OUR INSPIRATION

Mr. JAGDISH GANDHI (FOUNDER MANAGER)AND

Dr. (Mrs.) BHARTI GANDHI (FOUNDER DIRECTOR)CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LUCKNOW, INDIA.

CHIEF COORDINATOR

of peace pals

DR. (MRS.) VINEETA KAMRANPRINCIPAL

CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND DEGREE COLLEGEKANPUR ROAD, LUCKNOW, INDIA

OUR LIGHT HOUSE OF SOCIETY

CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND DEGREE COLLEGE,

KANPUR ROAD, LUCKNOW, INDIA

PRESENT SCENARIO

We are actually living in an era of unprecedented violence in a varied forms viz. , Terrorism, War, Crimes, Injustice, Oppression and Exploitation

These indescribable atrocities that are inflicted by man on man because of religion or caste or colour is the result of the wrong education imparted all over the world.

PRESENT NEED

• The prospect of these children absorbing the spirit of violence and growing into being the next generation of preparation of violence cannot be ruled out.• Hence the need of

the hour is nurturing

Peace Within The Hearts

of the Children

THE AIM OF PEACE PALS SQCC

We aim to find out the means to promote World Unity for world peace through our education system using Information Technology as a main tool.

THE WORLD NEEDS LEADERS LIKE MAHATMA

GANDHI AND MUSTAFA KEMAL

ATATURK WHO CAN DEDICATE

THEIR LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF THE

MANKIND.

• We at CMS, salute these great leaders and take them as our ideals to serve the MANKIND because we believe that a school nurtures the future of mankind within its walls. The education must therefore aim to produce personalities like Ataturk and Gandhi to make this whole Earth a beautiful and peaceful NATION.

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

NAME OF CIRCLE

ORGANIZATION

CONSTITUTED ON

GROUP LEADER

DY. LEADER

MEMBERS

AVERAGE AGE

AVERAGE CLASS

MEETING VENUE

PEACE PALS

CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL,

LUCKNOW, INDIA

DECEMBER 1ST, 2005

ABHISHEK SHEKHAR

KARAN WALIA

AISHWARYA , ISHAAN, YASH

13 YEARS

X

SQC ACADEMY CMS KANPUR ROAD

LUCKNOW (on SUNDAYS from 9:00 am to 10:00 am)

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  Dec Jan Feb Mar April

Activity 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Planning of Activity                                        

Problem Identification                                        

Problem Definition                                        

Observation and Identifying Cause                                        

Finding Root Cause                                        

Data Analysing                                        

Developing Solutions                                        

Implementations                                        

Benefits                                        

  Dec Jan Feb Mar April

Activity 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Planning of Activity                                        

Problem Identification                                        

Problem Definition                                        

Observation and Identifying Cause                                        

Finding Root Cause                                        

Data Analysing                                        

Developing Solutions                                        

Implementations                                        

Benefits                                        

MILESTONE CHART

Our group brainstormed the current problems in the

Community and listed them as follows:

• TERRORISM- IN THE NAME OF RELIGION.

• POVERTY.

• EFFECT OF NUCLEAR CONFLICT.

• GROWING SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION AMONG NATIONS.

• HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.

• ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.

• INABILITY OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

• COLLAPSE OF FAMILY VALUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

12.13%

13.39%

10.46%

15.06%18.83%

9.62%

9.21%

11.30%

TerrorismGrowing Social Descrimination among nationsPovertyEffect of nuclear conflictI nability of the Education System in building bridges of unity and peaceHuman Rights ViolationEnvironmental HazardsCollapse of family values within the community

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

MEMBERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ABHISHEK 5 7 3 6 8 5 4 5

KARAN 4 4 4 8 8 4 3 4

ISHAAN 4 6 5 7 7 4 6 6AISHWARYA 6 2 6 3 9 5 2 7

YASH 2 5 5 7 9 2 3 3

AKSHIT 8 8 2 5 4 3 2 2

TOTAL 29 32 25 36 45 23 22 27

% 12.1 13.4 10.4 15.1 18.8 9.6 9.2 11.3

MARKS BASIS

PROBLEM SELECTION CRITERIA

A- Inability of theEducation system inbuilding bridges ofunity and peace

Education is the core of fundamental social change in our world. Today's education is transfer of knowledge from the notebooks of the teacher to the notebooks of the students. Inability of the education system to unite the world and promote peace makes it inefficient to influence and shape society that values social justice, respect for others and a belief in the dignity and rights of every human life.

