Providing Education to Everyone
In cooperation with United States Based
Make Your Knowledge Contagious (MYKC)
Summary
One of the largest problems we face in our world today is ignorance. Uneducated people go through the motions of life doing the best that they know how to do. However, they are casted by their lack of knowledge of the vast world around them. Many people head to work each day wi
th the hope that they will earn enough money to eat for the day. Living hand to mouth is the only option for a large population of our fellow people. This option proves to be the only option for the entire lifespan of millions. A number of this “caste” will become victims of crime and are forced to make unthinkable decisions as a result of their circumstance. Most of the children living in poverty are forced down unimaginable roads of hardship. The vicious cycle of this “plague of poverty” needs to be eradicated. The goal of Providing Education to Everyone is to establish a school system and teach children the basic principles of reading, writing and arithmetic. Students will be guided in the understanding that “knowledge is power”. To teach a subject is to understand the subject so “make your knowledge contagious” will be an important virtue of the school. Upon successful completion of primary school training, students will receive assistance through guidance and scholarship in deciding what option is in their best interest for the next phase of their lives. Throughout the process we will also provide clean water and basic nutrition for the students and neighboring communities. One of the most important aspects of the entire program will be training educated individuals of the communities to teach their fellow citizens. By observation during the school day and evening classes, we will train our appointed staff on how to be effective teachers. MYKC/PETE Teacher academy will be available for the selected members of the community and will accept applications for enrollment. On the job training will be a paid position so expectations will be high. Community members will play a vital role in our schools. Community members that have the desire to teach will have the option of applying to teacher academy. Adults and students alike will share their knowledge and will work simultaneously to spread their knowledge to everyone. Community service projects will also be conducted in the area. The goal of sharing knowledge and offering time to others will benefit each community. Vision
Our vision is to build a team of teachers that are completely passionate about spreading knowledge and understanding to every person and child in their presence. If we can build a strong team of teachers that love to share their ideas and are willing to start schools to spread the wealth of knowledge, then we have succeeded. To teach children the importance of knowledge and help find the passion for sharing their knowledge will be one of the most important aspects of the entire mission. “Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity” according to Socrates. Every person in the world will need to know how to be an effective teacher because an effective teacher makes an effective parent. The vision is to educate everyone to a higher level, and achieve a level of passion, appreciation, respect, determination, and eventually peace of mind for everyone. Mission Statement
The mission of the Providing Education to Everyone school system is to develop each student to be an independent thinker and life-long learner that will live as a messenger of knowledge and to make their knowledge contagious. “Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences” (Plato)
Location and Cooperation
Providing Education to Everyone will work in direct cooperation with Make Your Knowledge Contagious that is an American based group that will help fund P.E.T.E. In our efforts of this organization we will “ensure effective delivery of quality education and drive entrepreneurship to break the vicious cycle of poverty in rural areas…” and slum areas of India (ISF, 2006)
The absolute destination lies behind the doors of the future. The ultimate goal is to supply all of the children of the world the basic right of fresh water, basic nutrition, and high level education. Competitive analysis
There are organizations that are currently offering education to the poor sectors of India. Most of the schools are privately funded and require that students pay tuition. Even in the poor sectors parents pull together enough money to send their students, despite what the family then goes without, because the importance of education is not taken for granted. Many of these schools are ineffective and face issues of teachers having such little regard for their work that they simply do not show up. According to the action research of ISF, “The poor must develop social and entrepreneurial skills that require a complete mind shift about their own potential and self worth, especially in rural areas where the caste system is still prominent.”
