Pre-primary classes in Udayapur

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT

Udayapur, Oct. 6: The District Education Office has decided to run 34 pre-primary and nursery classes within this academic year in cooperation with the local people’s committees. The program is believed to beneficial to about 900 children.

Brikha Bhadur Tamang, conventioneer of basic and primary education committee, said, "The District Education Office has already prepared the documents needed and has also talked with several NGOs and the local people committee."

In addition, he said that the District Education Office has allocated Rs. 824,000 to run the classes from the 2058 academic year. The money includes Rs. 2,000 for education material, Rs. 1000 for class management and Rs. 500 for salaries of the teachers every month. The classes will be run for four hours a day with 25 children in each class.

After the elimination of pre primary classes from the government schools, about 40,000 children of the district have not been able to get pre-primary education. The 24 classes will cater to about half of those children who are under five. Most of the teachers and parents have welcomed the basic and primary education programme.

According to principle of children psychology, children should be given necessary skills before they begin their primary education. "But teachers and our educationists are turning a deaf ear this necessity," said president of district education committee Bedha Prasad Pokharel.

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