Learning never stops at Zebar, is what we believe in at one of the best CBSE Schools of Ahmedabad. The school has already set a benchmark in quality education in Ahmedabad. It has been awarded thrice for being the fastest-growing school in the city.
Once the directive by the Government was issued to keep the schools physically closed for health safety of our students. The school community decided to face it with a smile.
The school management and teachers decided to go ahead and shift all the classes online. Numerous hours of hard work, team efforts and support from staff ensured that the shift was not troublesome for the students and the parents. Zebar a name in Quality education and one of the top ten CBSE schools in the city has a culture of accepting new ideas and innovations in teaching-learning methods.
Countless hours of brainstorming sessions with teachers and tech-loving teachers made way for virtual classes. Tailor-made notes for each online sessions, projects, online assignments, online discussions, PowerPoint presentations and videos are made for each online class. Apart from academics, extracurricular classes too have shifted online.
The virtual learning experience has been designed, keeping in mind the mission of Zebar School. It focusses on implementing best educational practices available and with a collaboration/partnership with parents. Apart from the regular online classes from Monday to Friday, Zebar School also offers dedicated doubt clearing sessions on Saturdays and Remedial classes for weaker students in the evening.
Here are some of the features of virtual learning or E-learning in Zebar School.
E-Classes with MS Teams:
Online CBSE classes of Zebar School are held using MS Teams. The benefits of using MS teams are diverse as it gives access to Ms Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Students can access class materials round the clock. The calendar feature helps students to keep a tab on their daily online classes. Digital submission of assignments is easy for students as well as for teachers as they can monitor students’ progress in class. School homework after every class is given to students that is submitted using MS teams. Apart from it being student-friendly, it is not vulnerable to hacking and cyber crime.
Technical Support through School Portal:
The students of Zebar receive worksheets, scanned copies of textbooks and important content as well as notes after each class through the school portal. This helps our students as due to sudden lockdown many of our students don’t have their textbooks at home in the country.
Apart from these educational resources, various videos related to the chapter, extra reference material too is shared on the School portal. Thus the blended learning approach that sticks to CBSE curriculum has been very effective with one of the best schools in Ahmedabad.
Virtual assessment:
Zebar School has already charted its plans for virtual assessments in June. The online evaluations would be a mix of MCQs and explanatory answers. Apart from periodic tests, students are regularly assessed through their online projects, regularity, class awareness and discussions in the online classes. The focus of every online class is to ensure that students doubts are cleared in the class, hence for every class, last ten minutes are allocated for doubt solving. Online revision tests are also conducted to assess student knowledge and concept clarity for classes 9 and 10. It will also be introduced in the middle section in the near future.
Virtual Orientation Sessions:
Zebar School has successfully conducted Orientation programs virtually for all sections. Parents were invited to ask their queries, discuss their anxieties and share their issues related to online learning. The sessions have been fruitful, and parents have appreciated the transition of one of the best CBSE schools to online schools in Ahmedabad. In future, the school has plans to conduct virtual parent-teacher interactions too to iron out any difficulties in the learning journey of Zebarites.
Unlimited access to online resources:
Zebar School has an exclusive tie-up with Extra Marks and Educational initiatives. Students can view the E-Learning tools that would help them in understanding the concept in a better way. Similarly, detailed assessments are carried out online by Educational initiatives. It has also motivated students to enrol for different online activities that focus on improving their logical reasoning skills through Logiqids and AQAD (A question a day) and attractive websites like MindSpark.
E-counselling, Counselling on Phone:
The school has a dedicated team of counsellors who have varied experience in special education, addressing behavioural issues, learning disorders, mental issues, stress and anxiety-related issues. Counselling is available on phone and Emails. Parents can get in touch with the department for the same. Special Webinars are also organised for the parents to share their stress and queries regarding the new normal.
Virtual Extracurricular activities / Support:
The new normal has forced the children to remain stuck at homes. Zebar School is privileged to have a dedicated team of teachers who are expert in art, craft, dance, drama, music and life skills. Online classes for Primary and Pre-Primary section through Ms Teams are conducted every evening to engage the students and keep them busy during the lockdown. Computer and Sports Sessions are held regularly to keep the little ones busy creatively and constructively. In Middle and Secondary Sections, videos made by teachers and shared with the students and they are encouraged to share their creations with the teachers. Students are motivated to take part in online competitions like declamation competition, fancy dress activity, storytelling activity online interschool painting competitions and many more.