Online Record Book (ORB)

The International Online Record Book is the new online system to help participants, leaders and assessors doing, delivering and assessing the Award.

Integrating online, email, mobile and, in the future, social networking communities, the International Online Record Book gives the entire global Award community greater connection with each other while making it easier to do and deliver the Award.

Benefits:

• Accessible via the internet anywhere, any time
• Easy to use and offers cross-user interaction for a variety of users
• Participant progress is tracked with a percentage so they can feel a sense of achievement throughout the entire process
• All records are stored in a secure, convenient place
• Provides reporting and search functionality
• Reduces paperwork
• A multi-lingual system
• As it is web based, it does not require users to install any software
• Based on the International Award Leader Handbook and participant's Record Book

The unique service the International Online Record Book offers is the opportunity for Award participants to: 

• Accurately track their achievements whilst doing their Award, uploading video and images to record key events
• Develop their interpersonal skills
• Connect with adult mentors who can help develop their skills and improve their life chances

Important requirements for ORB:

• Schools interested in ORB should give us a written consent, for sample consent form please contact priyank@dofe.in .
• Schools should use its official IDs to register as YES Centre instead of award leaders id, this is a mandatory requirement.

Meet the water boy

Michael Phelps started swimming when he was still seven and ended up winning 22 Olympics medal, and hence the most decorated sportsperson in the history of Olympics. Shashwat Khemani also started swimming when he was seven and hence has a great future ahead in Indian Swimming. Read what he has to say about his passion:

An hour long swim routine for me is anything but tiring or exhausting it is in fact refreshing. I have been swimming for past twelve years.  I am from Sarala Birla Academy, Bangalore an all-boys residential school located in Bannerghata region of Bangalore. Under the able guidance of my coach Mr. Shashi, I have been able to win many laurels and merits in various inter-school and state level swimming championships conducted throughout Bangalore. I also represented a famous swimming club of Kolkata, the Calcutta Swimming Club participating in the intra-club swimming tournament. I have successfully participated in the swim-a-mile contest hosted by Calcutta Swimming Club on the occasion of Independence Day.  I have won the silver and the bronze medals at the Karnataka ICSE Schools Association (KISA) State level swimming competition, which was hosted by The Ryan International School in 2012 and Sports Mentor in 2013. After having successfully getting the bronze and silver stage, I am currently pursuing the Gold Award for International Award for Young People. 

Award Leader Training Workshop Update

The National Award Authority (NAA) organized an Award Leader Training Workshop (YES Workshop) at Shri Kumaran Children’s Home, Bangalore (23 participants) and Shantiniketan Group of Institute, Bijapur (79 participants) on 16th July and 19-20th July 2014 respectively. Ice breaking session was the curtain raiser to the workshop; it was led by National Director Kapil Bhalla who also gave an introduction to the Award. The next session was led by Bivujit Mukhoty (Programme Manager) who shared details related to the Award philosophy and Award framework. Then Mr. Bhalla delivered a session on one of the four pillars of the programme i.e. Service, he started the session with an activity which helped participants feel the importance of this section. The post lunch session was devoted to Skills and Adventurous Journey sections, which were led by Bivujit Mukhoty. Kapil Bhalla also led a session on volunteering which is considered an integral part of the programme. The day ended with the screening of the IAYP India movie, "Why Not You?". 

The second day started with the last pillar of the Award i.e. Physical Recreation. The session began with some on-the-spot physical activities and then moved onto the requirements and importance of Physical Recreation. This was followed by the Residential Project which is part of the Gold Award programme. Some details regarding the technical aspect of the Award such as risk management were also discussed. The penultimate session was on the Web Resources and Online Record Book (ORB) which was led by Mr. Kapil Bhalla.  This session was about details regarding International Award for Young People website and the presence of the Indian Award at different social media platform. Our National Director also talked about one of our new innovations related to the programme, the Online Record Book (ORB). He shared details on ORB process and the rollout plan for ORB.  The final session of the workshop was taken by our Programme Manager who discussed the importance of branding and risk management in the smooth running of the Award. The workshop concluded with an appreciation note from Kapil Bhalla followed by certificate presentation to our new Award leaders. The workshop wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our National Training Panel members Mr. Skand Bali and Mr. K S Biradar. 

Learning from the people of Ismailpur Kothey

Jodhamal Public School organized a Residential Project for Gold Award participants under International Award for Young People at village Ismailpur Kothey in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Residential Project gave the participants a shared purposeful experience with people who are not their usual companions; working towards a common goal. It was an experience that broadened participants’ outlook and horizons.

Seventeen Gold participants started the project under the guidance of Award leaders namely Ms Shallu Sharma & Ms Deepmala Sharma and also a local guide Mr Tulsi.  The participants stayed there in village with the local families and lived their life in the way locals did. They cooked food, did cleaning jobs etc as the villagers did. They visited villager’s work place that is fields, brick kiln and their dairy farms, they also visited dispensary of village and enquired about the health facilities provided by government in the village. In the free time the participants used to play different games with the village kids. During the night stay the participants used to teach adult people in village and narrated value based stories to the kids in very interesting manner.

During this project participant learnt a lot about the village life, culture and tradition and came back with unforgettable memories. This project was an enriching experience for them which they will carry forward throughout their life . The award has brought a lot of change in the attitude of the children and we can see a sea change in their attitude towards the under privileged people in the society.

NAA Team visit to Lucknow

On July 11, 2014, the International Award for Young People India organized an orientation programme for 500 students and 15 teachers for our new YES Centre, City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar. Programme Manager Bivujit Mukhoty and Communication Manager Srijan Choudhary were welcomed by Mrs. Abha Anant, Principal and Mrs. Chanda Kundra, Counselor and International Education in-charge. The orientation programme, involved a brilliant interactive session with students as well as teachers. 

On the same day the IAYP India team also visited St. Francis' College, Hazratganj where they met Father Denis Naresh Lobo, Principal, and discussed the inclusion of the programme in the organization.

This visit was followed by a visit to L'ecole du Monde (School of the world) formerly known as The Awadh School. There the IAYP team met the Chairman of the school Vijai Yadav and Principal Shalini Tewary. The school is very upbeat about the IAYP programme, and looks forward to implement it in their school.