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Head Office:
150-Peshawar Road, Westridge-I,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Tel: +92 51 548 1763
Fax: +92 51 546 2617
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kef.org.pk
KEF
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639 Green Lanes, Hornsey,
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Tel: +44 208 340 5600
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Website: www.questforeducation.org
USA:
KEF Inc., P.O.Box. No. 18775,
Atlanta, Georgia,
31126, U.S.A.
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CANADA:
1325 Eglinton Avenue
East Suite 209,
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L4W 4L9, Canada.
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Newsletter
July-Dec
Volume (XVIII)
2012
Thinking Graduates
with a Purpose
KEF’s Another Step Towards Quality Education
Cheema Trust Public School (CTPS)
Sang Khurd, District Chakwal
It is hoped that the School will be operational
in April/ May 2013 with two classes (Prep
and One) of two sections each.
With Allah’s blessings, the fifth institution of KEF is about to be
launched. Following work is completed:
! Three storied structure.
! Plastering.
! Plumbing and Electric wiring.
! External works (in progress).
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
CURRICULAR
Annual
Exams
In December 2012, the annual
examination for all classes were
held at Banjosa Valley Public
School (BVPS) and Pearl Valley
Public School & College
(PVPS&C).
Critical mass of future citizens with
intellect and abilities that match
Pakistan’s future challenges.
Extra Coaching Classes
Extra Coaching Classes for weak
students were organized at Soan
Valley Public School w.e.f. 24th
November, 2012 for eight weeks.
HSSC-II Annual Result FBISE and
Mirpur Board AJK 2012
We are pleased to announce that the
PVPS students have achieved 99%
success in Annual Result of Federal
Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (FBISE) and Mirpur Board
Azad Jammu & Kashmir 2012. We
acknowledge the efforts put in by
students and teachers. Details are as
under:
Shining Star of PVPS
Mr. Sameer Ahmed, a PVPS student
of Class VIII got admission in
Sargodian Spirit Trust-SST School
Rashidabad, Sindh on 50%
scholarship. We wish him the best in
his future endeavours.
Total
Students
Appeared
A1
A
B
C
17
4
2
6
4
Grades Achieved
Parent-Teacher Meeting at PVPS
One student will re-appear in the Exams.
APID Test for the Academic Session 2013 was conducted by
a team from National Institute of Psychology from Quaid-eAzam University, Islamabad:
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At Pearl Valley Public School & College on 27th and 28th
November. 63 candidates appeared in the test.
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At Banjosa Valley Public School on 29th and 30th
November. 59 candidates appeared in the test.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
CO-CURRICULAR
Oath Taking Ceremony
Two students from each House were selected
as House Prefects for the academic Session
2012-13, in an Oath Taking Ceremony
conducted on 8th September, 2012 at SVPS.
Founders’ Day-2012
At Pearl Valley Public School &
Kuth Putliyan
College (PVPS&C)
“Kids
BVPS students of Class IV made
puppets by using different
materials and presented them
through a story 'Kuth Putliyan'. It
was a fun oriented and wonderful
experience for all the Banjosians.
flourish if we get them to school every day.”
Annual Founders' Day
function was held on
29th September, 2012
at PVPS&C. Syed Babar
Ali, Pro-Chancellor Lahore
University of Management
Sciences (LUMS) was the Chief
Guest. He appreciated the efforts
of KEF, in particular, PVPS
students for their achievements
and for conducting such a nice
event. He emphasized upon the
students, to uphold the values,
which determine the character of
an individual. He also expressed
hope that these students would
create a future which our Founder,
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah dreamt/ visualized for
Pakistan.
People from all walks of life
attended the function and praised
the stage performances of BVPS
students. SVPS teachers, students
and parents also attended the
function. The event became more
colorful due to presence of PVPS
Alumni who were specifically
invited to attend.
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Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
KEF Monument
Honorable Chief Guest-Syed Babar Ali and some Founder
Trustees unveiled the KEF’s Monument (dedicated to the
Founder Trustees of KEF) on the auspicious event of
Founders’ Day-2012 at Pearl Valley Public School & College,
Rawalakot. It was donated by Founder Chairman-KEF, Maj.
