Courses & Learning

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 remains a game-changer on many grounds. For example, it is for the first time that the policy is supporting school education at all levels – preschool to secondary. The 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponds to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14 and 14-18 years respectively. The foundation stage for the age-group 3 […]

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, between 50,000 – 60,000 children in the UK were being home-schooled.  This is surely to rise considerably over the next couple of years.  Indeed, according to Andrew Halls OBE, Headmaster of King’s College School in Wimbledon, this is set to rise to about 300,00 children by 2025.  Despites its challenges […]

The article provides a historical perspective regarding the roots of STEM and then follows up with the contemporary aspects of STEM education. What is this term they call STEM education? Most people are in the dark and moreover, most educators and students are as well. When one hears the acronym “STEM” within an educational setting, […]

In recent times, STEAM has become a widely known term for teachers, parents, homeschoolers or anyone who is associated with education. The society has been primarily driven by Science and Math. Over the years their applications have also gained momentum in the form of Technology and Engineering. From here begins the journey of Innovation which […]

Prasad Krishnan Dept.of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Sivaram Hariharan PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative that aims to make India a prominent global manufacturing hub is going to put a lot of demand on the country’s academic institutions, especially in the […]