Sunday 17 / November / 2024
Muscat: Indian school students in Oman will be given their annual vacation for the current academic year in the month of December.
They will also be provided a short one-week break from 28 June to 2 July during the summer, with no online classes conducted during the upcoming Eid holidays, the Board of Directors of Indian Schools in the Sultanate of Oman has said.
The measures were taken to ensure schools are able to complete their syllabi, with classes having been disrupted and alternative teaching methods adopted during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“The decision has been taken in order to optimise the academic year for maximum productivity while also ensuring maximum benefit to parents and students, offering better prospects for travel during the annual break,” said the board in a statement. “Consequently, the schools shall continue online classes during the months of June and July with a short term-break of one week from 28th June to 2nd July 2020
“However, there will be no online classes conducted during the Eid holidays,” they said. “The schools intend to make optimum use of the lockdown period by providing students with informative modules pertaining to different topics in the syllabus. Students will be given opportunities to showcase their diversified talents in different domains through online cultural and art competitions.
Efforts are also ongoing to facilitate creativity among students through online means of displaying their skills.
“Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Indian schools in Oman have been able to ensure academic continuity,” explained the board. “Classes for the new academic year started in the first week of April by all schools. Currently, online coaching and follow-ups are being carried out for different classes by all the 21 Indian Schools across the Sultanate.
“There has been an overwhelming response from students and parents for the efforts taken by the schools to make these classes interesting and student-friendly,” they said.
