CBSE schools to have daily physical education class for Std IX-XII pupils
CBSE board has directed all its schools
to reserve one period daily from 2018-19 academic year for physical
education for Std IX-XII. It wants to ‘mainstream’ the subject for
holistic development of students.
Health and physical education (HPE) will be a mandatory for all schools and CBSE will release curriculum details.
CBSE’s chairperson Anita Karwal wrote to schools: “CBSE
has decided to mainstream HPE with the aim of holistic development of
the child, leading to a well-balanced individual in all walks of life”.
Principals of CBSE
schools in the city aren’t happy with the last-minute change. “Students
will enjoy more time for sports, but not if the curriculum has theory
about physical education,” said the principal of a school in the western
suburbs.
“In Mumbai, we might not have enough space to have a PE class
for everyone everyday..” Principals also worry this will eat into
academic time. “Especially for classes X and XII which are board-exam
years, it will disrupt their regular lessons,” said Kalpana Diwedi,
principal, St Joseph High School, Panvel. TNN
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