Another Great Loss from WCTQEE

Dear All,

We have been fully socked to learn about the sad news of Ranjith Goonatilake, the Director General of Sri lanka in WCTQEE after the great sorrows of Nelum de Silva and Adreas Plozenke in previous years. It is very difficult to find any word to express my own feelings on the news. I know we have to bear this loss, although it is very difficult.The photo on the right was taken during the opening ceremony of 14. ICSQCC on the 1st December, 2011. Our prayers are with him and also with Chandrika, his family, his students and all dosts for giving enough strength to bear this loss. He will be always in our heart and soul.

I share the message coming from Dr. Vineeta Kamran, the executive director of WCTQEE.

With kind regards...

Hayal Köksal

Dear Friends,

It is a matter of profound sorrow and grief to inform you about the sudden and very tragic demise of our beloved Ranjith Goonatilake, the Director General (WCTQEE) of Sri Lanka few hours back today in Colombo.

Ranjith has been associated with students’ quality movement since its inception and presentation of SQC Jai Jagat in Hong Kong in 1994.  He has left behind his wonderful wife Chandrani and his limitless legacy of kind and noble deeds. His contribution to WCTQEE shall ever be remembered with tearful gratitude and fond remembrance. The Chairman WCTQEE, Dr. Jagdish Gandhi has expressed his deep sorrow on the most sudden and shocking demise of Ranjith Goonatilake.We pray to the Almighty to rest his soul in peace and give strength to his family to bear the irrepairable loss.

V.K.

14. ICSQCC in CMS, Lucknow, INDIA

Dearest Dosts,

We have had a wonderful 5 days in CMS, Lucknow, India. I believe all the participants have been thinking the same. Days and nights there are always full of love, respect, peace and collaboration. These feelings always renew the participants. This time the same thing happened to me. I feel much more energetic, happy and full of love towards everything. Whatever they do in school to train peaceful and fruitful future leaders as the teachers and administrators, they do the same to all and we come back our homes with peaceful hearts and feelings. Thanks to Dr. Gandhis and thanks to Dr. Kamran. I also thank to WCTQEE members.

I wish you all  Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year.

Hayal Köksal

A LEADER SCHOOL: CMS



Dear All,

After a week-India Tour I am back again. With 4 academicians, 2 High School administrators and 2 university students, we have gained a lot of experience and initiative concerning the quality-focused system of City Montessori School, Lucknow, India. Even though it was my fifth visit, I felt a great happiness due to the great change  in the airport of New Delhi, in the city of Lucknow and within the school itself.

India is really improving a lot and it is certain that in the near future that crowded incredible country will have signed to various big changes and reforms in the area. First of all; they are very optimistic. Anger, hatred and violence are rarely-even never-seen there. They are all helpful and supportive. they give importance to females. Many top managers are women and their wisdom and revolutionary spirits are noticed in the city easily. They seem to have developed their approach to the education. they use Quality Management and SQC= Students' Quality Circles in every single step. Empowerment at the higest level in every field. Trust is the essence of it. They use technology well, however time management shows a little bit problem in some fields. Villages and villagers are empowered as well. Their agriculture has been improving a lot.

The World Council for Total Quality & excellence in Education (WCTQEE) was held there with 25 members and some decisions were made. on May 2012, the 15th ICSQCC will take place in mauritius. London, Kingston University will be the host in 2014. All the member countries work hard. In Turkey, we will go on publicising the İmece Circles movement to teach the youngesters to teach "critical thinking and problem solving" skills. We will prepare a new web page for the Turkey Chapter of WCTQEE.

The award distribution of 2011 ICT Seagulls Project with the support of WCTQEE and CMS family. Students from Nepal, UK and Turkey had their awards and certificates. Until the end of December, the registrations for the 2012 ICT Seagulls Projects will go on. We hope more and more schools will be with us in the new year. I would like to send my thanks and gratitudes to Dr. Kamran, Dr. Gandhi (Above photo) and all WC members including my new dost Mrs. Neetu Kapoor (who is in the below photo), the principals of G.D.Goenka Public School, India.

Wait for more messages from India.  JAI JAGAT!

