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Welcome to the South Asian International Association for Early Childhood Care and Development

International platform for all ECCD educators in South Asian countries to work together to improve quality of ECCD 

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The South Asian International Association for Early Childhood Care and Development (SAIA4ECCD) is a non-profit international association. Its main objectives are to uplift the quality of early childhood education, capacity building of ECCD teachers, knowledge sharing on ECCD, research and developments in the ECCD sector, support for curriculum developments, and parental awareness and counseling.

SAIA4ECCD gives priority to achieving SDG 4.2 which is quality early childhood education.

SAIA4ECCD is implementing its work in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

The nature of the world has changed. The present world situation is called as VUCA world. Introduced the concept of VUCA to describe the more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous multilateral world.

Subject knowledge is not enough to be a talented ECCD teacher. She should be talented with international standards. SAIA4ECCD will be the international platform for educators and all kinds of stakeholders related to early childhood education in global society to build up networks and to share best practices continuously to achieve SDG 4.2 which is quality early childhood education. 


International Project for Capacity Development of Early Childhood Development Teachers

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SAIA4ECCD has implemented the “International Project for Capacity Development of ECCD Teachers,” parallel to the international conference series on quality early childhood education. The main objective of the project is to build the capacity of ECCD teachers in South Asian countries with the support of educators in global society.

It has been designed to conduct a lecture series for ECCD teachers in South Asian countries on an online platform on curriculum, teaching-learning methods, assessment and evaluation systems, leadership and management in schools, quality and standards of schools, research and innovations, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

This is a totally free lecture series for ECCD teachers in South Asian countries.

ECCD teachers can participate in the 

  1. Lecture series on STEAM Education in Early Childhood Education
  2. Lecture series on Modern Approaches in Early Childhood Education
  3. Lecture series on Best Practices of STEAM in Early Childhood Education
  4. Lecture series on ECCD education in South Asian countries
  5. Communication skills development in the English language
  6. Lecture series for professional development

Lectures will be conducted in

  • English Medium
  • Sinhala medium
  • Tamil Medium

At the end of the lecture series, they can be qualified as a modern ECCD teacher with new pedagogical approaches and newly updated knowledge on new teaching methods.

Early childhood development teachers have opportunities to be master teachers and master trainers on STEAM education.

You can complete following lecture series 

  1. STEAM Education Foundation Level
  2. STEAM Education Advanced Certificate (Level 01)
  3. STEAM Education Advanced Certificate (Level 02) on going Lecture series  

International Conference on Quality Education, 2025

“Capacity Development, Conferences, Networking, Expos,
School Visits, Sightseeing, Awards on SDGs for
Quality Early Childhood and School Education”

May 06th–11th, 2025 : Colombo, Kandy, and Bandarawela in Sri Lanka. 

 

The International Conference on Quality Education 2025 will be held from May 6th to 11th, 2025 Colombo, Kandy, and Bandarawela in Sri Lanka with the participation of global leaders in education, school owners, principals, educators, teachers, and special VIPs from different countries.

The primary objective of this conference is to enhance the quality of early childhood, primary, and secondary education by empowering STEAM education, employability skills, entrepreneurship skills, green education, and mindfulness—aiming to build multi-talented global citizens equipped with 21st-century skills and spiritual well-being.
Key themes of the conference will include early childhood and school curriculum development, teaching-learning methodologies, assessment and evaluation systems, capacity building for educators, leadership and school management, green education, quality standards in education, research and innovation in education, special education and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in education

Individuals must face the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) situation of the present global society. The conference will emphasize ways to develop skills essential to the 21st century and spiritual well-being to overcome the competitiveness of global society.

The conference is not a single event. It is a process of upgrading the quality of education.

Live interviews, discussions, presentations, and an online lecture series will be conducted by delegates and selected resource persons from now till the end of the conference.

Educators from many countries will participate as keynote speakers, presenters, and resource persons. They will showcase their research findings, best practices, and expert insights to enhance the quality of education. Based on their performance in the pre-conference activities and conference sessions, participants will be honored with medals, mementos, and special awards, presented by distinguished VIPs of Sri Lanka.
The conference is organized by the International Association for Quality Education, in collaboration with the Department of Early Childhood Development, School of Education – Kathmandu University, Nepal, Peace Welfare Foundation – India, JMS Group of Institutions – India, and EBCS Public School – Bangladesh, with the support of various organizations, institutions, and schools from the global community.
The conference will be held in different geographical locations, giving participants the opportunity to experience the beauty of Sri Lanka as well as to explore real-life landmarks related to the Ramayana

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