West Bengal to offer 'bridge course' to help students make up for 2-year academic loss

Teachers of both WBBSE and WBCHSE have received training to teach in various government schools managed or run by the West Bengal government to launch the bridge course from November 18.

West Bengal Madhyamik and Higher Secondary boards are all set to introduce the bridge course in schools from November 18 that aims to make up the learning gap that happened in the last two years. Schools in the state were shut after the announcement of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.

According to a senior officer in the West Bengal Education department, a panel of teachers has prepared the bridge course with an aim to provide speedy learning to the students that they have missed out on during the lockdown. Reports suggest that the government plans to first start the bridge course for Classes 10 and 12 to prepare the students appearing for the board examinations in 2022.

Teachers of both WBBSE and WBCHSE have received training to teach in various government schools managed or run by the West Bengal government to launch the bridge course from November 18. Under the bridge course, key concepts of classes seven and eight will be taught to the students of Class 9. While Class 10 students will be taught the key concepts of classes eight and nine. A similar course will be exercised for students currently studying in Classes 11 and 12.

According to the reports, the officials of Madhyamik and Higher Secondary Boards stated that the bridge course is a necessity and not an obligation. Officers of the education department firmly believe that schools in Kolkata and other major cities in the state conducted regular online classes but students staying in far off villages and small towns could not participate in the online classes due to the digital gap.

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