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events The Global Education & Leadership Foundation(tGELF) - Annual Summit LIFE 2015, the fifth edition of The Global Education & Leadership Foundation’s (tGELF) annual summit focused on ‘Education for Leadership’ with an emphasis on global citizenry and the need for collective action. This year tGELF worked closely with partners around the issues established by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Agenda Council on Education of the World Economic Forum and the work being done by the Global Poverty Project. There was also special focus on supporting the rebuilding efforts in Nepal after the human tragedy of the earthquake, with particular attention on education. The highlight of the conference was the keynote address by Nobel laureate and founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Kailash Satyarthi. While addressing the gathering of young students, he said, ‘There’s a leader within each one of you. A leader must develop the qualities of 5Cs; Clarity, Creativity, Courage, Conviction and Collectivity. Every leader must translate his wisdomin to action and convert obstacles into social good.’ He also said, ‘Leaders love obstacles. They love success, but they don’t hate failures. They like the challenge of translating failures into success.’ At the end of his address, he invited the youth and children to join his 100 million campaign to stand up for the rights of the left-out children. Other eminent people, both from Dilip Shankar Workshop tGELF members The tGELF Nepal team India and abroad, who spoke to the students during the course of the conference included: • Binalakshmi Nepram, Activist and Founder, Control Arms Foundation of India. • Brian Page Bauerle, Monk and Executive Director of the Asian Leadership Institute. • Dr Dwight Jaggard from the University of Pennsylvania. • Kelly Traver, MD, Practicing Partner and Clinician at Menlo Medical Clinic and Assistant Clinical Professor at Stanford. • Rabbi Shai Piron Former Education Minister, Government of Israel and member of Knesset. • Robert Wilson-Black, CEO Kailash Satyarthi Rabbi Shai Piron Rupa Pal Chowdhury Sojourners and Board co-chair of the National Museum of American Religion (NMAR). • Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, President of Divine Shakti Foundation & Founding Director International Yoga Festival, Parmarth Ashram. • George Joseph Deputy Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. • Wei Soo, Co-founder and Managing Director of Operations of the Global Poverty Project (GPP). • William Gaudelli, Associate Professor of Social Studies Gowri Ishwaran Radha B Subramanian Shiv Khemka Binalakshmi Nepram Roopali Arora Wei Soo and Education at Teachers College. The conference also celebrated the achievements of three outstanding teachers who were awarded The Education Prize 2015: Harnessing Innovation in the primary, middle and senior school categories. An eminent jury chose these winners based on their ability to innovate, try new techniques, creatively engage and enrich the educational process in their practice included:Radha B Subramanian, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, T Bhavan, Chennai; Rupa Pal Chowdhury, Shiv Nadar School, Noida and Roopali Arora, Sanskriti School, New Delhi. Modern School bids farewell to outgoing students of 2014-15 batch To felicitate the outgoing students and to wish them luck, Modern School (Barakhamba Road), New Delhi recently organised ‘PTA Academic & Sports Awards 2014-2015’ in recognition of excellence in academics and sports among the Class XII students of 2014-15 batch. The event started with the singing of ABBA’s all time inspiring song I Have A Dream by a student of Class VI. This was followed by the lamp lighting ceremony by the chief guest Gowri Ishwaran, Founder-Principal, Sanskriti School and a Padma Shri Awardee. ‘I’m totally impressed with this celebration,’ she announced in her keynote address to the gathering, which comprised parents of the jubilant students. ‘This occasion is not just about getting prizes but we have gathered here to celebrate the ‘excellence’ within you. Apart from getting marks in the exams, I wish you all reach the pinnacle of success; enjoy what you feel you desire. My wish is you fulfill your dream as I heard in the opening song of this event,’ remarked Gowri Ishwaran in her words of encouragement to the students. Dr V Datta, Principal, Modern School, congratulated the batch of 2014-15 for excelling in all spheres of academics and sports. The memorable event came to a close with Pooja Kothari, Secretary, PTA, proposing a vote of thanks to the chief guest, the dignitaries, and the students whom she wished ‘great days ahead’. 60 The Progressive Teacher Sep/Oct 2015
Educational Leadership Conference EdTechReview organised the 3 rd Educational Leadership Conference on 7 th August 2015 where Knit was the Principal Partner and BoniO, Explorars, KidZania, iBranch and Flinnt were the Associate Partners. The conference witnessed over 200 school leaders that included directors, chairpersons, principals and administrators from private schools in Delhi NCR. The ‘Educational Leadership Conference (ELC) 2015 | New Delhi’ was an array of sessions, panel discussions and case study presentations on the effective use of educational technology and best practices for 21 st century education. With the central theme ‘Leading in the Digital Age’, the conference offered a platform for school leaders to learn and share experiences and practices regarding the use of technology in schools across learning, teaching and leading processes. The conference clearly highlighted the need for technology integration and a future-ready vision for schools to meet the needs of the 21 st century. The discussions also brought a consensus on the need for bringing Digital Citizenship into the school curriculum, making the most of available apps for effective communication in schools and emphasised the need for continuous professional development. The ELC brought educators and K-12 educational leaders together to understand the inevitable role of technology in education and share insights and practices for effective learning, teaching and leading in the 21 st century. All participants agreed that there is need for a strong education community whose members come together and develop resources to support each other with a commitment to effective technology implementation and integration. It was a unique learning experience for all in understanding the inevitable role of technology in education and amazing digital leadership practices. Encouraged by the positive feedback from the educational leaders, EdTechReview has already launched a series of similar events on themes related to ‘leading in the digital age’ in the year ahead in various cities of the country with the next in Bangalore on 9 th October, 2015 at Vivanta by Taj, MG Road, Bangalore. Link: - edtechnext.com/educationalleadership-conferencebangalore-2015. Joining Hands organised INCEPTUM’15: Annual Inter School Debate at the Baha’i Auditorium on August 7, 2015 on the topic ‘Urban Waste-Toxic or Treasure’. It was the fourth successful event in the series of INCEPTUM with participation of twenty-six (26) schools across Delhi- NCR. The purpose of this initiative is to foster sensitivity and social consciousness amongst youth. It gave the students a platform to engage and interact about the burning issues related to environment and at the same time helped in building capacities of individuals and educational institutions. INCEPTUM’15- Annual Inter School Debate was judged by eminent personalities from the field of urban waste management, environment and social work. The programme was supported by Fru Juicy Jelly, Baha’i House of Worship, WWF-India, Kingdom of Dreams, Urban Chulha and Fieldfresh Foods Private Limited. Students from classes 9 to 12 from various schools across Delhi- NCR were encouraged to participate. First prize was won by debater Barkha Batra, Step by Step School, Noida, second prize by Ji Hun Park, DPS International, third prize by Harshita Diddee, The Heritage School, Vasant Kunj and Best Interjector by Raghav Sharma, Indraprastha International School. The highlight of this event was the new Group Debate format which received an overwhelming response from one and all. As an extension to INCEPTUM and under our broader vision of creating positive behavioural change among individuals, communities and/or societies, Joining Hands runs awareness programmes in schools on various aspects of environment and health and also conducts workshops with schools and institutions to build their capacities on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (SHAWP), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Gender Sensitisation. For further details, please contact us at: Joining Hands, A-38, 1st Floor, Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar –IV, New Delhi-110024 011-46562487/011-46562485 www.joininghandsindia.org E-mail ID:info@joininghandsindia.org Sep/Oct 2015 www.progressiveteacher.in 61
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