SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School student wins prize at ISEO
Friday, January 30, 2009 In a heartening achievement, Muqaddas Batool (class 6) of SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School won the Art Prize (Junior Level) at the 10th International Schools Educational Olympiad (ISEO) competing students from well-reputed private schools recently.
The SMB Fatima Jinnah Government School was adopted by Zindagi Trust and The Book Group as a part of their joint ‘Government School Reforms’ programme. Commenting on young Muqaddas’ achievement, Shehzad Roy of Zindagi Trust said that the myth that quality art education with modern facilities cannot be provided to students with limited means, stand decimated.
“Not only does Batool’s achievement bear witness to that, but just one visit provides ample proof that, given the will, great things can happen at public schools,” Roy said.
Batool’s achievement becomes even more significant since hundreds of schools were competing at this event including Convent of Jesus & Mary, St. Josephs, The Lyceum, Beacon House, to name just a few.
It may be added here that, recently, the governor Sindh and the education minister along with the city Nazim visited the school and termed the project a great success. They not only expressed their appreciation for the work being done to raise educational standards at SMB but also reaffirmed their resolve to work tirelessly to revamp the entire education system in the province. TheNews
