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Best Online Learning Websites For School Students

With the ongoing COVID crisis, most children are unable to attend school. This has definitely left a gap in their education calendar. Here are some interesting resources that can keep them up to date on important issues sarong the globe and pave the way to deeper understanding of school concepts, be it science, math, english, social studies or a foreign language. Ted-Ed Earth School The Earth School offers 30 adventures for learners of all ages to discover, celebrate, and connect to nature. This is done in collaboration with organizations including National Geographic , WWF , and the BBC who have offered top caliber videos, articles, and interactive resources that will be shared around the world. The Quests are designed to encourage young people to connect with nature and their environment. Typing Club One skill that will never go a waste in our digital times is learning how to touch type. TypingClub is the most effective way to learn how to type. It is a gamified typing tutor for

CBSE Exam Preparation - Class 10

It's always a mad rush to prepare for the CBSE 10th board exams but the COVID situation has added to the anxiety in students, teachers and parents. It doesn't matter whether it is COVID times or normal times, the basics of CBSE exam preparation are still the same, Stick to the curriculum Have a clear understanding of the concepts Know the mark weightage for each chapter Test repeatedly Revision (Reinforce understanding) Learn your NCERT Text Books throughly. Reference materials are only for making understanding the NCERT concepts a little easier. The mantra should be Test. Test. Test. Working out past question papers and taking MCQ tests are critical for getting a good score in the boards. Below are a few online resources that will help you through this year. All prescribed NCERT text books are available at, ncert.nic.in/textbook ncertbooks.prashanthellina PDF Drive (Some of the books mentioned below might be found here) Additional Reference Material Maths CBSE Math is ea

Best Practices for Online Schooling From Home

Indian society values education above everything else, so it's natural that schools and parents embraced online schooling the moment the Pandemic struck. Every school, parent and student are dealing with the unique challenges that come with learning via screens, systems and devices. It’s a good idea to prepare yourself with the basic requirements of online schooling. Choosing a Device Children should not use Mobile phone screens for online learning. The small screen size can cause eye irritation and short sightedness. Screens need to be at a distance of at least 18 inches from the eye to reduce eye strain and that is impossible with a small screen. A Desktop, Laptop, Chrome book, iPad or other android tablets with a minimum screen size of at least 10 inches or more would be the best for online learning. Retina displays and similar technologies are designed to be eye friendly. Even a used deskt op with a 21 inches monitor (which are common these days) wil

XSEED @ SBOA School & Junior College, Chennai

SBOA is introducing the XSEED Curriculum in the 1st Standard this year. As per XSEED , this Curriculum design is led by alumni of Harvard, Cambridge, IIM, and IIT, the team of 250+ professionals consists of former principals, education experts and child psychologists with strong competencies in curriculum design, professional development and assessment. XSEED sheds more light on it's curriculum by saying..... "At the heart of XSEED is the belief that learning is a cycle based on experience, analysis, action and reflection as compared to telling which is one-step. XSEED is thus designed around the 5-Step Experiential Learning Method that replaces the one-step ‘Telling’ approach. XSEED scientifically tracks student and school performance. Schools using XSEED have reported 2-3 times improvement in academic performance in pilot studies." As a parent I've seen the videos and the books and I think it is definitely a huge leap in the way content

SBOA LKG Admission 2014 - Form Download

The LKG admission process for the year 2014 has started @ SBOA School and Junior College, Anna Nagar west Ext. Chennai. The below information is from the official site www.sboajc.org/lkg Application for admission to LKG for the academic year 2014-15 will be available only online. The link for registration will be open at this site from 9.00 AM on the opening day and will be available for 3 days. 19.2.2014 - Wednesday 20.2.2014 - Thursday 21.2.2014 - Friday Eligibility: Children who are born between 01 December 2009 and 30 November 2010 Instructions : Enclose the printed original Registration form with the required supporting documents in a sealed envelope superscribed with Registration number on the envelope and drop it in the box provided at the school office on or before 24.2.2014(Monday). List of supporting Documents to be attached with the Registration Form at the time of submission. Attested Photocopy of Birth Certificate of the Child.

LKG Admissions in Chennai - What should we be looking for?

Admission season is at hand, soon many schools in Chennai are going to throw their gates open to receive applications for the next academic year. Choosing a school is quite a job and sometimes with the options given it's a tough decision to make. Few of the overall criteria to consider are..... 1. Distance from the school - Anything more than the recommended 5km radius is too much of a strain on the kids. 2. Mode of transport - School buses are as vital as good infrastructure in picking a school. If you cant walk to school then the most sensible option would be to use the school bus. So do check if this facility is available and adequate. 3. Board and Curriculum - In Chennai there were a few different boards till most of them were consolidated into "Samacheer Kalvi Thitam". Right now generally the question is between CBSE and The State Prescribed Board. Each has it's advantages and disadvantages, research and find one that will fit your ward's need

Changes for the 2014 Academic Year - KG to Std XII

The coming academic year 2014, will see quite a few changes as SBOA School and Junior College aligns itself to the CBSE suggested Guidelines. Though most of the CBSE schools in Chennai city have implemented these earlier, SBOA has taken into consideration, parents and students and have given them sufficient time to adjust to these transitions. The New academic year will start in April 2014 versus the usual June re-opening. So that means earlier exams this year for the primary sections. And also the single long summer holidays would be split into a few weeks in March and most probably a month in May. (This was already in place from last year for classes VI and up.) Also there is going to be a shift from the usual Trimester pattern to a Semester Pattern. This was again implemented earlier for classes 6 and up bur only now being introduced in the primary sections. The school starting timings have been revised for classes 6 and up at 8:15 am and for the lower c

Robotics @ SBOA

The new ROBOTIX classes are all set to begin around the end of August. When we started learning computers, remember our parents hardly knew anything about it, now life has come a full circle with our kids getting into robotics. If you are anything like me, then you don't have a clue! As I persisted researching the topic, few things became clearer. The basic requirements for robotics is not just imagination and curiosity, it also needs tons of patience and perseverance. It seems to help the kids explore their creativity, develop some personality (remember patience & preseverence!) and in the process add on to their existing knowledge of Math, Physics and Computer Programming. I believe for the tiny tots, it would be very basic and more advanced for the older kids. The fees for the ROBOTIX class in school is Rs.2000 One class per week is conducted and the days are Monday for 1st & 2nd std Wednesday for 3rd & 4th std Thursday for 5th & 6th std Friday fo

Books for Olympiads

The Olympiads are conducted every year at SBOA from 1st std. The enrollment is done through the class teacher. You will have to register for each paper separately. The class teacher will inform the students about the dates and fees. It pays to prepare for the Olympiads as the whole portions for the current standard will be taken into consideration for the paper. The most popular books used for preparing towards the Olympiads are from the below publishers and can be ordered online. The links are below. For Class 1 Amazon.in Widgets For Class 2 Amazon.in Widgets Amazon.in Widgets Photo Courtesy : Jomphong @ freedigitalphotos.net