Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute

Greetings, Pakistani Institute alumni,

Plymouth State has been awarded a selective State Department open competition grant that continues the University’s Pakistani project and valued partnership with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi.  

Most importantly, the grant proposal integrates input from all eighty of you - the intensive brainstorming that has taken place during the summer institutes in New Hampshire and the critical work that you have undertaken during follow-on activities in Pakistan.  

The grant focuses on “…demonstrating active and responsible citizenship through education in environmental stewardship and cultural heritage preservation.”   Within the context of the layered landscape, the curriculum for next summer will explore models that effectively integrate policy, environmental stewardship, cultural heritage preservation, and community-based educational initiatives, with schools as delivery sites. 

The coursework will continue a strand from previous institutes and examine communities as interdisciplinary classrooms without walls and integrate numerous Road Shows.  The framework consists of international, Pakistan, and United States standards and best practices in the relevant areas.  Next summer’s institute also will include an academy with Pakistan and New Hampshire educators collaborating in a cross-cultural exchange to enhance the richness of their respective learning communities.

As always, your input is welcome. And many thanks for all your contributions! Best wishes from Team Pakistan at Plymouth State and from Blake, ”Madame Director.”