Hayal Köksal

Online Conference of Psychology in India

Dearest Colleagues,
I witnessed another important event this morning. Through the Internet (Skype) I participated in the 1. IOCPAS and presented the outcomes of my reserach based upon Nonviolence in Education. These are the landmarks of educational technology and I believe from then on the world will turn around much more faster. :)
To get more info, please write to iocpas@gmail.com.
Greetings from Istanbul.
Hayal Köksal
www.hayalkoksal.com
www.kaliteokullari.com
www.bilisimcimartilar.com
hayal@hayalkoksal.com

An Online Conference

Dear All,
Tomorrow at 9.30 AM I will be presenting the paper titled: "Outcomes of a "Nonviolence Course at an Educational Faculty in Turkey" in an Online Conference on Psychology and allied Sciences.
Sincerely yours,
Hayal KOKSAL

AN ACTIVITY OF CMS & WCTQEE

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE ABOVE ACTIVITY. HERE IS THE PROGRAM:

TO GET MORE INFO, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
www.cmseducation.org/icsqcc

Turkey Commemorates Ataturk's Death

Dear All,

Although the great Leader, the father of Turks, Ataturk passed away on 10th November, 1938 in Istanbul, he still lives within the hearts of many Turkish people and will leave forever with his revolutionary mindset and contemporary reforms.

He also has impressed many nations with his unforgattable saying: "Peace at Home, Peace in the World.". The following points are the signs of their feelings:

In 1981, the centennial of Atatürk's birth, his memory was honoured by the UN and UNESCO, which declared it The Atatürk Year in the World and adopted the Resolution on the Atatürk Centennial. The Atatürk Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand (which also serves as a memorial to the ANZAC troops who died at Gallipoli); the Atatürk Memorial in the place of honour on ANZAC Parade in Canberra, Australia; the Atatürk Forest in Israel; and the Atatürk Square in Rome, Italy, are only a few examples.

He has roads named after him in several countries, like the Kemal Atatürk Marg in New Delhi, India, Kemal Atatürk Avenue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Atatürk Avenue in the heart of Islamabad in Pakistan, the Atatürk Road in the southern city of province of Sindh of Pakistan called Larkana where Atatürk visited back in 1923, Mustafá Kemal Atatürk street in the Naco district of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the street and memorial Atatürk in the Amsterdam-Noord borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The entrance to Princess Royal Harbour in Albany, Western Australia is named Atatürk Channel. Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, who visited his tomb and praised him, also expressed his view regarding Atatürk's legacy at his speech towards "the Muslim world" by stating Atatürk's "greatest legacy is Turkey's strong and secular democracy, and that is the work that this assembly carries on today." (Source: Wikipedia)

Hayal Köksal

One of the Daughters of Ataturk

Feast of Sacrifice & ICT Seagulls

Dearest All,
Turkey is celebrating the Feast of Sacrifice starting from this morning till the end of Wednesday. I wish a happy, healthy and peaceful Bayram (Feast) for all the Muslim sisters and brothers.

The registration for the "9th International ICT Seagulls Project" has already started. all the Turkish and Foreign Circles of students are wellcome.

Last Tuesday we launched the program in Istanbul with the support of the Beyoğlu Educational Directorate. Teachers and principals worling at the Beyoğlu Region were there to learn about the steps and conditions of the project. As you  know from our web page (www.bilisimcimartilar.com) this year we have FOUR main topics. Please visit the page and ask if any further questions.

For Turkish teams; the deadline is 30th November, however it will be a little bir longer for the overseas based upon their holiday terms.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hayal Koksal

Last Days of October

Dear All,

After those sad days, I have been trying to recover. Losing mum is one of the most terrible feelings of life, however when we think of the young bodies which lost their lives due to disasters like Van earthquake, we prefer silence. Life is a circle and everyone of us will lead the same route.

Last night I hada make-up lesson with my junior students. We talked about the education in the age of change. Their existence is a gift to me. I am thankful to my parenst that they guided me to be a teacher and now after 36 years to be training the teachers of the future is a greater chance for me. Their energy updates me and I forget all the pains, suffers while I am with them.

Today I am going to start the 9th year of the International ICT Seagulls Project at Sütlüve with the support of the Educational Director of Beyoğlu region. I will introduce the project of the year 2012 and I will invite them to take part in it.

I wish you a happy and fruitful day.

Hayal KÖKSAL

Celebration of the Republic Day

The Republic Day of Turkey is one of the public holidays in Turkey, commemorating the proclamation of the republic in 1923. It lasts 35 hours, starting at 1:00 pm on October 28.

