PLF – 1St June 2021 NO MASK NO ENTRY! Fatima Jinnah Govt

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PAKISTAN LEARNING FESTIVAL GILGIT BALTISTAN 2021 | June 1-3, 2021 “Celebrating & Preserving the Multicultural Heritage & Eco Diversity of Gilgit Baltistan” Day 1 – PLF – 1st June 2021 NO MASK NO ENTRY! Fatima Jinnah Govt. Degree College for Women in Gilgit Welcoming “Back to School” as a rich Social Emotional Learning Experience

Registration 8:45am -9:30 a.m. COVID- SOPs Kiosks. Let’s Remain Healthy by Being Safe! (Masks/Hygiene/Sanitizers) Location Time 9:30am-10:30am 10:45am-11:45am 12:00pm - 1:00pm 1:15pm - 2:15pm 2:30pm-3:30pm

INAUGURAL Tilawat & National Anthem (in PSL) A Conversation on Special Storytelling with Photographs –“where did Short Films for Social Change and Storytelling Musical Dadi Jawari (Main Auditorium) CLF Taraana – “Hamain Kitab Chahiye”: Lyrics: Zehra Nigah, Olympics and Young Athletes all the butterflies go?” by Arif Amin Films in the Classrooms Performance by program of Charpursan Valley By Samar Minallah Kashif Din At Welcome to The Magic of PLF Baela Raza Jamil - Back to School – Theater and Panel discussions Panel discussion with Olympic Comments by: Umbreen Arif & Afia Salam Comments: Dr. Fouzia Khan – Chief Adviser Dadi Jawari Celebration Champions, “Najeeba Zareen & Curriculum SELD Main

Tributes to Legends: Farzana Rehmat Ali” Auditorium Our Legends lost: 2020-21(Literature etc.) Ali Sadpara & Award Moderated by: Ahmed Baig Incredible Sisters “Najeeba Zareen & Farzana Rehmat Ali” of Storytelling: Stories in Local Languages by Nazir A. Book Launch – from the Mini Library stories from Deosai (Room 1) Charpursan Valley GB StoryTelling A Children’s History of Gilgit- Bulbul (Bulbulik Heritage Centre) ( 40 mins) 10 countries in Urdu; Pakistan Literacy Project Celebrating languages and Literacy Karishma Aziz- Winner CLF Young Author Award 2021 Baltistan by Tooba Malik Storytelling: Dr. Ambreen Ahmed – the (PLP) – Ameena Saiyid, & PLP Team 3 major languages spoken Shina, Khowar, Kaun Badshah Banna Chahta Hai Inclusive StoryTelling White Rose Readings by Rumana Husain and Burushaski ITA & DeafReach Storytelling – Dr. Arfa Syeda Zehra – from Presentation Mini Libraries 28 Adapted books to the Chief Secretary, the 28 books Secretary Education, Director Schools, and Principal Girls’ College 3 Bs Baltora Batura & Biafo Fascinating Forces Show by How do Aeroplanes fly - workshop by 21st Century Skills Imagination with Tech Design Address by: Mr. Iftikhar Shalwani-Add. Sec. Ministry of Interior Friend Science Fuse Karkhana – facilitated by Farah Shah by Oxbridge Our Precious Glaciers (Room 2) of CLF- Dr. Fouzia Khan, Chief Adviser Curriculum SELD Govt of Sindh STEM & Climate Change /Environment Messages: Samina Khayal Baig -Iqbal Hussain- Secretary Education Govt. of Gilgit-Baltistan Incredible Libraries in Pakistan Girls & Women empowerment in Gilgit Baltistan (Room 3) -Arshad Hussain- MD, OUP Storytelling for Inclusion & Panelists: Varda Dar, GB-Libraries; Zubeida Panelists: Surraya Zaman-Member Assembly and -Michael Houlgate- Director Sindh & Balochistan, the British Council Gendered Roles: Emerging Mustafa, Salman Tayyab Khan, Video on Political Leader), Mehnaz Parveen-KADO, Amna -Waseem Samad –CEO Rupani Foundation Genres in Children’s Literature Camel libraries & Digi Kutub Khanay (DKK); Baig-( The Special Education Sports Coach),Zahra -Ameena Saiyid-Co-founder CLF, M.D Lightstone Publishers by Sabin Muzaffar and Moderator: Ameena Saiyid Noreen, Mehwish Iqbal,Ms. Abida Parveen, Address by the Chief Guest, “Capt. ( Retd.) Muhammad Asif “ Zarminae Ansari Sarwat Majeed-North Serena Hotels, Zareen Taj- Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan The PLF GB Launched! Education Dept. GB Moderator: Seema Ali –Rupani Foundation