Providing Education to Everyone along with Make Your Knowledge Contagious will offer rigorous education to children so that they may achieve complete peace of mind. However, “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” Descartes. The approach will be systematic and effective in each community. Community schools and their teacher leaders will be evaluated by a member of the education board on a weekly basis for the first two year of service. The teachers will be evaluated by the building principal weekly to ensure quality education. The building principals will be evaluated and trained by area supervisors that will oversee 5 buildings each. The area supervisors will meet with the PETE Board of Education weekly for the first year to ensure high quality education. After the first year, we will move to bi-monthly meetings. PETE will not only “keep our eye on the prize” of quality education for everyone, the passion will linger within us all. To say that there is competition from one school to the next defies the entire mission. This is a non-for-profit mission, not a conglomerate. Education for everyone is an attainable goal providing the proper resources such as human resource and financial support. Strategy
The entire mission for Providing Education to Everyone, and Make Your Knowledge Contagious will focus on areas of educational need. We will focus on slum areas and rural areas to establish our first buildings. The organization will search for land that can be donated by private owners or government officials. As we teach the students about the basics, we will also be in search of student-teachers. Student-teachers will be chosen by our staff to attend the school day as an assistant and also to work in the evening to learn key strategies of effective teaching. We will train the student-teacher until we feel he or she is ready to lead a classroom to success. The teacher leader will possess the facets of passion, rigor, patience and direction. All teachers will be held to strict guidelines. The main expectations of the teacher leader also known as principal will be to lead the teachers down the path of effective and passionate teaching, and to ensure that every teacher is following the rigorous expectations. All students and teachers of the PETE/MYKC Foundation will continually learn about the importance of sharing their knowledge with others. The members of the organization will be expected to share their knowledge with the less fortunate. Service to the Community
Besides going to school 6 days a week, the members of our school will be asked to help with community projects. The needs for each location will vary so the specifics of the community projects will be determined on site. Each school building will not only contain the domain of education but also a kitchen to supply nutritional needs to students and the community. The PETE organization will continually support the basic human needs prior to educating the community. The human mind cannot function properly if malnutrition is a concern. Curriculum
The schools that are established by PETE/MYKC will follow the established curriculum of NCERT. The Indian division of NCERT bases the educational process around personal experiences and societal needs. Students are treated with utmost respect because NCERT promotes human to human harmony as well as human to nature harmony. Students are taught the skills of language and math in a direct “real life” manner. The mathematics education is based on fundamentals of arithmetic and leads up to the depths of Algebra and Geometry. The Language curriculum is based heavily in non-fiction material such as community problems, human rights and conservation of resources. However, students also study works of fiction, prose and poetry. Students will provide evidence of knowledge acquisition via examinations every 4 weeks. The expectations are high for students and teachers. Students are taught the values of dedication and knowledge. The curriculum promotes harmony, patience and rigorous examinations. However, examinations are most frequently tasks that the students need to accomplish such as role play of real life situations. Examinations require the students to provide evidence of learning through problem solving and decision making. Creating the financial of the Plan
For approximately $1 per day a child can receive basic nutrition and a high level English medium education. Detailed financial records will be available on line at our website: providingeducationtoeveryone.org. Our Motivation
The Organization Providing Education to Everyone is dedicated to all of the children that have lost their life in the uphill battle of life on the streets. Lifelong Plan
Our lifetime mission is to provide education to everyone. Every child in the world should have basic nutrition and high quality primary education. Ten Year Plan
The Organization would like to build and maintain community education centers all throughout India. Each community center would have a number of satellite branches based on particular need. The organization will continue to fund additional locations when funds become available. Five Year Plan
The Organization will begin our mission in India where we hope to establish and effectively maintain 4 community education centers with each housing multiple satellite schools. However, we will also be working in the US to secure donated land where we will begin a charter school The MYKC organization will establish strict rules and regulations. The students of the charter school will have the opportunity to get a quality education and a safe facility close to home. One Year Plan
The initial work of Providing Education to Everyone is targeted at land in the state of UP, India, and land in the slums of Baljeet Nagar, New Delhi. Fundraising is going to be a very important aspect of the organization. We will build the schools according to the amount of funds available. Overseas volunteer opportunities...
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