studying in classes IX to XII. As of now, it has been launched as a pilot project in only 24 schools among the students of classes IX, X and XII. The pilot classes will be held during the first 40 minutes of the school day until May 10 where students will be introduced to the concepts of entrepreneurship. “We spent some time explaining the programme to students. I told them that everybody, after leaving school, wants to do something with their lives. But they need to identify themselves — their strengths and weaknesses — first,” said Dhanna Upadhyay, a teacher at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Moti Bagh. According to Ashok Kumar Tiwari, a mentor teacher advising NCERT in the preparation of curriculum, the first five minutes will comprise of ‘mindfulness’ activity which will help students build focus. “In the second activity, they were asked how they related to everyday objects around them. They were asked to speak of kitchen utensils as metaphors for themselves. One said that her friends call her a ‘sharp knifeʼ because she is sharp with her responses. Another said she relates to a tawa because it gets heated up quickly,” he said. “We will… collect feedback from the teachers conducting them, which we will build into our curriculum development before the final launch in July,” said Tiwari.

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