Rakaposhi – Dumani (Room 4) Early Childhood and Parenting – a holistic interactive approach - by Rupani Foundation | Agha Walaidain- Informed Parents

Ali Sadpara ( Room 5) Safe Internet School Outreach Program- Telenor

Ghizer Valley upper storey admin block The Art of Bookmaking by Adina Baig and Amjad Ali-Oxford University Press | Making Books come alive with Crafts and Puppets

Nagar Valley Bol Kay Lab Aazad Hein Teray ( Open Mic Session) | Aaou Aaou Natak Dekhou by Atif Badar | Nigar Nazar – Introducing Cartoons for Telling Important Stories (Front Lawn near registration) Khelou aur Seekhou by Atif Badar | Interactive Storytelling Session by Safeer ullah | Folk stories of Kalash Valley by Khurshid | Fun Short Stories by Nadia Jamil, Maria Riaz, Basarat Kazim and Tashina Nur

currency , Financial Inclusion | Book Fair : Oxford University Press, National Book Foundation, Lightstone Publications, Go-Read, ITA/CLF books Celebrating World Environment Day – Marches for Climate Change in Astore Valley

Day 2 - PLF - 2nd June 2021 “Celebrating & Preserving the Multicultural Heritage & Eco Diversity of Gilgit Baltistan” NO MASK NO ENTRY! Welcoming “Back to School” as a rich Social Emotional Learning Experience

Registration 8:45am -9:30 a.m . COVID- SOPs Kiosks at PLP Let’s Remain Healthy by Being Safe! (Masks/Hygiene/Sanitizers) Location Time 9:30am - 10:30am 10:40am - 11:40am 11:50pm - 12:50pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm 2:10pm - 3:00pm

:Visual Storytelling by Mobeen Creating A Social Action Plan for Climate Change Closing Session جوائے آف اردو، نئے افق کےلئے پرواز Dadi Jawari "Is there space for Learning Festivals in the Single (Main Hall) National Curriculum? Joy of Urdu: A flight for new horizons Ansari on Climate Change through By Afia Salam ( 30 mins) Climate Change Walk -Led by By: Dr Arfa Syeda Zehra and Zarminae Photographs Secretary Education, Mr. Iqbal Theater and Panel discussions Panelists: Dr. Fouzia Khan-Chief Advisor Curriculum- Ansari Hussain. Our Pledge 4 Actions SELD; Mr. Majeed, Directorate Schools- Dept Ed GB; Turning Trash into Art by Fauzia Minallah Story Time – At PLF - Asif.. FDE; Mr. Zeenat Shah, Senior Instructor AKU- (30 mins) Celebrating - PLF & Back To IED, PDN Centre; Rep Rupani Foundation; Ms. Farah School Ideas Shah -ITA; and Fayyaz Raja, Sales Director, North- OUP Moderator: Baela Raza Jamil What was special about PLF: Highlights Video Deosai (Room 1) Storytelling Session: Storytime: with GoRead.pk: Noori PLP – Book Launch Adapted Books Storytelling Session: Voices from Students & (English, ages 5-10), read by Deena Tayyab Khan & PLP Team, Teachers StoryTelling Bano, Billoo, and Amai: The Paper Doll Book by Habib Comments by: An interactive session: Celebrating languages and Literacy Fauzia Minallah – Presented by Samar Minallah Nusser Sayeed Go-ReadZareen Taj Babloo: The Little Boy who didn’t like Books! Short performance by Atif Jhal Garhay kee Kahaani & Olive Aur Dept of Education GB and Nasreen By Nigar Nazar Badar Khaufnaak Plogre (Urdu, ages 5-10), Iqbal RGS read by Nusser Sayeed Certificates to PLF Volunteers