Gen. (Retd) M. Rahim Khan and designed by Ms. Nazish
Khalid, Liaison Officer, KEF-Head Office. The monument is
located within the School’s premises and its location makes it
visible from a far off distance. We thank Gen Rahim and Ms
Nazish Khalid for their time and effort put in for the
beautiful monument.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
UN Days
Following UN Days were observed
at all KEF institutions:
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Iqbal Day
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Teachers' Day
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Older Persons’ Day
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International Day of NonViolence
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International Day of Tolerance
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International Day for the
Elimination of Slavery
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World Population Day
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Environment Day
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World Day against Child Labour
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International Youth Day
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International Day of Girl Child
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World’s National Children Day
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International Literacy Day
All students actively participated
and emphasized the need of
imparting quality education to the
underprivileged and commended the
efforts of KEF in providing them all
the modern educational facilities
under one roof.
Independence
Day
An enthusiastic Independence
Day of Pakistan was celebrated
on 14th August, 2012 at PVPS and
BVPS. Students paid tribute to the
martyrs through national songs,
skits and dramas. In this
connection, special speech week
was observed at BVPS from 13th –
18th August. Students of Class III
& IV expressed their views
through speeches on the
importance of the day.
VNVR Workshop
An Interactive session on Verbal
and Non Verbal Reasoning
(VNVR) for all students was held
at PVPS on 13th October 2012.
Essay Competition-Results
(Global School Partnership
Programme)
Developing Cognitive Skills
Extempore Speech Competition
The competition was held on 10th November 2012 between the students of
Class IV-XII at PVPS. Three students from each class participated in the
competition.
Spelling Bee Competition
To improve students’ spellings, an intra class ‘Spelling Bee Competition’
has been introduced from Classes IV-XII at PVPS.
Quiz Competition
BVPS conducted a Quiz competition for classes Two to Four on 19th October
2012. Winners were awarded prizes/ gift hampers.
Alisha Imtiaz, a PVPS student of
Class IX, secured First position in
the Essay Writing Competition on
‘Ethics & Morality’ organised by
Valentines High School (VHS),
UK, as part of “Global School
Partnership Programme”. She was
awarded £ 100 cash prize, a trophy
along with a GSP Certificate.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
Visits
Following visited KEF’s Institutions
and appreciated the overall efforts of
the Foundation in producing thinking
graduates from rural areas:
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Lt. Gen. (R) Nadeem Ahmed,
former Chairman Earthquake
Relief and Rehabilitation Authority
(ERRA) and National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA)
and Trustee KEF-PK visited PVPS
on 7 t h July 2012. He was
accompanied by his wife along with
Mr. Asif Habib Khan, Trustee KEFPK/USA. He awarded cash prizes
of Rs.5,000/- each to first three
position holders in Federal Board
SSC Annual Examination 2012.
Visit by Senior Management
Course No. 1 from Kashmir
Institute of Management,
Muzaffarabad
A delegation of thirty-two officers
including two instructors from
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Syed Bilal Qutab, a religious
scholar and faculty member of
National College of Arts (NCA) and
Lahore University of Management
Sciences (LUMS), Lahore visited
PVPS on 9th July, 2012. He shared
his ideas/ experiences with pearls of
Grade IX-XII and appreciated the
schools' achievements.
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Mr. Asif Habib Khan, Trustee KEF
PK/USA along with their three
family friends visited BVPS on 14th
July, 2012.
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Brig. Muhammad Jamil Khan
along with his family visited BVPS
on 16th July 2012.
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CEO KEF - Brig. (Retd) Amjad
Javaid along with Director CTE
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visited BVPS on 19 July 2012.
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Birg. Muhammad Zafar Imtiaz
(Secretary SCO) visited BVPS on
24th August, 2012.
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Lt. General Tariq Nadeem Gilani
visited Soan Valley Public School
(SVPS) and College of Teacher
Education (CTE) along with Brig.