Foster a culture of peace through education.

Promote respect for all human rights.

Advanced understanding, tolerance and solidarity.

Support participatory and the free follow of information and knowledge through INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Transform both individual lives and society into self motivating agents of social change.

Through education we focus on the following points:

“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.”

- - Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda

It is only through our concentration on children’s EDUCATION that we can meet the challenge of increasing trends of terrorism, violence, wars and insecurity.

There is a need to create the consciousness of world peace and foster friendship and harmony among all people.

The inner peace that dwells in the heart of all human beings need to be awaken.

The content of education of a young child greatly determines his mindset and ultimately his future success.

DATA COLLECTION FROM INTERVIEWSDATA COLLECTION FROM INTERVIEWS

We found the following main causes for this problem :

SCHOOL HOME

SOCIETY STUDENT

DATA ANALYSISRANDOM SAMPLING METHOD SURVEY

SCHOOL

Yes83%

No17%

HOME

YES50%

NO50%

SOCIETY

YES67%

NO33%

STUDENT

NO42% YES

58%

SCHOOL

Lack of moral and divine inputs.

More importance to academic curriculum

Lack of interaction

with IT

Lack of innovative approaches

HOME

Hectic life results in lesser interaction with wards Ignorance about

meaningful education

Poor self-discipline Lack of social responsibility

Lack of global understanding.

SOCIETY

STUDENT

Prejudices

Negative influence of media

Lack of concern for peace

Religious FundamentalismSelfish statesmen and politicians.

Lack of motivation to become a Total Quality Person (TQP)

Lack of human values

Exam fever is motive for studyStudents have more family commitments

BRAINSTORMING OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

School Home Society Student

1. Lack of moral and Divine inputs.

2. Lack of innovative approaches.

3. Lack of global understanding.

4. Lack of interaction with IT.

5. More importance to academic curriculum.

6. Ignorance about meaningful education.

7. Hectic life results in lesser interaction with ward.

8. Poor self-discipline.

9. Lack of social responsibility

10.Lack of concern for world peace.

11.Prejudices.

12.Selfish statesmen and politicians.

13.Religious Fundamentalism.

14.Negative influence of media.

15.Lack of human values.

16.Lack of motivation to become a TQP.

17.Academic excellence is the ONLY motive of study.

18.Students have more commitments towards family .

IDENTIFICATION OF ROOT CAUSES

• Lack of moral and Divine inputs.• Lack of innovative approaches. • Lack of global understanding.• Lack of interaction with IT.• Ignorance about meaningful

education.• Lack of concern for world peace.• Prejudices.• Lack of human values.• Lack of motivation to become a TQP.

PRIORITIZATION OF CAUSES AND EFFECTCause Cause

and Effectand Effect 11 22 33 44 55 66 TotalTotal

11 99 88 66 99 99 55 4646

55 55 77 99 88 55 99 4343

99 77 55 88 77 99 55 4141

22 66 88 77 44 66 99 4040

1414 99 77 88 22 88 66 4040

33 88 77 55 77 77 44 3838

77 99 88 33 99 88 11 3838

1111 99 22 77 77 99 33 3737

44 77 66 33 66 88 55 3535

1313 66 55 66 66 55 66 3434

1515 55 77 44 55 77 55 3333

1616 77 22 77 44 55 66 3131

1212 33 55 88 55 77 22 3030

1818 55 99 44 22 66 44 3030

66 99 22 44 66 22 33 2626

88 11 55 66 22 55 66 2525

1010 44 33 22 55 22 88 2424

1717 44 55 55 44 33 33 2424

PRIORITIZATION OF

CAUSES AND EFFECT

STRATEGY-I

“Education is not the filling of a pail,

but the lightning of a fire.” - William Butler Yeats

True education should be of three kinds: Material Human Divine

The four building blocks of meaningful education: Universal Values Global Understanding Excellence in all things Service to the world

STRATEGY-II

SGA

Global Voting(Develops concern about the rights of children and a

sense of responsibility for the global community)

Mock World Parliaments(Develops the global understanding)

CISV CAMPS(Develops cross-culture interaction)

Such activities aim towards building bridges of unity and constructing the defences of peace in the minds of the students and also the public at large.

