Sunil Kant Munjal Inaugurates BCM World Preschool, BCM Innovation and Tinkering Lab as part of National Education Policy

Ludhiana:  Taking a cue from the National Education In sync with National Education Policy, 2020 the BCM Foundation led by Sh. Sunil Kant Munjal has taken a major initiative to promote Early Childhood Care and Education (NEP) 2020 of  achieving 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio in preschool to secondary level by 2030.  Shri Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, BCM Foundation inaugurated BCM World Preschool, Basant Vihar, Ludhiana. The initiative will strengthen the new education structure of 5+3+3+4 years in letter and spirit as envisaged by NEP 2020 and to provide a strong base of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the city.

S.K. Munjal also inaugurated the Innovation and Tinkering Lab, at B.C.M. School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana. Vijay Munjal, Suresh Chander Munjal and Umesh Munjal and S.K.Rai also  joined on this occasion It is a major initiative of the BCM Foundation to groom young minds into innovative leaders of the future. With this initiative, the students will be capable of integrating technology, art and design with multidisciplinary abilities across social sciences and humanities. The lab is established on a dedicated 2000 sq.ft. Space, with state-of-the-art facilities, set aside for creating something new, a space for innovating and providing solutions for problems faced by individuals and communities.

Most children in India do not have access to quality preschool education, which is considered essential to develop the necessary cognitive, pre-literacy and pre-numeracy skills in a child before they enter formal schooling. A school readiness program is a potential short-term alternative to help a child be ready for school as they grow.

The BCM World Pre School will provide world class infrastructure to provide United Kingdom based curriculum to give a head start to the kids of Ludhiana.  The next generation Preschool is a state - of - the art, artistically built and aesthetically manicured preschool and Activity Centre.

BCM World Preschool aims to create a happy, safe and stimulating environment where children are motivated to learn together.
BCM World Pre School mission is to encourage children to immerse themselves in learning opportunities that inspire them. We empower them to make a difference in their future as resilient learners, motivated individuals and proactive citizens.

The Innovation have become central to the working of our society and economy in the last few years. All sectors of the society including education, industry, governance and services are rapidly innovating and automating their operations. Considering the growing importance of innovation and to develop creativity and innovation among school students, the BCM Foundation led by Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal also inaugurated the Innovation and Tinkering Lab at BCM School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana to promote innovation and tinkering to solve real life problems using technology at BCM School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana.

In Innovation and Tinkering Lab, the students have access to hardware lab infrastructure, as well as well-designed digital learning facilitating based STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics), with a much stronger emphasis on experiential learning than provided by the current theory based curriculums. The Schools follows a unique course content focused on creativity, innovation and experiential learning.

The New Educational Policy 2020 is shifting education from the school bag to the boon of experiential learning that helps for life, from simply memorizing to critical thinking, as the emerging 21st century is an era of knowledge, learning, and innovation. Life has changed giving rise to the need for skilling, up skilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning. Students will need to do three things - Learn, Question, Solve - Learn to question things and create solutions.

One of the larger aims of the Innovation & Tinkering Lab is to create a pool of talent that is future ready, by introducing and exposing young innovators to essential world skills; to get them to think out of the box, and break boundaries-and make something unique in the process,

The other objective is to help instill a 'maker' spirit in young people, by providing opportunities for working outside the classroom, using hands-on experimentation and collaboration with the latest technology, and designing it to provide much needed solutions. It encourages students to become solution providers and get engaged in self-learning that will not only lead to the development of higher order thinking skills, but may eventually lead to discoveries, innovations and inventions.

Sunil Kant Munjal has been working closely with the Ministry of Education on the formulation of the National Education Policy, 2020. As Chancellor of BML Munjal University and Doon School, he has contributed path breaking ideas and implementation path for NEP. He organised a team to evaluate ideas and suggestions contributed by a large number of individuals and organisations and embedded these in the new framework with his enormous experience of education across the world. He is currently actively involved in developing the implementation strategy for the NEP.