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