Divine Education Seminars(creates awareness in parents about meaningful education)

International Children’s Events(creates a new mindset and feelings of love and

understanding towards all the people of the world)

World Unity and Peace Seminars(Develops concern for world peace amongst public)

World Peace Prayer(promotes world peace)

SQCC(Inculcates quality among students and helps in

developing as Total Quality Person (TQP))

In keeping with the requirement of the times, consideration should be given to teaching the concept of world citizenship as a part of the standard education of every child.

STRATEGY-III

WHY THE CONCEPT OF WORLD CITIZEN IS

IMPORTANT ?

• Releases enormous financial, technical, human and moral resources.

• Practical strategy for sustainable development.

• Develops global vision to become conscious citizens of the country and the world.

• Promotes human honour and dignity, cooperation and the desire to serve.

• Breaks the barriers between people and opens up the possibilities for global co-operation.

Technology may be used mainly to make global education available to all people.

The Internet and computers are offering an opportunity for continuous learning and creative commandment ; mainly huge bodies of knowledge assemble individually and globally.

Individuals, communicate closely with all peace organizations and peace workers to facilitate the forming of united world wide network to bring about the establishment of world peace.

STRATEGY-IV

STRATEGY-V

Guide and motivate parents to provide their children a comprehensive education building their intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual growth with a global outlook. They will realize that education is not merely book learning, it is the whole process of rejuvenating the mind and developing values like honesty, sincerity, truthfulness etc.They will understand the aim of meaningful education which is redemption of mankind from its Godlessness its Ignorance its confusion and its conflict

STRATEGY-VI

“School must be a lighthouse of society”

Debates and CSP’s on World peace should provide guidance and direction to students, parents and society.

Active participation of individuals from the society in these seminars will create a sense of responsibility and concern for world unity and peace.

Promote a change in thinking, a change in the system of values.

World Peace Prayer in seminars and conferences will help to build a culture for world peace.

STRATEGY-VII

“In order to unite the world we must give up our prejudices, our own small, trivial notions; an open receptive mind is essential” Removal of prejudices is necessary to

Establish respect for other religions.

Accept that others have different beliefs.

Develop respect of secularism.

Understand cultural differences.

Appreciate unity in diversity.

Remove walls of racial discrimination.

STRATEGY-VIII

Priority should be given to moral education over physical and intellectual education. It should therefore be universally proclaimed, taught in the school, and constantly asserted in every nation as preparation for the organic change in the structure of society, which it implies. It will inculcate the necessary qualities like honesty, universal brotherhood, hard-work, that are extolled in all religions. More than bookish knowledge, practical knowledge on basic human values alone can shape our students into a global citizen in the of the world.

STRATEGY-IX

Schools should educate every child to become good and smart and rich in moral values that make a ‘Total Quality Person’ (TQP).

Initiating the TQP concept in education inculcates quality awareness in students and they become self-motivated agents of social transformation.

Children will develop analytical abilities, confidence in oneself, willpower and goal setting competency, serving the best interests of the community.

Objective: To promote unity and peace through meaningful education.

Target: To amend the education system.

Identified main causes

1) Feedback from students, Parents

2) Benefits

3) Re-data analysis

Data analysis through interviews

1) Changes in curriculum

2) Organising International children’s events

3) Conducting counselling sessions

4) Introduction of MT classes

5) Organising computer fairs

6) World Parliament

1) World unity and peace seminar held every week

2) Moral teaching period once in a week

3) Training for TQP by quality experts

4) World Peace Prayer in every function

Plan

DoCheck

Act

IMPLEMENTATION

STEPS

CAUSES ACTION BY WH0M OUTCOME

1. Lack of moral and divine inputs.

Three kinds of education-material, human & divine were incorporated in the school curriculum.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS, Lucknow

Education became meaningful and the students get education of both mind and the soul, which is the need of the hour.

