School Choice National Conference (SCNC), started in 2009, is the flagship education conference hosted by Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in New Delhi every year. The day-long conference aims to bring together educationists, planners, policy experts, activists and government officials to explore, discuss and debate various dimensions of school education in India. In the past eight editions, the conference has seen many important and interesting conversation and ideas emerging from the discussions, during the sessions and on the sidelines of it.

SCHOOL CHOICE NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020
  • 22 Jan 2020 23 Jan 2020
  • Time: 9:30 am – 6 pm
  • Online
Application Deadline
05 Jan 2020
Covered Sessions
Session
3
Moving towards 21st century schooling

The definition of a school has undergone significant changes this year. In the absence of in-person classes, children had to turn to ed-tech and online education platforms like Byju’s. As COVID-19 persists, we need to reflect on what we have learnt from this year. What are the different ways in which children can learn? How do we recognise these forms of education? What is the role of teachers as facilitators? One of the key focus areas of the panel will be imagining a world where children can easily be certified on their learning levels without needing to enrol in a physical school. In addition, the panel will focus on re-aligning the education system to focus on funding students, and not schools.