3 Bs Baltora Batura & Biafo 21st Century Skills Imagination with Tech Design by Climate change/ workshop by Amachi’s Amazing Machines Fascinating Forces Show by Science Fuse Vote of thanks by Mehr Our Precious Glaciers (Room 2) Oxbridge Environment department of GB Workshop by Karkhana Angaze- Principal of Fatima STEM & Climate Change /Environment (Room 2) Facilitated by Farah Shah Jinnah Govt. Degree College for Women Samina Khayal Baig (Room 3) Promoting Reading for enriching the Education Project Based Learning Heritage & Let's know about Recycling by Adina Dramatic Storytelling by Atif Badar on beautiful Journey by Dr. Afshan Huma Citizenship by Nasreen Iqbal Baig and Amjad story “Khaansta Shehar” written by Rumana Husain Address by the Chief Guest Qudrat Kae Haseen Nazaray “Parinday, Drakht, Pattay, Phool” Book launch by Syeda Basarat Kazim and Maria Riaz

Rakaposhi (Room 4) Early Childhood and Parenting – a holistic interactive approach - by Rupani Foundation | Agha Walaidain- Informed Parents

Ali Sadpara (Room 5) Safe Internet School Outreach Program- Telenor

Ghizer Valley The Art of Bookmaking by Adina Baig and Amjad Ali-Oxford University Press (Upper floor admin block)

Nagar Valley Bol Kay Lab Aazad Hein Teray ( Open Mic Session) | Aaou Aaou Natak Dekhou by Atif Badar (30 mins) & Other Stories | Nigar Nazar – Introducing Cartoons for Telling Important Stories | Interactive Storytelling (Front Lawn near registration) Session by Safeer ullah Khan | Folk stories of Kalash Valley by Khurshid | Fun Short Stories by Nadia Jamil, Maria Riaz, Basarat Kazim and Tashina Nur

Fairy Meadows Heritage, Coin Making, Arts and Crafts activity Stalls : Various Organizations: ITA- 28 Adapted Books Read Alouds/Activities; Art & Craft Activities; Board games; Kado , Rupani Foundation, | Stall Area Digi Kutub Khana (Techspace); WWF | STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN MUSEUM Model making/Replicas of coins |Story of Pakistani Coins, Currency and Stamps Learn How to Shine Coins | Presentation about History of SBP. Marches for Climate Change Coins & Currency | Enlarged models of coins & currency , Financial Inclusion | Book Fair : Oxford University Press, National Book Foundation, Lightstone Publications, ITA/CLF books | Celebrating World Environment Pledges for Book Reading & Climate Change Day – Marches for Climate Change & Pledges for Promoting Reading

The Teachers’ Learning Festival (TLF) rd Day 3 - TLF – 3 June 2021 “Celebrating & Preserving the Multicultural Heritage & Eco Diversity of Gilgit Baltistan” NO MASK NO ENTRY! on 3rd June 2021. 9:00 a.m-3:00 p.m. (Registration: 9:00a.m to 9:30 a.m.)

Teachers Professional Development & Motivation for 21st century, inclusive and lifelong learning skills – Registration 9:00– 9:30 a.m. Program: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Sessions end 2:15 p.m.) Evaluation /Exit Cards & Certificates: 2:00-3:00 p.m. a) Attend 4 sessions b) Fill out 2 index cards on i) “What I liked & why?” & ii) What will I replicate in classroom/school

Registration 8:45 -9:30 a.m. SOPs & Breathing Exercises.. Let’s Remain Healthy! Location Time 9:30am- 10:30am 10:40am- 11:40am 11:50pm-12:50pm 1:00pm-2:00pm 2:10pm-3:00pm

Dadi Jawari Rumana Husain Workshop on Effective (Main Hall) Story Telling The Joys of Reading: How to bring books alive for your Photographs that compel US to Take Action for Use of Films for Child Rights & Gender Closing Using Stories for Holistic Learning students- Climate Change Empowerment by Samar Minallah Fiona Robertson the British Council Mobeen Ansari Taking back of Index Cards & Deosai (Room 1) How to Implement a School Based CLF ‘Impactful Story Read Aloud Sessions’ by Nusser Sayeed Aligning Readers/Library Books to the Single RTR teacher training on Promoting Active Learning Forms by Sehrish Farooq and Ghania Saeed National Curriculum & Activities by Farah Shah through classroom based Library management Certificates to Teachers 3 Bs Baltora Batura & Biafo Teacher training on Stem by Oxbridge Talking like a scientist - Teacher Training by Karkhana Climate Change – Preserving our Eco-Heritage Science Fuse workshop for teachers Our Precious Glaciers (Room 2) (recording by manzil) by Afia Salam STEM & Climate Change /Environment

