Last updated: 23 November 2024

Aarambh: Aimed at revolutionizing Early Childhood education (Nursery, LKG, UKG)^[1]
-- Strengthens foundational learning using digital platforms^[2]
-- Involved enhanced Parental engagement & Community engagement^[2:1]
-- 3.5 lakh pre-primary students to gain^[3]

Aarambh’s curriculum includes 150+ play-based activities that focus on cognitive, pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, social-emotional, and motor skills development^[2:2]

Aarambh represents our commitment to fostering comprehensive early childhood development, recognizing that over 85% of brain development occurs before age six” ^[3:1] - Harjot Bains, Education Minister, Punjab

• Nursery Classes STARTED in Punjab Govt Schools

¶ Highlights

It introduces an innovative digital platform creating teacher-parent communities at the school level, facilitating daily educational content sharing through WhatsApp groups^[3:2]

• The focus is on the holistic development of young children by engaging parents and caregivers in simple, play-based learning activities^[4]
• The technology platform uses AI and Machine Learning (ML) to send real-time behavioural nudges, track participation, and generate virtual ‘report cards’ to motivate parents and educators^[2:3]
• It will ensure continuous parental guidance and involvement in children’s early learning processes, particularly benefiting over 3.8 lakh low-income families^[3:3]
• It is aimed at transforming early childhood education for children aged 3 to 6 years^[4:1]
• There are 3.5+ lakh pre-primary students currently enrolled in Punjab’s government schools^[3:4]
• This initiative will initially be launched in 8 districts i.e. Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Tarn Taran, Sangrur and Amritsar
• Developed in collaboration with the Punjab Development Commission and Rocket Learning NGO^[3:5]
• Pilot program was succesfully conducted in Ludhiana district's pre-primary schools and co-located Anganwadis to test this innovative programme^[2:4]

References:

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1. https://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/childrens-day-heralds-new-era-in-early-education-with-launch-of-aarambh-initiative-in-punjab-84912 ↩︎

2. https://www.educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-life/99736591/punjab-launches-aarambh-to-revolutionise-early-childhood-education-pilots-in-ludhiana ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://yespunjab.com/childrens-day-heralds-new-era-in-early-education-with-launch-of-aarambh-initiative-in-punjab/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/minister-launches-aarambh-to-revolutionise-early-childhood-education-101723830879402.html ↩︎ ↩︎