CHANDIGARH, May 8 -- Haryana's flagship primary school education reform programme has again attracted global attention as policymakers, curriculum experts and researchers from 10 countries spent a day with government school teachers, students and parents to study the impact of creatively introduced changes in foundational learning. The visit took place on Wednesday under the School System Leadership (SSL) symposium and brought together representatives from Tanzania, Nigeria, Nepal, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The participants also included officials from NCERT, education ministries, national curriculum bodies and institutions such as the University of Cambridge; Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University; British Council and India's national assessment body PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development). The National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) is a nationwide mission aimed at ensuring all children achieve foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) by the end of Class 3. Nipun Haryana Mission, launched in July 2021 under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is designed to equip primary school students with foundational skills focusing on strengthening literacy in Hindi and English alongside numeracy skills. According to Parmod Kumar, state programme officer of NIPUN, Haryana has set a benchmark in foundational learning. Jeetinder Joshi, joint director (administration), Haryana elementary education, said that delegates were divided into eight groups and sent to eight government primary schools in Jhajjar, Gurugram, Rohtak and Sonepat. "The visitors were informed in detail about Haryana's structured pedagogy model, which forms the backbone of the NIPUN Haryana Mission," Joshi said. Kumar said that the delegates, comprising 45 members, also took impromptu tests of the students. The officials said that one of the key highlights of the visit was the Classroom Readiness Programme, which is implemented at the beginning of the academic session. The programme helps children reconnect with learning through structured activities designed to build engagement, strengthen basic skills and prepare students for grade-level instruction. "The delegation also showed interest in Haryana's continuous assessment system," said Kumar. "This approach allows schools to identify learning gaps early and implement targeted remedial strategies." The delegates were also taken through how the NIPUN Haryana Teacher App provides lesson plans, classroom guidance and assessment tools directly to teachers. The Parents App, which connects families with schools by sharing information about children's learning progress, attendance and academic development, was also discussed. The latest visit adds to a growing list of international delegations that have travelled to Haryana in the past few years to study the programme. Earlier, a coalition of eight African nations had sent a special mission to understand how Haryana redesigned foundational classrooms. Sri Lanka had also dispatched education experts to observe the model the state has implemented....