Samina Khayal Baig How to Learn in Print Rich Classrooms – Reviving & Preserving our Multilingual diversity by Nazeer Education through theater, literature and fun- How to use Supplementary Readers by Saadia Mirza- Read Aloud Adapted Books with Ahmed Bulbul filled exercises in the classroom by Atif Badar Lightstone Publishers (Room 3) Expressions by Room to Read

Rakaposhi (Room 4) Early Years & Playful Parenting by Rupani Foundation ؔ Agha Walaidain- Informed Parents

Ali Sadpara (Room 5) Genuine books – Say No to Book Piracy by 21st Century Skills by Tooba Malik An Interactive session by Tooba Malik How to use heritage stories in the classroom Taqadus Ali and Nabeel Younas on MyEmate

Ghizer Valley Safe Internet School Outreach Program- Telenor

Fairy Meadows STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN MUSEUM : State Bank Museum Workshop on Model making/Replicas of coins | Educating through Posters and Timelines Story of Pakistani Coins, Currency and Stamps Learn How to

Shine Coins | Presentation about History of State Bank of Pakistan and Coins & Currency | Enlarged models of coins and currency | Book Fair (Oxford University Press, Lightstone Publications)

Names of the Festival Spaces /Rooms/Courtyard & Garden & Their Significance in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan:

