Mumbai
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Schools on the occasion of the 94th birth anniversary of the late prime minister.
The State aims to introduce international curriculum in 100 schools run by civic bodies, the tribal development department, the social justice department and the education department. The schools will be affiliated to the newly formed Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) and the curriculum will be first implemented in the mother tongue in 13 Zilla Parishad schools. A curriculum for Classes I to III has been prepared, while for higher classes it will be introduced later.
Education Minister Vinod Tawde said, “The project will be implemented in 100 schools from the next year. It has been planned to ensure students prove their mettle at the international level.”
Mr. Fadnavis said, “The State government set up the MIEB to meet high education standards and achieve value education. We have improvised using the same government machinery, teachers and infrastructure, but with innovative solutions. We are seeing reverse migration. Many students from English-medium schools are returning to Zilla Parishad schools. The international board will boost this trend.”
Mr. Fadnavis said this was not a ‘copy-paste curriculum’, but has been drafted by team of experts, including computer scientist Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, nuclear physicist Dr. Anil Kakodkar, actor Swaroop Sampat and calligraphy artist Achyut Palav.
He said, “We are intervening just for capacity building, framing strategies and providing the assistance that is needed.”