Muhammad Jamil on 10th
December, 2012. They were briefed
by CEO and Director-CTE. He
donated Rs.100,000/- as a humble
Kashmir Institute of Management
visited Pearl Valley Public School
& College (PVPS&C) on 14th
November 2012. They attended
the assembly and undertook a tour
of the school including library,
Arts room, Audio-visual lab,
Maths resource room, IT and the
Science Labs. Students of Class V
presented a special skit during
assembly which was appreciated.
The Principal gave a brief
presentation to the visitors about
PVPS in light of KEF’s mission/
vision and core values.
Master Ebad Naeem from Class III spoken on, “Why I
Like PVPS?” The visitors applaused repeatedly during
his speech and praised the confidence displayed by
students that KEF is developing in them.
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contribution towards this noble
cause.
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Maj. (Retd) Siraj-ul-Mulk of
Chitral and Lt. Gen. (Retd) Javed
Alam visited Basali Complex on
12th December, 2012 along with Mr.
Asif Habib Khan, Trustee KEFPK/USA and CEO KEF.
Visit to SST School
(Rashidabad)
Mr. Asif Habib Khan, Trustee
KEF PK/USA visited Sargodhian
Spirit Trust (SST) School,
Rashidabad on 11th September to
meet the ex-PVPS students. He
was pleased to learn about their
performance from their faculty
who were full of admiration for
them. Presently, there are nine exPVPS students in various classes.
One of them is an appointment
holder.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
PVPS Student’s Visit to UK
As a part of Global School Partnership Programme, Hassan Liaqat of Class
VIII visited Valentines High School (UK) for a period of two weeks. The visit
provided him a rare opportunity to interact with the teachers and multi-cultural
students of the school. We thank to all those who organized the visit and
oversaw the program especially Mrs. S V Jones-Principal VHS and Mrs. Iffat
Ferdinand, GSP Coordinator, VHS. KEF management is grateful to VHS
faculty, staff and students for extending a warm hospitality during his highly
educative and friendly visit.
Inter House Naat Competition at SVPS
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Eid Celebrations
Open Day 2012
An Eid Milan Party was celebrated at all KEF
schools. Interesting skits, national songs, poems
and games made the event colorful and
entertaining. PVPS Alumni also attended the
function and shared their views/experiences
with students. They emphasized that
responsible and focused approach will lead
them to the path of success.
To enhance the ingenious skills of BVPS students, an exquisite practice of
creating handmade Eid Cards for their Parents, Teachers and Friends was carried
out from 13th to 18th August, 2012.
Open Day was held at PVPS on
20th October, 2012. A number of
games/ entertaining events were
organized by the students.
Inter House Cricket
Tournament
Inter House Cricket Tournament
was held at PVPS on 12th & 13th
October 2012. Cedar House was
declared winner.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
Trip
Sports Update
To enhance the psycho-motor
skills among the students, the
Annual Sports Day was organized
at PVPS by a group of KEF
Alumni and PVPS faculty on 17th
July, 2012. It included interesting
games which made the event
entertaining and colorful. It also
provided a healthy interaction
between old and present students
to share their ideas/ experiences.
A special Cricket match played
between old and present students
was won by the present students.
BVPS also conducted a sports
week from 14th -20th July, 2012.
Book Fair
PVPS students of Class IX and X
went to Rawalpindi/Islamabad and
Murree on an educational trip. They
visited Air University Islamabad,
PA F R e c r u i t m e n t C e n t r e ,
Rawalpindi and Murree.
A Book Fair organized by Oxford
University Press was held at Pearl
Valley Public School & College
on 19th and 20th October, 2012.
BVPS students of Class three and
four also attended. It was a good
experience for all.
HEAD OFFICE
Board Meetings
Following were held at KEF’s Head Office, Rawalpindi:
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Executive and Audit Committee meetings on 19 December, 2012.
