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Dawood Public School
Dawood Public School (DPS) is a trust owned institution that offers education to over 2500 girls in Karachi, Pakistan. DPS is affiliated with Cambridge University and offers an educational program for girls aged 2 to 19 years. DPS provide preschool, primary education, secondary education and preparation for the International General Certificate of Education (IGCSE). History DPS was established in 1983 by Ahmed Dawood. He took the initiative to promote education among women. Offering Science, Mathematics, and popular electives like Global Perspectives and English Literature, the school provides classes from Nursery to O Levels. Faculty The faculty of DPS consists of a Principal, along with a Section Head for its Pre-Primary, Primary, and Secondary Sections. The teachers are highly qualified subject specialists, well-trained for their respective role. Events and achievements Sports Sports are popular extra-curricular activity at DPS. Inter-School Throwball, Cricket, Volley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad () is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the Civic Centre zone in the Gulshan Town. It was originally inhabited by mainly middle-class Hyderabadi Muhajirs, who migrated from Hyderabad Deccan (now Hyderabad, Telangana, India) after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, and mainly after India's annexation of Hyderabad in 1948. Bahadurabad neighbourhood in Karachi is named after the noted freedom fighter Bahadur Yar Jang (1905–1944), a Muslim nationalist and a prominent member of the Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement was a religiopolitical and social movement that emerged in the early 20th century as part of a campaign that advocated the creation of an Islamic state in parts of what was then British Raj. It was rooted in the two-nation the ... from Hyderabad Deccan. In 2007, a replica of the famous Charminar monument of Old City of Hyderabad, was constructed on the main crossing of Bahadurabad.(Moin Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal (education)
A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. Role While some head teachers still do some teaching themselves, in most larger schools, most of their duties are managerial and pastoral. Their duties often include disciplining misbehaving students and helping to organize school-sponsored activities, and teachers report to them. In Australia, the head teacher is sometimes in charge of one (in the case of a major subject) or multiple (often in smaller schools) specific departments, such as English, history, maths, science, writing, technology, etc., but maintains full teaching duties and status. They are considered part of the school executive, and often a head teacher position is a stepping-stone into administration. Rapid demographic changes in the United States have resulted in an increasingly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1983
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and Student-centered learning, student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Establishments In Pakistan
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underprivileged
Social privilege is an advantage or entitlement that benefits individuals belonging to certain groups, often to the detriment of others. Privileged groups can be advantaged based on social class, wealth, education, caste, age, height, skin color, physical fitness, nationality, geographic location, cultural differences, ethnic or racial category, gender, gender identity, neurodiversity, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, and other differentiating factors. Individuals can be privileged in one area, such as education, and not privileged in another area, such as health. The amount of privilege any individual has may change over time, such as when a person becomes disabled, or when a child becomes a young adult. The concept of privilege is generally considered to be a theoretical concept used in a variety of subjects and often linked to social inequality. Privilege is also linked to social and cultural forms of power. It began as an academic concept, but has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MagnifiScience Centre
The MagnifiScience Centre (MSC) is an independent science museum, science center in Karachi, with a mission to develop among the populace an interest in scientific thinking, scientific literacy, and scientific methods through engagement with interactive exhibits and programmes. The MSC’s multistorey building, located in the City Railway Colony of Saddar Town, Saddar, opened to the public in September 2021. Following its vision "science is for everyone", MSC promotes scientific literacy through experiential informal learning channels which spark curiosity, and encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. The MSC aims to remove barriers to STEM education for the public, particularly for marginalised communities and differently abled persons. The Science Centre features over 400 Exhibition, interactive exhibits that enable visitors to get a hands-on understanding of different science concepts and relate them to daily life. The MagnifiScience Centre is a project and run by Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnifi-Science Exhibition
The Dawood Foundation Magnifi-Science Exhibition is a yearly science exhibition that aims to promote the culture of science and informal learning through exhibits, experiments and expositions. The exhibition takes place in Karachi, Pakistan. Around 20,000 student from 55 schools participated on the first day. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Education Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar (; born 1 January 1953) is a Pakistani politician hailing from Bashirabad village, Ubauro, Ghotki District belong to Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians. He was the Minister of Education and Literacy in the Provinci ... also attended the exhibition. Some scientific research groups participated in this exhibition. The main focus of the exhibition is to encourage young children to get involved with scientific studies and activities. Gallery File:Magni-Science 2016.jpg, Magni-Science Poster Picture File:Magni-Science Audience Exhibit 1 - 2016.jpg, Magni-Science Audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Dawood
Sabrina Dawood is a Pakistani philanthropist and educational activist promoting inclusive education and informal learning. Early life and education Born and raised in Lahore. Dawood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Law from the London School of Economics and a Master of Science degree in Medical Anthropology from the University College London. Sabrina has three siblings, Azmeh, Abdul Samad Dawood, Samad, and Shahzada Dawood, Shahzada. Career Dawood has transformed the Dawood Public School, a school in Karachi for over 2500 girls. In her role as a trustee and executive of The Dawood Foundation (TDF) she has initiated the brand “MagnifiScience”. She started this with science exhibitions in 2016 and 2017, over a children's studio in 2018, before establishing in 2021 the MagnifiScience Centre, first interactive Science Centre in Pakistan. Dawood is the chair of the Hussain Dawood Pledge a philanthropic initiative to extend COVID-19 relief efforts. Daw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Dufferin Hospital
Lady Dufferin Hospital is a private women's hospital located in Karachi, Sindh. Donations Seth Edulji Dinshaw contributed a sum of Rs. 50,000/- for its establishment in 1898, which may be equal to $2 million-$3 million today. Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, ''The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi'', Karachi, (1996) p. 100 Foundation laying ceremony The foundation laying ceremony was performed on 12 November 1894 by Earl of Elgin, Lady Elgin. In 1915, Dr. Elizabeth Stephens Imprey was appointed the new head of the hospital, but she never made it to Karachi from England. She boarded the P & O liner ''SS Persia (1900), SS Persia'' as a first-class passenger in Tilbury, London. The ship was sunk off Crete's coast by a German submarine on December 30, 1915. More than 340 passengers drowned, including Dr. Imprey. Features Initially, a ward in this hospital was kept specifically for Parsis. In January 1917, the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
