| DR. A. F. PINTO - Chairman |
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The 21st Century holds a promise for a bigger, better and brighter future. The scope for growth is tremendous. All this can be attributed to the technological awakening witnessed world over.
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India as a country is being recognized throughout the globe as a major centre of human resource center. Since half of India's population is younger than 25, it gives the country a potential edge as a young population—however whether India can benefit from its young population will depend on economic development and equitable social development. Education will play an important role to a better economy. This will propel India to emerge as a world economic superpower by year 2020.
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This can only be realized by imparting quality education specially focused on development of “KASSM” (Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Social and Moral Values).
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Ryanites are “Kings and Queens in the Making”. Our institutions provide a learning environment that is adaptable and flexible, facilitating potential changes in the higher education pattern. The learning environment is also used as a strategic tool to power and excel. This is done with an objective to support the new learning paradigm that provides learning for students in a manner most suited for them.
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Train up a child in the way he should go,
And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverb 22:6
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The challenge lies in utilizing the changing learning patterns with changes in methods of instructions coupled with technological advancements, to create an educational experience that will influence the all round development of students and uphold our commitment towards nation building.
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| Madam Grace Pinto - Managing Director |
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There is an ever-growing paradigm shift in the delivery of curriculum that was available earlier and the present educational scenario. Back then, students were keen to pursue higher education but, they lacked proper guidance and opportunities. Many factors were involved in deciding whether a student will successfully complete his / her education. But, the general psyche of students then, was of survival.
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In the present day, education has become so simple, yet complex, backed by proper guidance and opportunities. However, the difference that is most evident is the technological advancement that has swept across the nation.
Students now have
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hardly known a time without CD’s, DVD’s, email, social networking sites and internet. Along with these changes the student expectation level has also changed from mere survival to thriving with excellence. Today’s generation is blessed as they have the best of everything. Education now is being customized to suit their requirements, using several technological tools that will facilitate a deeper understanding of a child’s learning outcomes.
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Our Motto is Excellence in Education and All Round Development of our children. This is diligently pursued by providing a positive learning environment in which resources are channelized to achieve the maximum development of the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual aspects of our children’s personality, to effectively contribute to the well-being of the society. We aim to instill in them a shared perception of life which will draw them closer to their peers elsewhere, thus promoting a peaceful and harmonious environment where everyone can co–exist irrespective of caste, creed and culture.
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We pray that the Almighty God would bless our children with good health, wisdom, knowledge, understanding and success in whatever they do.
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Happy learning and welcome to the Ryan International Family.
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| Mr. Utkarsh Marwah - Exhibition Director |
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“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish”.
Warren G. Bennis
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Utkarsh Marwah, an alumni of Hindu College, being an actor with Umang Children’s Theatre has exhibited his creativity par excellence just to create an environment later, where children’s creativity could flourish. Starting his career with the Times of India (NIE) as a theatre consultant, he conducted workshops on creative development, story telling, and theatre in education, in more than 200 schools across Delhi and NCR. His steadfast determination had earlier earned him a name in Limca Book of Records (1994) as the youngest theatre director in India.
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Since last 10 years, as a Creative and Cultural Director, Ryan Foundation, he has been pivotal in organizing some of most educative, creative and enthralling international children’s festivals including the Asia’s biggest Children’s Performing Arts Festival-ICFPA. Running in its 10th year, the International Children’s Festival of Performing Arts have been emblematic to the world unity while hosting different nations from across the globe.
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A creative thinker in him firmly believes in creating various forums for children where they could think liberally, socially, out of the box and can act collectively. According to him it is a blend of creativity and various cultures, which creates harmony among our up-coming generation and different countries. Utilizing his wide and vibrant experience in cosmopolitan performing arts and visual communication, he is accredited for bringing global talents together and making them perform under one roof. His short term study programme at the ‘Osnabruck University of Applied Science’, Germany on “Theatre Pedagogy“ have equipped him with an in-depth knowledge on the role of theatre and performing arts in educating children and addressing their special needs through creativity.
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Developing India’s first ‘Education through Lens Programme and Training’ with more than 200 students in Film-making was his initiative. He also designed India’s First In House broadcasting Station within a school recognized by Limca Book of Records.
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He has established himself as a welfare worker by designing various social campaigns like “Ladoo: My Girl Child” on Female Foeticide, using various traditional and contemporary Arts forms, together with a film based on real life incidents featuring HIV + children-" I am a Normal Child " .
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As an ambassador of creativity and unity, he now initiates International Children’s Art Exhibition and ‘Mumbai International Children’s Film Festival, 2009, under the able guidance of Chairman Dr. A.F Pinto and Managing Director Madam Grace Pinto.