On 29 October 1923, Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey would be a republic and renamed it as the Republic of Turkey. Turkey had effectively been a republic from April 23rd, 1920 (the establishment of Grand National Assembly of Turkey) but official recognition of this came only 3 years later.

On 29 October 1923, the new name of the nation and its status as a republic was declared. After that, a vote occurred in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Ataturk was selected as the 1st president of the Republic of Turkey by unanimous vote^.

Since then, every year on October 29th is celebrated as Republic Day in Turkey.

(Source: wikipedia.com)

HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY REPUBLIC DAY!

PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD!

Hayal Köksal 

OUR GREAT LOSS: MYDEAREST MOTHER...



Dear All,We have lost my dearest mother, Necla Kepsüt Özışıklıoğlu, physically on 18th October, 2011. She had been my idol since my childhood. Her patience, her wonderful life philosophy and skills, her kind and helpful heart towards all the beings and her great sensitivity! It was such a huge sensitivity and empathy that  never putting herself  to the list of priority. Always collaborating and guiding as far as she could!

She had graduated from the "Sewing" Department of "Vocational High School of Balıkesir" in 1949 with honours degree and had been recommended by the administration to attend to the "Ankara Girls' Technical School High School". However, due to the circumstances she had not been able to attend there and instead she had to support her family through sewing. Her Engagement Ceremony Dress, her wedding dress, suits of her husband and all the dresses and coats of her children... She was a real artist. She used to spend her days and nights to work (to sew) for her lovelies. Her dream was to be a teacher, but she had seen that only her dreams until she passed away. Instead, she had guided us_my sister and I_ to be teachers. We are thankful and grateful to her also for that. We love our profession and try to be like her. 
We  pray to Allah to grant our strength to bear this loss though no words can lessen the pain and grief we are undergoing. Yet, we are very well aware that this was the only solution to end the suffering of her. We pray, may the departed soul rest in peace.

It was great to have wonderful mails from my dosts everywhere. Thank you all. I wanted to share a few. Love and peace...

Hayal Köksal

Dear All
Let us all pray for the departed soul to rest in PEACE.
May GOD give strength to the family of Dr. Hayal Koksal to bear the loss of her mother.
I share my heartfelt condolances at this saddend moment.
Dheeraj Mehrotra, India  

My dearest dearest Dost, I am so sorry to hear about your immense loss.  Your Mum is indeed with the angels now.  You can rest assured that you were a good and faithful daughter to her, through all the difficulties.  You did all that you could, and more.  You loved your Mum deeply through her last moment on this earth.  I know how painful this is, Hayal.  My Mum suffered severe dementia and she went through a similar ending time, and I was with her until the very end.  

WIth great love and hugs to you and my Brother,

Jay Bonstingl, USA

Dearest Hayal Ma'am, 

I express my heartfelt  condolences  on the sad demise of your  mother. 
May her soul rest in peace and  pray to the Almighty to grant  you strength in this hour of grief. With regards,
FROM CMS FAMILY, INDIA

"Our love and support will always be here for you."
Our deepest sympathy and condolences from the core of the heart.

May GOD bless her.

Syed and Anjanie Ali, USA

If she was anything like you, then yes she must be (an angel).

David Hutchins, UK

May GOD give strength to the family of Dr. Hayal Koksal to bear the loss of
her mother. I share my heartfelt condolances at this saddend moment.
Dheeraj Mehrotra

Life is a mortal being with death as its ultimate destiny albeit
unknown when. I am deeply shocked with the news and helplessly wish
God to give strength to bereaved family and May her soul rest in
peace.
PC Bihari

Hayal,

You have my deepest sympathies.

Richard Ennals
Kingston University, UK

Dear Dr. Hayal Köksal,

I have just heard about your dear Mom.  I am so sorry and I want you to know I am thinking of you and what you and your family must be going through right now. Please accept my condolences...... I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you.

