Dear Teachers,
Over the past few years the Institute for Oriental Study
(IOS), Thane, has established links with the League for
the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers (LECT) London. Under
the Teachers' International Professional Development (TIPD)
Programme LECT and IOS has been organizing exchange visits
of teachers from UK and India. IOS has hosted the visits
of British teachers to India in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008 and 2009. It has also arranged four educational
tours of Indian teachers to UK in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
and 2009. All these visits went off very well. Apart from
interaction with their counterparts the participating teachers
got an opportunity to see classroom proceedings, undertake
educational tours and participate in various cultural activities.
The tour has shown beyond doubt that there is a lot that
can be shared between teachers of UK and India. A sixth
visit of Indian teachers is now planned to UK from 16
to 26 May 2010.
The proposed tour would focus on Use of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in school education as practiced
in UK. It will include visits to educational institutions,
interaction with students, practising teachers and educational
advisors in Surrey Educational Authority. In addition, the
proposed tour will provide a rare chance of visiting places
of educational interest in London. The approximate cost
of the tour would be about Rs. 95,000 (Rupees ninety five
thousand only). This includes air travel (Mumbai-London-Mumbai)
by economy class, surface transport in UK, stay and food
for the period of the visit. This estimate might change
a little depending on the prevailing exchange rate and airfare
at the time of departure. Please note that expenses for
obtaining passport and visa are not included in this estimate.
If you wish to participate in the proposed educational
tour to UK please fill in the attached form and return it
with a crossed cheque or Demand Draft of Rs. 45, 000 (Rupees
Forty five thousand only) drawn in favour of "Institute
for Oriental Study, Thane". The application must reach
IOS on or before December 31, 2009. Please note that only
those candidates who submit a photocopy of the valid passport
by March 31, 2010 will be considered for the proposed tour.
I look forward to taking you to the sixth educational tour
of Indian teachers to UK in the month of May 2009.
Sincerely,
Dr. Vijay V. Bedekar
President
Institute for Oriental Study, Thane
Application for Participation
in the Sixth Visit of Indian Teachers to UK
To,
The President
Institute for Oriental Study, Thane
Shivshakti, Dr. Bedekar's Hospital
Maharshi Karve Road, Naupada
Thane, Maharashtra State 400 602
Dear Sir
I wish to participate in the sixth educational tour of
Indian teachers to UK to be organized by your institution.
I am ready to bear all the expenses towards this tour. I
am enclosing a crossed cheque/demand draft of Rs. 45,000
(Rupees forty five thousand only) drawn in favour of "Institute
for Oriental Study, Thane". I would be grateful if
you could consider my case sympathetically and provide me
an opportunity to participate in the sixth tour to be organized
in the month of May 2010. I am submitting all the relevant
information about myself for your kind perusal.