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31 Board of Trustees Meeting on 20 December, 2012. Lt. Gen. (R) Nadeem
Ahmed, former Chairman Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Authority
(ERRA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) attended
his first meeting as new Trustee, KEF Pakistan.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sports-gear & Art Tool Kit
Sports-gear were gifted by Mr.
Yasir for BVPS Students. BVPS
also received a precious Art Tool kit
for its students from one of the
KEF’s supporters in UK. KEF’s
management and schools’ faculty is
thankful to KEF’s friends for their
generous support to BVPS.
Internal Audit for the period MarJune 2012 was conducted at all
KEF schools.
Polio Vaccination
Students of Class Prep were
vaccinated against Polio by a team
from Government of Punjab on 11th
and 25th September, 2012 at all KEF
Schools.
Donation received for the
treatment of Raja Saad bin
Awais
In response to KEF’s appeal in its
monthly bulletin and social
networking, an amount of Rs.
119,510/- was received and handed
over to the father of SVPS studentRaja Saad bin Awais (a patient of
Bone-Marrow at Al-Shifa Hospital,
Islamabad).
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
COLLEGE OF
TEACHER EDUCATION
CTE’s
Awareness Campaign
To attract prospective candidates for B.Ed batch-02, an
awareness campaign about KEF and College of Teacher Education
(CTE) was carried out in major cities of AJ&K. CEO KEF and
Director CTE visited Mirpur, Kotli, Pallandri, Khui Ratta, Hajira
and Rawalakot. The overall response was quite encouraging. Some of
their visits got an exclusive newspaper coverage.
B.Ed Admissions
Admissions/ interviews for B.Ed batch-02 were held at the following
KEF Institutions:
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Pearl Valley Public School & College, Rawalakot on 23 and 24
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October, 15th & 28th November, 2012.
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College of Teacher Education, Basali Complex, Rawalpindi on 5th &
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26 November, 2012.
Teaching Practice
at KEF Schools
B.Ed students underwent their four
weeks’ teaching practice at KEF
Schools as part of their curriculum.
Final Projects’ Exhibition at CTE (by B.Ed Students) - 22nd Sep, 2012.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
Gradua
(First B tion Day
atch of
B.Ed)
Capacity
Building
On 12th July, 2012 Ms. Maria
Nouman, an educationist from
Karachi conducted a two hours
workshop for the teaching faculty
of KEF Schools in AJ&K on
English Phonics and Classroom
Management at PVPS. Moreover,
she presented 13 books on English
Phonics for the schools. The
workshop was also attended by
Director CTE and CEO KEF.
Creative teachers with exceptional
cognitive domain expertise.
Graduation Day (B.Ed Batch 01)
Graduation day was celebrated at
College of Teacher Education (CTE)
on 21st December, 2012. Air Marshal
In-Service Workshop for
KEF Teachers
CTE conducted a two days inservice workshop for KEF
teachers at PVPS on 2nd and 3rd
July, 2012. Besides teaching
faculty of PVPS & BVPS, 3
internees from twin cities i.e.
Rawalpindi/Islamabad and 5
teachers of EMKAYS School,
Mianwali visited the school.
( R e t d ) M a s o o d A k h t a r,
Chairman-KEF was the Chief
Guest and awarded degrees to the
graduates of Bachelors in
Education (B.Ed). The Graduation
Day Ceremony was conducted by the
graduating trainees. The Chairman
appreciated their confidence and
enthusiasm developed to carry forward
the learning/ teaching ideas of 21st
Century; effectively and efficiently.
Dramas
B.Ed students performed the following two
plays on 14th September 2012 at CTE:
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English Play-'Macbeth' by Shakespear
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Urdu Play-'Nizam Saqa' by Mumtaz Mufti)
Orientation Week
On 24th December, 2012 the
second batch of B.Ed joined
College of Teacher Education
(CTE). The course formally
commenced w.e.f. 1st January,
2013.
Volley Ball Competition at CTE
(B.Ed Students) - 10th November 2012.