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The International Children’s Art Exhibition, 2009, is one of the child’s most innovative, educative and artistic event. The singularity of this exhibition lies in its significant dual purpose. Beside encouraging children and making them compete to top this creative display, it will make children discover and get involved in the topics of human and life concerns.
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He believes -“Children need a creative educational approach, which could involve them comprehensively”. Further he described his novel notion as-“Reflecting child’s imaginations and perceptions through paintings, this child specific exposition is here to explore and spruce-up the artistic skills of our young ones”.
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With his Directorial Productions he has participated at various International Festivals of Performing Arts for children-
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Year 2002
* 5th FEITAT in Tangler Morocco, January 2002
Year 2003
* Visha School of Dance, Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 2003
* BALLETSCHULE Indian Bavarian Cultural Exchange Munich, Germany, November 2003
Year 2004
* Maison des jeunes et de la Cultural Festival, Monistrol Sur Loire, France, June 2004
* Asia – Pacific Festival of Children’s Theatre in Toyama, Japan 2004
* HUM Indo-Pak Friendship Bond, Pakistan, May 2004
Year 2005
* 45th International Children’s Festival, Sibenik, Croatia, June 2005
* 20th International Children’s Theatre Festival Herbre, Switzerland, June 2005
* Performance at TPZ Theatrepadogogisches Zentrum der Emslanddischen Landschaft e.V, Germany, June 2005
* World Festival of Performing Arts 2005, Pakistan, November 2005
Year 2006
* 9th World Festival of Children’s Theatre, Lingen, Germany, July 2006
* Performance at Indian Embassy, Berlin, Germany, July 2006
* Performance at Indo – Polish Cultural Committee, Krakow and Myslenice, Poland, July 2006
* La-Luna Youth Arts Festival, Australia, December 2006
Year 2008
* 10th World Festival of Children's Theatre, Moscow
* The World Festival of Children's Performing Arts, Toyama
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His works, not only have created an environment where young talents, from across the globe, can be fostered, but also helped putting Indian children on world’s map.
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| Ms. Amita Shaw - Director, NBB |
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Director of National Bal Bhavan, one of the most prominent and oldest child oriented organization in India, Madam Amita Shaw, has been instrumental in managing the administrative and financial aspects of the organization and directing the local, national and international level programmes. She has coordinated and supervised several creative programmes and publications of NBB from the day she joined the organisation.
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In the year 2002, she gave a display of her prowess by getting selected as a Director by the Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare, Government of Mauritius.She was responsible for starting a prototype centre in Mauritius and introducing the concept of creativity in the country.
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Her true passion for child development has persuaded her to team-up with Ryan Foundation for the International Children’s Art Exhibition, 2009.
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Being a teacher, a conservationist and an administrator, very few can understand children as she does. Her zeal for child development has been displayed through various events she devised. Some of them are-
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National Conference of Young Environmentalists (NCYE) - A drive to spread awareness on environmental, through children. She has great concern for the environment and she see’s herself in a responsible position, in her role as a manager to create awareness and activism throughout the country towards sustainability . Steps have already been initiated steps to convert National Bal Bhavan and State Bal Bhavans as green and sustainable environmental campuses.
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International Children’s Assembly - Hundreds of children from various parts of the country as well as children from across the world participate in the assembly. The International Children’s Assembly and Integration Camp is organized from November 14 to 20 every year to promote international integration, harmony, friendship and goodwill among children.
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National Bal Shree - Bal Shree is a scheme for identifying and nurturing creativity of children. Lack of awareness about the importance of creativity often leads to creative children being ignored or their creativity being crushed by engaging them in mundane tasks. It is important to identify creativity at an early stage, for it is like a seed, which given proper environment for its germination, grows and develops. The epithet Balshree is considered to be the most appropriate for defining the attributes of those very creative young ones, who possess unmatchable qualities, unique approach and innovative ways and thereby they not only enrich the society but also cover themselves with glory. Such children are an asset to society and therefore, they are honoured as Bal Shree.
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Besides, she possesses a fine sense of aesthetics and colors. She is a stickler for cleanliness and almost a perfectionist and this she feels should be reflected in one’s workplace, city and ultimately the country. She has always been entrusted the job of revamping interiors. She has brought about a revolutionary change in making the campus of National Bal Bhavan to be one of the cleanest of Government campuses and keeps motivating all her staff to maintain aesthetics,
cleanliness and concern for energy and water. She strongly believes that a clean healthy and a beautiful surrounding will always keep children in a happy mood and excited to learn.
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As an individual she loves traditional arts and music. She has dexterous fingers and excels in hand embroidery and paper craft. Moreover, her needlework has beautified many exhibitions.
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