Please Be assured of our Prayers for the progress of her soul in all the realms above...!!
Tina Olyai, India

Dearest Hayal,

I would like to express my deep heartfelt condolences to you and your family. I had similar fate 10 years ago. Perhaps I can feel you.
We are all with you at these moments of grief and sorrow. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and wish you strength and patience.
Again with sincere condolences and deep sorrow,
Hesam Aref Kashfi, Iran

Dearest Hayal,

I just read that your mother has passed away. Both Nvard and I are very sorry to hear about this and would like to send you, Servet and your families our deepest sympathies and condolences. We are thinking about you at this time. If there is anything we can do, please do not hesitate to contact us.
With lots of love,
Paresh and Nvard, Kingston, UK

My thoughts are with you at this horrible and sad moment. Much love,
Chris Ford, Kingston, UK 

Dear hayal 

I'm really very very sorry to hear of the terrible loss. A mother place's place can never be replaced by anyone in the world except God. May you find the strength to go thru this difficult time with courage.
With condolences and prayers . 
Rani Kakshapati, India 

Dearest Hayal and Servet,

I am late in coming to put my "arms around you" and share in the grieving for the loss of your mother. I can only imagine the sadness.   Losing my mother is one the the things I know will hurt to the core and I know you must be feeling the same.  I was fortunate to meet your mother and experience her sweet spirit.  The songwriter Irving Berlin said: "The song is ended, but the melody lingers on."  What she has given to the people around her will live on.I send my prayers with her and to you. 
With love and blessings,
Leslie Janoe, USA

Our deepest-felt condolences, dearest Hayal!

We are with you, profoundly and lovingly, in spirit, at the loss of your mother.
We look forward to the moment when we can sit together and listen to you sharing of what happened and of how you feel.
We hold your hand in spirit, we send you all our love, in deepest connection and love, wishing you and dear Servet all the strength you need in this difficult situation!
Evelin Lindner & Linda Hartling, HumanDHS, USA

The Fifth International High Quality Early Childhood Congress

Dear All,I would like to share the recent activity of my dearest colleague Leman Çetin with you. As a quality lover and committed educator, she invites you to her 5th International congress. I will be one of the speakers.
Sincerely yours,
Hayal Köksal

Küçük Eller International Small Hands Academy & Özel Ütopya İlköğretim Okulu   Beşinci Uluslararası Erken Yaşta ve İlköğretimde Nitelikli Eğitim Kongresi 21. yy çocukları: Yaşamları, eğitimleri,  ihtiyaçları & eğitimcilere ve anne, babalara düşen sorumluluklar 18- 20  Kasım 2011 Çekmeköy, İstanbul, Türkiye Yer: Özel Utopya İlköğretim Okulu www.utopyaokullari.com Saat 09.00 ile 16.00 arası “Okulların verdiği eğitimler  20. yüzyılda kaldı. Öğrenciler ise 21. Yüzyıldalar, bu yüzyılın getirdikleriyle başa çıkmak zorundalar. Okullar öğrencilere gerekli,yeterli eğitimi nasıl sağlamalılar?” Mark Prensky Beşinci Uluslar arası Kongremizde Türkiye ve Avrupa’nın çeşitli ülkelerinden gelen profesyoneller ve sizlerle birlikte 21. Yüzyıl çocuklarının yaşamlarını , eğitimini ,  ihtiyaçlarnı ve onları bekleyen yaşama hazırlama sorumluluğumuzu sorgulayacağız.     4 Kasım 2011 tarihine kadar sunum yapmak isteyen akademisyen ve pratik yaşamdan eğitmenler sunumlarını info@smallhands.org adresine gönderebilirler. Sunumlar Small Hands ve Utopya Web sitelerinde e-kitapçık olarak yayınlanacaktır.     KONGRE YERİ Özel Ütopya İlköğretim Okulu Çekmeköy Merkez Mahallesi, Candan Sokak No: 15 Çekmeköy/ İstanbul Tel: 0216 642 64 20 E.mail: info@utopyaokullari.com   ÜCRET Erken Kayıt (3 Kasım 2011 Saat 17.00’ye kadar) 200$ + KDV Geç Kayıt (4 Kasım 2011 itibariyle)  250$ + KDV *Kongre katılımı, üç günlük öğle yemeği ve kahve servisini kapsamaktadır.     KAYIT VE SUNUMLAR İÇİN BAŞVURULAR: Burcu Nayır  Tel: 0216 4119121 E- Mail:    info@smallhands.org * Ana konuşmacıların sunumları sırasında simultane çeviri yapılacaktır.

