Online Classes

> AS PER WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) GUIDELINES : > QUOTE :" A maximum of one hour per day of "sedentary screen time" for children aged 2 years is fine. When they are sedentary, engaging them in reading & story-telling with a care-giver is encouraged." UNQUOTE.
> Besides, children today do see quite a bit of TV & tablets/mobiles, etc in a sizable percentage of homes.
> So even though to a small extent, they do adapt to technology fast, without adverse health effects...And in the light of the above rationale , there seem to be no ill effects of Online classes, if delivered responsibly & in a controlled manner.

With the current Corona pandemic situation, WE AT LITTLE PRODIGIES had TWO OPTIONS to choose from :
1) Either wait till the Corona threat apparently recedes, before re-starting classes on a once-again "regular , routine basis", (and in the process, let the kids drift into "relatively" non-directed, unfocussed & not-so-productive activities on their own at home),
OR in the alternative,
2) With present times being highly uncertain, do not let Corona take the better of us , and thus continue with children's education, through the SAFE MEDIUM of ONLINE CLASSES, so that there is no loss or interruption in their learning time with a scientifically - structured Development Program.
At Little Prodigies, with the above thinking, and also keeping the WHO Guidelines in perspective ( the key concept being "reading & story-telling" and "with a care-giver"), choosing Online classes and MAINTAINING CONTINUITY came out as a better option..
>> Although we realised that it's one thing to employ this method for older children of higher classes, it is quite a challenge on the other hand to deal with 2 to 5 year olds in this format.
>> Nevertheless, in our realistically assessed conviction, we know that the Lower & Upper KG children (followed by the Nursery kids), would most certainly adapt faster to the Online mode.
NOTE :
**PLAYGROUP Kids being too small have been kept away from these online classes.

As such, realising that :
> This seemed to be a great way to get kids engaged healthily in their process of "SUPPORTED LEARNING" , with a good amount of fun & curriculum-made- enjoyable, to "keep their minds ticking ",
> AND that this format will certainly make our upcoming generation computer - savvy much earlier than kids till now. !!!
......we started our New Session in Online mode in June,'20 for Nursery / LKG / UKG / & 1st to 7th STd. Open School (till such time as the Govt declares it safe to open schools on regular basis).

> The same Curriculum, Study Planners, teaching tools & modes as used in regular classes are used for Online sessions as well.
--The single - most important difference is that instead of our Teachers & Asst Teachers being the Contact - Influencers for the kids, it is now one of the parents ( "care - givers") who are substituting for this "Crucial Task" of supporting the children to learn properly, although the teachers' role still remains the dominant guiding one.
--We have always conducted our educative sessions in an entertaining and engaging manner with our students.
Fun and activity-based learning , story-telling, rhymes singing, yoga & exercising, etc, have always been a KEY DIFFERENTIATOR AT LITTLE PRODIGIES ,and we are not leaving any stone unturned, to ensure it REMAINS THE SAME EVEN IN THE ONLINE FORMAT

The classes are conducted using "Google Meet", and can be accessed through Laptops / Desktops / Smart Phones / Tablets.