Karnal, May 24 -- During their month-long summer vacation-which was advanced by six days this year due to a heatwave-students from Classes 1 to 5 in Haryana government schools will engage in understanding life up close and gaining new experiences by spending quality time with their families, visiting relatives, and savouring summer fruits.

According to officials, this year, traditional homework has been replaced with experiential learning, encouraging students to "learn by doing", while also gaining basic knowledge of concepts such as artificial intelligence, computational thinking, algorithms and others.

Officials said the summer vacation is not merely a brief respite from school; rather, it is an invaluable opportunity for children to...