International Small Hands Academy Küçük Eller &  Ütopya Primary School   The Fifth International   High Quality Early Childhood and Primary Education Congress 21st century children: Their lives, their education, their needs & The responsibility of educators and parents 18th – 20th November 2011 Çekmeköy, İstanbul, Turkey At Utopya Primary School www.utopyaokullari.com Between 9 a.m to 4 p.m "Schools are stuck in the 20th century.  Students have rushed into the 21st.  How can schools catch up and provide students with a relevant education?" Mark Prensky In our fifth International Congress we will join professionals from Turkey and various European nations to question and discuss solutions of how we can ensure to prepare our students, children for their future in the 21st century. The academicians or teachers who would like to present a paper, poster can send their work to info@smallhands.org address until the 4th November 2011. The presentations and posters will be put as an e-booklet on Utopya and Small Hands websites.  Congress Venue: Özel Ütopya İlköğretim Okulu Çekmeköy Merkez Mahallesi, Candan Sokak No: 15 Çekmeköy/ İstanbul Tel: 0216 642 64 20 E.mail: info@utopyaokullari.com FEE  Early Registration (3rd November 2011 until 5 p.m)  200$ + VAT Late Registration: (From 4th November 2011 ) 250$ + KDV (The fee includes 3 days lunch and a.m and p.m coffee time) REGISTRATION & PRESENTATIONS :  Burcu Nayır  Tel: 0216 4119121   E-Mail:  info@smallhands.org * There will be simultaneous translation for the main speakers.

1st INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE

I WANTED TO SHARE A CONFERENCE BROSHURE WITH YOU.

BEING DOST WITH ALL HUMANITY...

Dear All,

I have had two lovely Dosts: Evelin and Linda. I first met them in cyber world in 2004 through a common friend of us from Global leadership Forum in Istanbul. Evelin offered me to organize the 15th. Conference of her Network and I accepted it. Thus, I have become the General Coordinator and the Convenor of the "15. National Conference of Human DHS".

They are the leaders of the wonderful network: "Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies" (www.humiliationstudies.org). Through their life styles, their behaviours and feelings, and also very fruitful activities they are good role models for the world. After the 17. Annual Conference in New Zealand, deserved a good rest. Porf. Dr. Evelin G. Lindner, the president, is in the Dialogu House of Prof.Dr. Linda Hartling and her lovely husband Rick. If you look their photo, they seem to be enjoying their life. I must confess that my mind and my heart is with them in Portland, Oregon, USA. 

If you want to learn more about the Dunedin, New Zealand Conference, please visit our web page: www.humiliationstudies.org/whoweare/annualmeeting17.php. If you are curious about the first HumanDHS Dialogue Home in Oregon which was creayted by Linda and Rick in 2009 , see: www.humiliationstudies.org/intervention/dialoguehome.php !

I have various Dosts in different parts of the world. I feel myself as a "global person" as my British dost Prof.Dr. Richard Ennals say. I am thankful to all brothers and sister living in Turkey, USA, India, UK, Germany, Finland, Norway, South Africa, Nepal, Mauritius, Belarus, China,  Poland, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and many many others from various countries. We are all ONE and we join hands to make the world a more peaceful planet. I love you all.....

Hayal Köksal

NEW ACADEMIC YEAR & ME...

Dear All, I start writing my Turkish blog on Blogger again. It is good. I was addressing my readers from the new Blogs I have had for a year under the names of;

https://hayalkoksal.wordpress.com and https://nonviolenceineducation.wordpress.com ). However, the Blog just in the middle of my werb page has had a very important and strategic importanve for me. I hope from then on without any restrictions I may write and be seen from then on.

I will write soon about the upcoming event with you soon concerning my course, seminars and projects. The month September is not a busy month for me however I need to make serious and detailed plans for the coming days. New year means new hopes for all. We realize the real, hidden meanings of losses after some time and we see that all the things seen as evil ones werre in fact for our goodness. That is why never lose yourself within the sea of hopelessness. If you mean "death" as "loss", you should also accept that truth as an unavoidable journey to the real "Home". Don't you think like this? Please try. Who has an endless life? In fact, you make your lovelies live when you remember of those old and lovely days with her or him. That means keeping her or his memory alive, not forgetting about or leaving behind forever.

We are going to 2002 UNESCO Peace Education Awardee City Montessori School, in Lucknow, India on 30th November-4th December 2011 to participate in the 14th ICSQCC as a group of Turkish academicians, teachers and students. In fact, that quality-focused journey is open to all parents, business leaders and NGO people. If you are interested in participating there, please keep in touch with me through my hayal@hayalkoksal.com account. Thus, you can learn the conditions of it.

