Things are looking much better and as the pandemic has started to take a turn, it is safe to allow students to go back to school. Institutions are following two different methods of teaching in the wake of this. One where schools have shifted completely traditional form of teaching, and the other way institutions have introduced reforms by allocating for online and offline classes both through hybrid learning methods. This means that students will be going to their classes for a few days at least, and attending the rest on LMS Portals. 

Going back to school needs students to prepare for numerous things. Firstly they must be prepared with physical textbooks because traditional classes don’t have the means of recording what the teacher says and notes have to be, by large, written down by hand. Apart from this, teachers and students have the responsibility to set up the classroom where all lectures will take place. The bulletin board is one such important part of every school management system. 

Students can do a lot with bulletin boards, here are a few innovative ideas that can make coming back to school seem more interesting and fun;

Posters

School posters are very popular because they can be used for any purpose. Whether it is an announcement of upcoming examinations, or some fun activity asking for student participation, students can make a great poster out of it. It is good for grabbing attention because seldom do children look up to a piece of paper that looks boring. A poster, on the other hand, is meant to be made creatively. 

Moreover, a school poster allows students to express their creative talents by volunteering to make concerned posters or putting in their valuable ideas.

The goal board

Different classes have different goals. For example, it is common for high schoolers to have numerous goals set for this semester. Everyone seems to be taking multiple gifts, club activities, and extra courses which can help boost their grades or credit scores. Their ultimate goal is to land a good scholarship or college. Similarly, kindergartners have the goal of learning how to write all the letters of the alphabet by the end of this month. These different goals when written and pinned on the bulletin board motivate every student and keep reminding them of what they are working for. 

Since bulletin boards are placed beside the classroom door, or at such an angle that it is visible as students enter the class, it is great to write down individual goals of students so that they feel represented and appreciated by the entire class. It serves as a means of motivation for pursuing these goals. This form of encouragement is very important in the present times because students are once again struggling to cope with the sudden change of medium of education.

News and facts

Some students are assigned the job of speaking in the assembly. They share facts for the day, quotes of the day, and current affairs. These are written down and later posted on the bulletin board of either the school in general or every individual classroom. The students of every grade can be a little innovative and post some extra news related to their subjects or grades. News and facts help students to stay in touch with general knowledge topics and incidents around the world. After all, learning is not simply attending school classes but also being aware of current affairs.

Vacation stories

In this case, students canceled their pandemic stories, tips, and hacks that they found useful during the pandemic. Features can also post their challenges and how they overcame those challenges. stories on the bulletin board might sound a little impractical because it is meant to hang something that students can read quickly and effectively without having to concentrate much. However, since we talk of creativity, stories have a lot of such creative elements. 

There is a possibility that students would read the stories and find inspiration, relativity, and comfort in them because everyone has gone through something during the pandemic which they would like to share. A bulletin board is a right place to share these things because students can make anonymous posts too.

Although having a bulletin board in the classroom is great, there will always be some students who misuse it for bullying and other impractical activities. This is why bulletin board moderators are also important to a point in the classroom so that they check the board regularly, put out old papers, and find new ideas to implement.