2. Lack of innovative approaches.

Organized CISV Camps, ISSE Programmes, and International Children’s Events.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS, Lucknow

Active participation by studentsdeveloped cross-cultural understanding with a global outlook.

3. Lack of global understanding amongst students.

Mock World Parliaments Global Voting.International conferenceOf Chief Justices of the world.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS, Lucknow

Children developed the sense of being a world citizen and they feel their responsibility to unite the mother earth as one nation.

4. Lack of interaction with Information Technology.

Computer aided education with the usage of internet & web browsing and participation in International Computer Fair and Seminars.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS, Lucknow, International Participants.

Through IT students imbibed the habit of interacting globally.They are not confined to their homes and country rather they are aware of global problems as world citizen.

Steps

CAUSES ACTION BY WH0M OUTCOME

5. Ignorance amongst parents about meaningful education

Divine education seminars and counselling sessions were conducted.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS and eminent personalities.

Awareness was created amongst parents about the need for meaningful education.

6. Lack of concern for peace

1.World unity and peace seminars held every week.2. Distribution of peace publication in the society.

World Unity and Peace Education Department of CMS, QC Members and International Participants.

Individuals started realising their responsibility and their thinking changed considerably.

7. Prejudiced society.

Peace Marches and students radio FM programmes to create awareness amongst the masses.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS and Mr. Jadish Gandhi founder Manager CMS.

People were willing to give their mutual differences and strengthen the education system for unity and peace.

8. Lack of human values in student.

Moral Teaching classes were introduced in the academic session. Personality development seminars

QC Members Team of Teachers and experts.

Children corrected themselves and their attitude changed. they started behaving well and self-discipline was improved.

9. Lack of motivation to become TQP

Organizing Quality seminars and talks by Quality Experts to inspire students to imbibe quality in their daily life.

QC members and students and teachers of CMS.Quality Experts.

Quality awareness was created so much so that they are trying its principle in their studies and daily life.

1) Developed the universal values of education for peace and unity amongst students.

2) CISV Camp provided children with a range of unique education group activities which develop cross-cultural understanding in them and in children from around the world. They developed respect for cultural differences.

3) Developed an international perspective and a sense of responsibility to become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world.

4. Discrimination on caste, race, region, religion was considerably reduced. People were willing to establish a culture for unity and peace, and service to mankind.

5. Children interacted in the global community through Internet Surfing, E-Mails. IT was used as a teaching tool in every class room in the school. Students became aware about the power of I.T.

6. School and Family came closer to each other and joined hands in giving value education to the children at home and at school.

7) Children developed high moral values and ethical conduct. Enhanced hostile qualities like sincerity, trustworthiness, respectfulness

8) Children became conscious of their own strengths and weaknesses. They developed leadership skills which broadened their horizon with an international outlook and a global vision.

9) Developed an understanding of the World around us. Created a sense of responsibility to work for the cause of World Peace and happiness of the people. A belief that individual and a group of people can make for a positive change was established

1) World Unity and Peace seminar held once a week.

2) Moral teaching period once in a week in the session.

3) Monthly Training of TQP by Quality experts.

4) World Peace Prayer is held before start of every event organized by school.

5) Organizing Parents Day, Counselling Session for Parents and Divine Education Seminars.

6) Internet Surfing once a week.

7) Inspirational talks by Mr. Jagdish Gandhi on CMS FM Radio and TV Channels.

1)Lack of moral and divine inputs

2)No innovative approaches

3)No global understanding

4)No interaction with IT

5)Unawareness about meaningful education

6)No concern for world peace

7)Prejudiced society

8)Lack of human values

9)No motivation for TQP

1)Education is now for both mind and soul

2)Innovative Techniques were adopted

3)Students believed themselves to be world citizens

4)IT was recognized as the major source of information to connect people globally

5)It was established that meaningful education is the need of the hour

6)Peace was accepted as the only solution to the growing unrest in the world

7)Efforts were made to do away with all the prejudices

8)Student realized that values actually make a man

9)Students were motivated to become TQP

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Response

Before After

CHIEF COORDINATOR : Dr. (MRS.) VINEETA KAMRAN

COORDINATOR : Mr. SAPANDEEP SINGH

FACILITATOR : Mr. SANJIB ROY