I wish you a happy, healthy and fruitful academic year. With love and peace...

Hayal KÖKSAL

www.kaliteokullari.com

www.bilisimcimartilar.com

New Term, New Students...

Dear All,
I have started my 36th year in 'teaching' profession. It seems easy to utter the number in a second; however that "36" has had many memories, experiences and Dosts accumulated in such a time duration. It is just like tomorrow for me.
I still cannot understand the rush of some collagues completing 20-25 years to get the retirement right. If I am healthy, I would like to work for many years. Each year has added a lot into my life richness. As I get older, I understand the value of teaching and being a member of educational family. The contribution of every single student to my learning is greate. They are the sources of my creativity, life energy and also the suns of my learning. They update me. If you notice in your heart that you even learn from a five-year-older; then, a new journey starts in your life. First, you get astonished and then you place a smile on your lips. It is just at that moment that you understand wisdom is not related to age. As the number of young wise people increases, a better, golden world approaches to the humanity.
Today I would like to share my lovely first day of the Spring Term at Boğaziçi University. I was away from my students last term, but this term has started with a magnificent first day there. While expecting 25 registered students, finding 58 candidate students made me very happy. The course is named as; "Nonviolence in Education". There is a page "Şiddetsiz ğitim/Nonviolence in Education" within facebook and also a Blog, called:
http://nonviolenceineducation.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-course-for-peace-nonviolence-in.html
During the course, we will try to analyse the main and root causes of various violence types and develop some strategies and projects to bring solutions.We will start from self and then move to home, school, business world and community. Our target subjects will be children, women, old people and the disabled. Teacher trainees must be aware of these issues before starting their profession as the young pioneers of education. This is what I can do as an expert of quality and peace. Thus, I believe we will contribute to the training of DIGNIFIED YOUNG LEADERS of the future world.
"ICT Seagulls Project" starts a very active term. This year there is a great interest to the project from the university circles. From Turkey, Bilgi University Circle is working on the disabled while Kingston University's "Qualitas Circle" is collaborationg with students for students. You can see their project broshure on the above left corner. Boğaziçi University circles are also drawing road maps to train dignified leaders. I wish "Good luck" to all of them.
My final book is about the school at home. Printing efforts go on while I am searching a financial source to publish it. My next book will be on the articles presented during the 15th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies. The presented articles will be collected in a Conference Proceedings Book. We are planning to realize this with BUPERC (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Peace Education and Research Center)which was one of the partners of the above mentioned Conference on 28-30 April 2010.We believe there is a great need for such a book within the Dignity and Peace Resources.
I wish you good luck for the coming new week. We are all ONE.
Hayal Köksal

Term Holiday Ends...

My Dear Colleagues,
Spring Term is going to start tomorrow at Turkish schools. Universities will also be openning in one or two weeks' time. We will meet our dearest peers and students. If you ask me how I spent those past two weeks, I might say that; "Very fruitful!". I visited UK and gave a seminar at Kingston university to the Kingston ICT Seagulls including some dear colleagues and students. I am grateful to my dear friend Prof.Dr. Richard Ennals for providing me this opportunity. I believe it was fruitful not only for them but also me. Prof.Ennals shared my twp ppt presentation on the web page of his university after my departure.Melissa de Oliveira and SQC Qualitas colleagues gave a presentation to me, which I liked a lot. They have made great progress towards their final submission to ICT Seagulls project which is on the 1st of June. The panel of international judges includes Andrew Powell from the School of Education, Kingston University. I am very happy about it. That collaboration lasts in a very productive and joyful manner. When I read the following lines from Richard's mail to the e-group, I have felt very proudful:

"...Many thanks for attending the presentation by Prof Hayal Koksal on Wednesday... Prof Hayal Koksal has facilitated over 1500 SQCs around the world, at all levels of education, in the last decade. She, Chris Ford and I are board members of the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education. Chris and I have been working together since 2006, and see exciting scope for development....Hayal has agreed to continue to work with us, and I am proposing that she should be appointed as a Visiting Fellow. I have added Hayal's two powerpoint presentations to Study Space..."

