The Global Tipping Point Summit (GTPS) is the brainchild of the highly innovative, internationally eminent educator, literary critic and author, Dr. Coomi S. Vevaina. With two Doctorates to her credit, in Literature and Education, Dr. Vevaina is the Founder Director of the Centre for Connection Education and Management (CCEM) and the Founder and Director of The Global Tipping Point Summit (GTPS).

After retiring as Professor and Head of the Department of English, Mumbai University, in 2016, Dr. Vevaina has been actively pursuing her passion of making our education system more mindfulness-based and relevant to learners. Supported by numerous, dynamic educators, she initiated the Global Tipping Point Summit – an online, action-oriented, project-based international summit for educators and parents.

The GTPS summits hosted for Educators (November, 2020) and for parents (January, 2021) were attended by 6,332 people and resulted in 12 action projects. Its high-value endeavours found patrons and support in eminent personalities including Dr. Pheroza Godrej, TATA Trent and other vision-led companies, with endorsements from global luminaries like the Dalai Lama.

What sets GTPS’ summits apart from others is that after the respective Speakers have made their presentations, a panel of four Change Facilitators acquaint the audience with the specific areas in which they would be providing training, for three hours, over three months. The Change Facilitators inspire viewers to sign up as Action Group Members, receive the training from them and disseminate the knowledge and skills acquired. A brief overview can be found on their website: gtps4change.org

The next online Summit, which is scheduled for 19^th, 20^th, 26^th and 27^th February, 2022 (from 4:00pm to 7:00pm), will focus on the creation of an educational framework (not curriculum) for the Foundational years, from Kindergarten to Class Two. Over 55 eminent educators will participate in the Summit which will be flagged off by the Honourable Minister of Schools of Maharashtra, Varsha Gaikwad, on 19^th February at the inaugural session from 3:30pm – 4:00 pm.

The Summit will focus on Re-thinking our approach to Education; 21^st Century Skills for leaders; Radical changes in the assessment system; Teaching in active, sensorial ways – through Nature, the Arts, Sports and Games; Creating genuinely inclusive classrooms; Ways of helping children with social, emotional and ethical learning (SEEL); Creating civic sense and service orientation by foregrounding the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) formulated by the United Nations; and the Importance of reading.

The deliberations at the Summit will be followed by workshops offered by some of the speakers and will result in the creation of a new framework called the PEGC (Personalised Education for Global Citizenship), which will be pilot tested and offered to UNESCO and other organisations interested in creating joy-filled, relevant learning ecosystems for early learners.

Those interested in a change in education and parenting are welcome to join the Summit for free by visiting the website: gtps4change.org