- Sindh Chief Minister approved a project to establish 125 micro-schools in suburban areas of Karachi and Hyderabad.
- The micro-schools will use digital learning to tackle the issue of out-of-school children in the province.
- Each school will enrol nearly 125 students and use computer software and games to teach science and math.
- The program will benefit 10,000 out-of-school children and 2,500 already enrolled pupils from deprived communities in Southern Sindh.
The Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has given approval for a project that aims to establish 125 micro-schools in the suburban areas of Karachi and Hyderabad.
The project will use the latest digital learning methods to address the issue of out-of-school children in the province. The micro-schools will employ smartphones and tablets to provide effective learning programs for children from deprived families.
The problem of out-of-school children in Sindh has been a persistent issue for the government, with estimates suggesting that up to 6 to 7 million, children are not attending school in the province.
This challenge has been exacerbated by a lack of adequate infrastructure, with Sindh requiring another 25,000 schools and 150,000 additional teachers to address the issue of illiteracy.
To overcome this challenge, the Sindh government has approved a project to establish 125 micro-schools in suburban areas of Karachi and Hyderabad.
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These schools will employ the latest digital learning methods to provide effective learning programs to children from deprived families. Each school is expected to enrol nearly 125 students and use smartphones and tablets to implement their digital learning programs.
The program will be implemented as a pilot project to benefit 10,000 out-of-school children and 2,500 already enrolled pupils from deprived communities in Southern Sindh. If successful, the plan will be implemented throughout Sindh to help hundreds of thousands of children.
The Sindh Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary to release funds immediately for executing the project. He noted that digital learning systems are essential to overcome the crisis in the education sector, which has been aggravated by the devastating floods in the province last year that massively damaged educational infrastructure.
The Education Minister, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, has expressed his support for the project and noted that the digital learning system is an effective method to tackle the issue of out-of-school children on a mass scale without the need for new large-scale schooling infrastructure and teachers. He highlighted the system’s effectiveness during the recent coronavirus emergency when millions of children relied on it for education after the closure of schools.
The project’s success will depend on several factors, including the availability of digital infrastructure and the willingness of parents to enrol their children in these micro-schools. While digital learning has proven to be an effective method of education, it is not a replacement for traditional classroom-based learning.
The micro-schools must balance digital and traditional teaching methods to ensure that children receive a well-rounded education.
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In conclusion, the Sindh government’s project to establish micro-schools in suburban areas of Karachi and Hyderabad that employ digital learning methods is a significant step towards addressing the issue of out-of-school children in the province.
If successful, this pilot project could be replicated throughout Sindh and benefit hundreds of thousands of children. However, it is essential to balance digital and traditional teaching methods to ensure that children receive a well-rounded education.
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Source: Gulf News