Character Education Symposium

[Guest guest]

Top 5 Reasons why every responsible citizen should be attending the biggest ever

Symposium on CHARACTER EDUCATION to be held in Ontario at the Holiday Inn Select

Brampton on March 23 at 6:30 PM.

“In education, we plan to tackle bullying, making our schools safer, and we plan

to introduce character education.” Premier Dalton McGuinty. Governments at

three levels are getting concerned at the increasing crime, anti-social

behaviour, drug abuse and apathy in our schools and communities. As responsible

teachers, parents and concerned citizens can we stop it? What are some of the

solutions?

Public education means more than teaching children to read, write, reason and

think logically. It also means “educaring” the "whole" child - creating leaders

of tomorrow and making sure they have foundations upon which to build healthy,

successful communities. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "We must remember that

intelligence alone is never enough. Intelligence plus character, now that is

the goal of true education."

Hear the experts like Sandra Dean; Yassin Sankar and Gordon Naylor speak on how

schools integrate character education into their culture, demonstrating a

character-based work ethic, a commitment to community and respect for

individual and cultural diversity and common Canadian values.

How viable is the integration of values with the school curriculum? This

Symposium will consider integrating universal values like truth, right conduct,

peace, love in the school curriculum and creating a balance between academic

excellence and character development. Hear the success stories of Carole

Alderman from the UK and a presentation by the local Sathya Sai School who have

successfully integrated values in the curriculum for the last 5 years and have

seen the difference in student behaviour and academic achievement.

As concerned parents how can we work with our children's schools to secure their

future as responsible and productive citizens? This Symposium will high-light

examples of value based parenting programs that help parents become real

partners in educating the whole child.

If you feel the above issues are relevant in our society and individual

transformation is needed to make our schools and communities safe, please

register for the Symposium by going to the website: www.sathyasaischool.ca or

fax attached form to 416 297 0945.

 

Registration is free; however, only limited seats are available and you may also

call or email T.R. Pillay 416 297 7970; trpillay (AT) sathyasaischool (DOT) ca or Surinder

Sharma 416 871 1718; sks (AT) rogers (DOT) com. See you there!

 

Wednesday March 23, 2005

Symposium Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Networking Time: Vegetarian buffet @ $10.00 available during the networking

time from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Venue: Holiday Inn Select, 30 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton. Tel: 905 792 9900.

Directions: North on Highway 410. Exit on Queen St. to travel east. Pass Dixie

Rd. and turn South to Hotel.

Parking: Free parking space available at the Hotel and the Mall.

 

Please note that the 85 seats in the Four-Day Workshop from March 25 to 28, 2005

on "Character Education" conducted by Carole Alderman have been filled up and

all applicants who could not get the seat will be informed of the next Workshop

in fall. The seats in the Symposium on March 23, 2005 are being offered

first-come first-serve basis and please do not delay to reserve your spot if

the subject is dear to your heart.

 

Issues for public service by:

Steering Committee,

National Symposium on Character Education, SAI

Suite 2000, 3321 McNicoll Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada M1V 5B3

Tel: 416 297 7970; Fax: 416 297 0945

The end of wisdom is freedom.The end of culture is perfection.The end of

knowledge is love. The end of education is character.

 

If wealth is lost, nothing is lost.If health is lost, something is lost.If

character is lost, all is lost.

 

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