22 CBSE teachers, principals to be felicitated by Annapurna Devi, MoS Education

CBSE Honour for Excellence in Teaching and School Leadership 2020-21 will be broadcasted live on CBSE’s YouTube channel, 'CBSE Hq'.

Twenty-two teachers and principals from schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be felicitated by the Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Annapurna Devi, today, i.e. September 21. CBSE in its latest tweet said, “Hon'ble Minister of State for education Smt. Annapurna Devi @Annapurna4BJP, would be felicitating 22 Teachers and Principals of CBSE affiliated schools tomorrow. Join us for the Live telecast of the award ceremony tomorrow at 11 am.”

The event, CBSE Honour for Excellence in Teaching and School Leadership 2020-21 will take place today at 11 am. The same will be broadcasted live on CBSE’s YouTube channel, 'CBSE Hq'. Check CBSE’s official tweet below:

Meanwhile, the Board has also launched a two-year reading mission recently across 25,000 of its affiliated schools. The ‘CBSE Reading Mission’ has been launched in collaboration with Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver and Central Square Foundation. The aim behind the launch of this initiative is to increase and empower the reading ability of students. Under this mission, CBSE-affiliated schools will have access to English and Hindi literature for students of Classes 1 to 8, the board said.

“…In line with recommendations of the NEP 2020, under this mission, the schools and teachers shall have access to a repository of quality English and Hindi children’s storybooks and supplementary resources for Classes VI to VIII,” the board said.

In order to enhance the reading skills of students under this mission, CBSE will offer a number of student enrichment activities focused on language building.

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