Newsletter (July-Dec 2012)
KEF FOREIGN
CHAPTERS
QfE’s
Annual Dinner
Quest for Education (QfE) hosted its
annual dinner at the Pakistan High
Commission London in September 2012.
The High Commissioner His Excellency
Mr Wajid Shamsul Hasan was the Chief
Guest. Other prominent guests included
QfE Patron Sir David Green KCMG,
Deputy High Commissioner Mr Syed
Zulfiqar Gardezi, Mr. Hassan Askari,
Mr.& Mrs. Barry and Prof. Marilyn Leask.
Also in attendance were both the present
Chairman and the Founding Chairman of
KEF.
KEF UAE
Chapter
We are pleased to announce that after
constant efforts of Mr. Abdul Qayyum
(Trustee KEF UK and Coordinator
KEF UAE) a team of like minded
persons is ready to carry forward the
KEF’s mission, efficiently and
effectively.The members of KEF UAE
include renowned personalities of
UAE and Pakistan. Efforts are also
under way to request some eminent
locals to become KEF Patrons.
Inaugural Ceremony of this chapter is
likely to be held in May/June 2013.
It is hoped that with the help/ presence
of such motivated persons, KEF would
successfully achieve its goals to
further the cause of education in
underprivileged areas.
Addressing the gathering, High
Commissioner Mr. Hasan highlighted the
importance of education and also outlined
the constraints Pakistan faces in this regard.
Dr. Ahson Umar (chair, QfE) speaking on
behalf of Quest for Education outlined
aspirations for the future. These involve
raising funds for Kashmir Education
Foundation to build a school in each and
every one of the 596 districts of Pakistan.
The evening ended with a performance by
Mr Jeff Mirza the renowned AngloPakistani comedian. The event was
attended by many from the Pakistani
community.
NEXT ISSUE:
INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF CTPS
KEF’s fourth quality educational institute
‘Cheema Trust Public School (CTPS), Sang
Khurd, Chakwal is about to be completed
and will be opened to serve local
community, soon.
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
Joining of new Chief Executive Officer at
KEF’s Head Office.
FEEDBACK
from Friends of KEF
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Thank you for the update. Loved to see the photos and
hear the news. Keep on keeping me posted. Regards to
all. (Joan Atkinson, Trustee KEF-UK)
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Thank you very much for the bulletins. Kind regards
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I am very grateful to be always remembered by your
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Thank you so much for sharing your May’s Bulletin,
organization. What I can only share to KEF is my
constant and fervent prayers that KEF will continue to
prosper and give benefits to the recipients. And more
blessing will come your way. Peace, unity and progress
will always prevail. (Andrea Flores, Friend of KEF)
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Jazakallah Khair for the update via the bulletin. Another
good way to keep us all informed Masha'Allah. (Mr.
Akram Khan Cheema-OBE, Trustee KEF PK,
Deputy Chairman-KEF UK)
(Carol Carrington)
Nazish. As usual, very concise and interesting
information enough to be digested by everybody. Keep
up the good work. Congratulations on opening the new
Chapter of KEF in UAE.All the best and good luck.
(Khalida Zeb-VSO)
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An impressive record of focused action; thanks for the
update. (Prof.James T. Sykes, Senior Advisor for
Aging Policy Population Health Sciences, University
of Wisconsin)
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Having seen your sent bulliton, I must appreciate the
activities going on.Best wishes with kind regards. (Dr.
M. Younas Parwez, Friend of KEF)
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Thanks. Very informative. You people are doing some
wonderful work. (Ahmed Qadir, Friend of KEF)
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Congratulations! MashaAllah, KEF is achieving such
great results. I am very happy to read the success story.
May Allah SWT guide and excel the students in all the
endeavors. (Raffath Waheed, Donor)
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Thank you for keeping me updated with bulletins and
information. It makes me so happy to read about all the
wonderful work that is going on at KEF schools and the
Teachers' Institute. My Salaam and Best Wishes to Maj.
Gen Rahim and everyone at KEF. (Francis Kuraishi,
ex-Teacher Trainer at CTE)