Grade 6: Vocational Education (Kaushal Bodh)
Course Description
Kaushal Bodh (Grade 6) is the foundational Vocational Education & Skill Labs activity program designed under the National Curriculum Framework 2023 (NCF-SE 2023) and NEP 2020.
The curriculum provides experiential, hands-on exposure to practical trades and modern vocational capacities across three essential Forms of Work:
- Work with Life Forms: School Kitchen Garden & Biodiversity Register — cultivating organic crops, vermicomposting, surveying local ecosystems, and documenting flora/fauna.
- Work with Machines and Materials: Maker Skills & Animation/Games — building working mechanical toys with levers, propellers, wheels & axles, exploring bicycle engineering, and coding interactive games & animations.
- Work in Human Services: School Museum & Cooking without Fire — curating cultural heritage artefacts, food safety, nutrition, culinary math, beverage & salad preparation, and organizing a school Food Mela.
Duration: 30 Hours (approx. 55 periods of 40 mins each) with comprehensive activity sheets, material checklists, safety protocols, and portfolio assessment guidelines.