Introduction
Current education scenario in Pakistan lacks clear dimensions, in terms of what they want to achieve out of primary and secondary level curriculum. Lack of trained teachers and resources has left a vast gap in planning and execution aspects of the system and generally the output in the planning and assessment mechanisms.
The SAEL Movement is formed to address all the crucial issues that are acting as hindrance towards a prosperous and progressive educated generation of Pakistan.
All people working with the movement have the same vision and with this harmony and contrast if everyone (in terms of our staff's exposure to foreign and Pakistani education system) under the umbrella of The SAEL Movement make us a promising body to achieve our objectives
About SAEL
Background of Movement
The present scenario of education system of Pakistan is grim and the reasons are:
Ill planning
Lack of training
Blurred vision
The desired goals of the planners are not achieved, due to the gulf present between planning and proper execution of policies. This gulf can only be bridged by adoption n of new revolutionized patterns. We are already familiar with British educational system, which, with clear targets In mind can certainly modify the educational mechanism of Pakistan
The SAEL Movement is formed to address all the crucial issues that are acting as hindrance towards a prosperous and progressive educated generation of Pakistan.
All people working with the movement have the same vision and with this harmony and contrast of every one (in terms of our staff's exposure to foreign and Pakistani education system) under the umbrella of The SAEL Movement make us a promising body to achieve our objectives.
Vision
The words of the nation's founder Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah constitute the vision of the SAEL movement:
“You know that the importance of Education and the right type of education, can not be over-emphasized. Under foreign rule for over a century, sufficient attention has not been paid to the education of our people and if we are to make real, speedy and substantial progress, we must earnestly tackle this question and bring our educational policy and programme on the lines studied to the genius of our people, consonant with our history and culture and having regard to the modern conditions and vast development that have taken place all over the world. There is no doubt that the future of our state will and must greatly depend upon the type of education we give to our children, and the way in which we bring them up as future citizens of Pakistan. Education does not merely mean academic education. There is immediate and urgent need for giving scientific and technical education to our people in order to build up our future economics life and to see that our people take to science, commerce, trade and particularly well-planned industries. We should not forget that we have to compete with the world which is moving very fast in this direction. At the same time we have to build up the character of our generation. We should try, by sound education, to instill into them highest sense of honor, integrity, responsibility and self-less services to the nation. We have to see that they are fully qualified and equipped to play their part in the various branches of national life in a manner which will do honor to Pakistan”.
(Quaid-E-Azam's message to the Pakistan Educational Conference, 1947)
SAEL Mission
To address all the crucial issues, acting as a hindrance towards a prosperous and progressive education generation of Pakistan
Aims and Objectives
The SAEL Movement is aimed to create and explore all possible channels and resources for education in the country, where the first geographical targeted area for the movement is Lahore District. The movement is primarily focused on educational betterment and enhancement for opportunities to youth and children of the country. Whereas the other four supplementary objectives are also stated below.
The philosophy of the organization does strictly based on the above statement and we think that the two issues (i.e. educational betterment and enhancement of opportunities to youth and children) are interrelated.
Following key objectives are taken as challenges for the movement:
- Spreading of maximum awareness about all possible routes and channels of education at different levels (including primary, secondary and higher secondary).
- Researching the social sector to find and analyze all various reasons for backwardness in the education sector (in both the rural and urban areas).
- Analysis and interpretation of all research results and proposing feasible suggestions to all linked sectors and stakeholders, including the government, institution heads (of both primary and secondary level), teachers, the management / administrative bodies of institutions, parents and the students.
- Understanding the psychological and social needs of the youth to opt for different career pathways and helping them in exploring the specific subject area that could lead them to success in professional lives.
- Finding out maximum educational and professional career opportunities for the youth and children in the area.