new delhi cbse is taking new step towards academic proficiency this will consider a group of schools the community around them as a unit rather than individual school the board s new a collaborative learning hub clh envisages five or so schools sharing helping each other in capacity building conducting joint activities facilitating teacher student exchanges and designing their own curriculum papers for classes i to viii clh which will come operation from july mandatory and its outcome will be part of the audit for the affiliation and upgradation the scheme affiliated institutions have been grouped 4500 hubs a shift in school education has been welcomed by most schools private and government has adopted to enable a group of schools to work together throughout sharing their infrastructure and best and help each other while acting as change in their localities many schools do nt have resources and in others they not put optimum use anurag tripathi secretary cbsefor instance school has some very good teachers now such teachers will able to help the teachers of the exchange for teachers and students will the monotony learning said cbse hub will also share resources sports facilities laboratories auditoria and organise training for principals and teachers well as cultural events science exhibitions quizzes the hubs will also be encouraged to organise seminars on issues such as safety and security energy water conservation environment innovations ethics and values and leadership skills for students each hub will make efforts to connect with the industrial units administrative headquarters security institutions of higher and business houses the locality learn from and get insights into life and society as a community service the hub will be encouraged a school and village or develop gardens among other such hub will also ensure that student is engaged in hobby or sport or learn a vocational skill said tripathi clh guidelines mandatory for each hub to hold least monthly and take at hosting compulsory activities every month every two years the institutions will decide on the lead based on the results in classes x and teacherstudent ratio infrastructure digital initiatives sports facilities extracurricular activities innovations and participation in international national regional state and district level events