After my return I participated in a TEDX Reset conference which I found very interesting and beneficial. Nearly 20 speakers from various fields shared their wonderful experiences with the participants in an interactive and informal style. The program was shared with all the world audience through technology.

I read many books concerning my new course at my university under the title of: "Nonviolence in Education". I am very excited about the profile of the students who are going to elect my course. I am planning to conduct a very interactive and fruitful classroom atmosphere to design new projects and materials in that area.

ICT Seagulls Projects will go on during the Spring Term. 22 Project leaders must have given some part of their own precious time like Qualitas Circle of Kingston university. Now, I must say goodbye to all of you. However, please do not tkink that I stop thinking of you. Lots of love from sunny Istanbul.

Hayal KOKSAL

New Things to Say...

Dear Dosts,
I would like to start by wishing a very "Happy and Fruitful New Year!" to you. As we all know "feeling or creating awareness" is the very first step of all kinds of learning efforts. And education is not something among the walls of a school or any country; it is something global as a result of technology. Any TV program or competition is not only in one setting, if it gains popularity it is within the houses of every country in a short time.
If we have been impressed a lot with the various events of the world village through media and technology, I thought that they should also be the cures, the solutions of some problems. I have decided that "We should also share some good educational news and implementations" for the goodness of our future leaders. If we have similar problems in our schools, do the other countries have similar problems and what do they do to solve them? What kind of precations do they develop? Why do not we make use of technology, for instance my Blog to share them? From then on, I will try to collect some interesting educational news with you. They might be national or international. I am an online member of ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) and I will mainly make use of that web page. you can also visit there (www.ascd.org). I hope I will realize this dream and I hope you will also contribute to this small project of mine. :)

This year, we have started 8th International ICT Seagulls Project. Registration is mainly completed. Only some African and Asian school teams try to complete their registration due to their academic calendars.
The registered schools of this year are as follows:
- İzmir Işıkkent Primary School: "Seagulls Circle Touching the Future",
- Burdur Bahçelievler Primary School; "Peace People" and "Sports" Circles,
- İzmir Kemalpaşa Primary School;"Gentle Seagulls" and "10th Year Oldies" Circles,
- Çorlu Velimeşe Primary School;"Respective Seagulls Circle",
- Üsküdar Atatürk Primary School;"2. Graders Circle",
- Muğla Turgut Reis Anatolian High School; "S.O.S." and "Prestige" Circles,
- Sarıyer VKV High School; "Colourful" Circle,
- Bilgi University and TOFD (A Disabled NGO) collaborative "Knowledge" Circle,
- UK, Kingston University; "Qualitas" Circle,
- India, Glawor,Little Angels High School; "Human Dignity" Circle,
- India Rabbani School; "Manners" Circle,
- South Africa NYDT; "Tshwane School" Circle and
- A circle from Nepal.

This year, the amount of participating schools is low but the interest of quality experts from varous countries is great and this makes us prideful. It seems to me that the future of the project is getting brighter and our seagulls gain more international meaning. Our international Award ceremony will take place in CMS,Lucknow, India on 29 November-4 December with the great support of WCTQEE. Let me remind you to place this event into your own calendar.

Meanwhile, I would like to share the name of the judges with a great honour. Firstly, Turkish judges:
- Poet and International photographer Mr. Can akın,
- A very wellknown name from the Educational Journalism; Mrs. Figen Atalay,
- Boğaziçi University, Educational faculty Professor: Mrs.Zeynep Kızıltepe,
- Microsoft Türkiye, Project director; Ms. Projeler sorumlusu Arzu Kösereisoğlu and
- Our IT experts; Mr.Mehmet Gül and Mr.Mehmet Gündöner.
Our precious International judges are:
- USA, Johns Hopkins University- Prof.Dr.Syed Ali,
- SA,NYDT CEO-At Meyer,
- Nepal Tribhuvan University-Prof.Lekhnath Sharma Pathak
- UK,Kingston University- Prof.Dr.Andrew C. Powell.


This year, as you know,we will be studying with SQC/İmece Circles methodology and our main issues are:
1. Human Dignity;obstacles before it and solutions.
2. Fairplay is sports and problems-solutions.

I hope, you have a lovely year. With love and peace...
Hayal Köksal

New Year

DEAR DOSTS,
WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
LOVES FROM ISTANBUL,
HAYAL & SERVET KÖKSAL