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Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking. Baela Raza Jamil Amina Naveed Khawaja Maryam Saba Maham Ali. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 10 th to 16 th March 2014.
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Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking Baela Raza JamilAmina Naveed KhawajaMaryam SabaMaham Ali Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 10th to 16th March 2014 Participation at CIES Supported by: Open Society Foundation (OSF)
Outline • Introduction of the Children’s Literature Festival (Pakistan) • Introduction of the Paper • Background • Research Design and Methodology • Results and Analysis • School Based CLFs- Case Study • Conclusion
Children’s Literature Festival (Pakistan) • A social movement and a response to low levels of learning (ASER 2013) that seeks to promote the love of reading, creativity and critical thinking in children • 11 CLFs since November 2011 • Attended by over 150,000 participants • 60 Book launches at CLFs • Website: www.childrensliteraturefestival.com
Children’s Literature Festivals till Date • Kanju and Kabal - Swat 2013 • Lahore 2014
Key Outcomes • Impact Analysis Conducted • Research strand added- 2013 onwards • CLF beyond borders- Replicated by a school system in India & Nepal • 3 School Based CLFs • The First Teachers’ Literature Festival held in February 2014 • More Schools interested in school-based CLFs
School Based CLFs- Going Beyond the Pledges • First two school-based CLFs organized in Kanju and Kabal in district Swat - Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province • Conflict Area • Two Boys’ Government Schools hosted the CLFs- 19th and 21st December, 2013 • New activities directly inspired from the CLF • “I really liked CLF and was able to attend several sessions. I learnt how to read with expressions and the proper pronunciation of words.” (student)
School Based CLF- Lahore • Sanjan Nagar School Hima Campus, Lahore • Located in a minority area • Attended three CLFs: CLF Lahore 2011/2013, CLF Islamabad 2013 • CLF organized on January 31st 2014 • Packed with interactive activities