Malika Jawahir Khatun locally known as Dadi Jawari was a 17-century female Astore Valley: Ghāzī Mukhpun, a Persian adventurer, is said to have married a February1976 –February 2; محمد عیل سدپارہ :Muhammad Ali Sadpara (Urdu ruler of Gilgit, Pakistan. She is remembered as the first female ruler in male- princess of the Skārdu reigning family. The four sons born of this union 2021)[1] was a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer. He was part of the team dominated society and for her gift of irrigation system, included two canals for became Rās of Skārdu, Astor, Roundu, and Kharmang respectively, and from (which included Italian alpinist Simone Moro) that successfully completed the drinking water and agrarian purpose. She ruled Gilgit from 1630 till 1660.[1][2][3] them are descended the families of the present chiefs of those places. first winter ascent to the summit of Nanga Parbat in 2016.[2] Sadpara Dadi also built roads in her dominion and undertook various welfare measures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astore_Valley successfully climbed a total of eight eight-thousanders throughout his career, to ease the lives of her people.[6] "Malika Jawahir Khatun herself shouldered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astore_District four of which he had ascended in a single calendar year.[3] Sadpara, along with the responsibility of the government, put on male dress, rode on horse and his 21-year-old son, Sajid (who had also climbed K2 in 2019), teamed up named by German climbers ,(پریوں کا چراگاہ :issued instructions in her own name. She took great interest in ameliorating Fairy Meadows (Urdu with Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri the lot of the people, undertook measures, built many roads in the country.." (German Märchenwiese, “fairy tale meadows”([1][2] and locally known Sigurjónsson[4] and Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto [es][5] for a — Prof. Ahmad Hasan Dani[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadi_Jawari as Joot,[3] is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, joint-ascent of K2, and left the highest camp on the evening of 4 February located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[4] At an altitude of about 2021. They were declared missing on 5 February 2021.[7][8] 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) above sea level, it serves as the launching point for The 3 Bs -Biafo-Baltoro & Batura (Our Precious Glaciers): trekkers summiting on the Rakhiot face of the Nanga Parbat.[4][5] In 1995, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Sadpara Baltoro Glacier: At 63 kilometers (39 miles) in length, Baltoro Glacier in the Government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a National Park born 19September 1990)[1] is a; ثمینہ خیال بیگ :Pakistan is one of the longest non-polar glaciers in the world. At 63 kilometers Samina Khayal Baig (Urdu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Meadows_National_Park (39 miles) in length, the Baltoro Glacier is one of the longest non- Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer who in 2013 climbed Mount Everest and polar glaciers in the world.(Shigar) then all Seven Summits by 2014. She is the first Pakistani woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. She is also the first and Batura, is the 2nd largest glacier of Pakistan, with the length of 64.5 km,. 7. Ghizer is a crossroads between Gilgit and Chitral via Shandur Pass, and also to youngest Muslim woman to climb Mount Everest, having done so at the age of (Hunza) China and Tajikistan via the Broghil Pass through Ishkomen Valley. Ghizer was 21.[2][3][4] Samina was the first to climb the peak Chashkin Sar (above 6,000 Biafo The Biafo Glacier is the world's third longest glacier outside the polar a multi-ethnic district and three major languages were spoken: Shina, Khowar, meters) in Pakistan in 2010, which was later renamed Samina Peak after regions, -Shigar district and Burushaski. There were also Wakhi speakers in Ishkoman and some Tajiks. her.[5][6] https://activetourspakistan.com/famous-glaciers/ The word Ghizer came from the name "Gherz" which means "refugees" in 7,253 known glaciers Pakistan has more glaciers than almost anywhere on Khowar. "Gherz" is a village in Golaghmuli Valley, which is now known Baig comes from Shimshal village in Hunza Gojal, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, Earth but they are at risk: With 7,253 known glaciers, including 543 in the as Golaghmuli. and was trained in mountaineering from the age of 15 by her brother, Mirza Chitral Valley, there is more glacial ice in Pakistan than anywhere on Earth Ali.[3][4] She is a student of Arts and began climbing when she was merely four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghizer_District_(1974%E2%80%932019) outside the polar regions. Those glaciers feed rivers that account for about 75 years old.[7] Besides the Himalayas, Baig has been employed as a mountain percent of the stored-water supply in the country of at least 225 million. guide and expedition leader in the Hindu Kush and the peaks of Karakoram. is a former princely state and one( نگر :Burushaski; نگر :Nagar (Nager[2]) (Urdu Baig has been a professional climber since 2009.[3] Special Communications Deosai: The name came about from the folk tale immortalised by Mian of the ten districts of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.[3][4] The valley is along the Organization (SCO), a telecom operator in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Muhammad Baksh in his poem, "Saif al-Mulook"; the word 'Deosai' means 'the Karakoram Highway on the way north from Gilgit main city. The valley is home Baltistan has appointed her as its Brand Ambassador. Shadow of the Giant': the word "Deo" being a contraction of 'Deva', and the to many high mountain peaks including Rakaposhi (7788m), Diran Peak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samina_Baig word 'Sai' being one of 'Saya' i.e. 'Shadow'.Balti people call this place (7265m), Golden Peak and Rush Peak. The Rush Lake, the highest alpine 'Ghbiarsa' referring to 'Summer's Place' because it is only accessible in lake of Pakistan and the 27th highest lake in the world also lies in this valley. summer. Nagar is known for its famous sites/villages of Shayar, The Deosai National Park is located in Astore District in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Askurdas, Sumayar, Nagarkhas, Hoper Valley, and Hispar Chalt, Buladas, Pakistan. It has an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above sea Chaprote, Skandarabad, Jafarabad, Nilt, Thol, Ghulmet, Pisan, Minapin, level,[2] making the Deosai Plains the second highest plateau in the world Meacher, Dadhimal, Phekar, and Hakuchar Burushaski and Shina languages after Changtang Tibetan Plateau.[3] The park protects an area of 843 square are spoken in the valley.[3] kilometres (325 sq mi). It is well known for its rich flora and fauna of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagar_Valley the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe eco-region. In spring, it is ی َ ُ is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain( راکاپوش / ریک پو ِشہ :covered by sweeps of wildflowers and a wide variety of butterflies. Rakaposhi (Urdu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deosai_National_Park range in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan.[1] It is situated in the middle of the Bagrote valley, Nagar valley and danyor, approximately 100 km (62 mi) north of the city of Gilgit. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani ("Mother of Mist" or "Mother of Clouds"). It is ranked 27th highest in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakaposhi 5