e-Newsletter, April 2022
 

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Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) or the “Centre of Education and Consciousness” Public Trust, established in 2000, is a civil society organization focused on addressing the profound education crisis of Pakistan through action and policy research, service-delivery and advocacy. ITA has been a strong education champion across Pakistan with field programs covering complex aspects of: Access, Learning, Quality, Evaluating Low-Cost Private Schools, Inclusion, Child Protection, Gender Justice and Education, Tolerance, Citizenship, Health and Hygiene Interventions, and Technical and Vocational Training Programs with government, communities and public and private school systems.

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)

ASER 2021 was released nationally on 10th March, 2022. Ms. Kim Bradford Smith, Education team lead, FCDO; Ms. Noreen Hasan, Education Specialist, UNICEF Pakistan; Ms. Suraiya Zaman, Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Govt. of Gilgit Baltistan; Col (R) Dr. Amirullah Marwat, Chairman, National Commission for Human Development (NCHD); and Mr. Fahd Husain, Journalist and ASER Ambassador participated in the launch event held at Planning Commission in Islamabad. The event was attended by all major stakeholders from civil society, government, and the private sector. In addition to the national launch, ASER was also released provincially in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan in March and April 2022.

ASER 2021 Report (Rural) was Launched in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in the presence of Taqdees Gillani, Syed Tufail Bukhari, Zahoor Ahmed Khan, Khawaja Tariq Shafi, Mukhtar Ahmed Awan and Ishtiaq Bukhari.

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A two-day workshop on ASER Pakistan Citizen-led Assessment was held at Federal College of Education, H-9, Islamabad on 5-6 April, 2022. A field mock was also held at Christian colony H9, Islamabad.

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ASER Pakistan volunteers conducting ASER2021 Urban Survey in the field in different areas of Pakistan.
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ASER Pakistan district training for urban survey was held at Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan Learning Festival (PLF)

Celebrated World Book and Copywrite Day with the kids from Sanjan Nagar School and successfully launched our PLF new publications, 'The story of how the zebras got their stripes' and 'Aik Sabaq Seekha'
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Digi Kutab Khana
Digi Kutab Khana in Qila Derawar with the Cholistan Mobile School Code 1970 kids.

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Kitab Gari
Kitab Gari session at Quran School System Canal Park, Lahore.
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Kitab Gari as a complete learning solution attended Lums Practicum Conference on 28th April
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Kitab Gari celebrated Eid and distributed goodies among the kids of 'Child Protection and Welfare Bureau' on 27 April
Eid Card making sessions with communities and schools- LSK Niaz Baig, LSK LDA, CDG primary school Gulberg
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Young Author Award (YAA)
The Young Author Award 2021-2022 submissions are being shortlisted and we request all the participants to wait as we have received more than 1000 entries.
 

GLSEP - UNESCO

 
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Classroom observations were conducted in 30 partnered public schools as a follow up support after teacher training under GLSEP supported by UNESCO. They were led by monitoring and evaluation officers. Observation tool comprised of 6 sections: general observations, availability of resources, classroom environment, lesson strategies and content, lesson delivery and classroom management and teacher-student interaction. Classroom observations were followed by the feedback session with teachers. Findings were shared with teachers to support them in the process of teaching and learning.
 

Pakistan Literacy Project (PLP)

Distribution of Appreciation Letter
An appreciation letter sent by Senior Literacy Specialist (RtR), David Strawbridge to appreciate the services of the school and teachers in letting students take books home to read as it enabled parents to get more involved in their children’s reading and providing opportunities for children to read more books for enjoyment. The appreciation letters were distributed in all schools with a small ceremony where coach and the district manager appreciated the services of the teachers and principal. The staff of school also appreciated the importance of library period and agreed to focus on enhancing reading habits of the students.

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Community Engagement
The PLP Project aims to engage the community in library routine and with the support and help of schools the team engaged parents and community members in Reading activities to encourage and increase the habit of book reading among students as well as the community. Community members and parents visited the schools and performed reading activities with the students and students also shared videos of reading aloud with their family.

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Celebrating World book Day
On the world book day 23rd April 2022 on of the school celebrated World books day and invited parents for reading activities.

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Life Skills for Kids (LSK)

LSK organized Earth Day where teachers shared about importance of earth day celebration And relate it with environment. Students took part in different activities regarding book Making. For the purpose of main streaming, LSK school principals and coordinators started Conducting meeting with other school heads for the admissions of LSK students in higher Classes. Meeting with school staff organized in office to discuss about further syllabus and Strategies to maintain student attendance. Similarly computer instructors also got Facilitation class by ITA digital marketing person to determine next quarter course. LUMS students conducted STEM activity class with Colony campus students.
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World Book and Copyright Day

ITA celebrated World Book and Copyright day on April 23, 2022 with the resolve to publish more Adapted books for children for comprehensive learning.
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Earth Day 2022

ITA celebrated Earth day on April 22, 2022 with the pledge to aware children about earth and climate crisis with the launch of three new books under “Mahool Saheliyan” triology. Covering Climate changes and its importance.
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