Day 4: Thursday, April 6, 2006 Schedule for the Day 08:30 am – 09:00 am Registration 09:00 am – 09:15 am Tilawat 09:15 am – 09:30 am Welcome Address by Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) Managing Director, Sindh Education Foundation 09:30 am – 09:45 am Address by Ms. Savera Hayat, Education Specialist, USAID, Islamabad 09:45 am – 10:00 am Address by the Chief Guest 10:00 am – 10:45 am 10:45 am – 11:00 am ECD: Challenges & Opportunities in Pakistan Dr. Baela Raza Jamil Q&A Session 11:00 am – 11:30 am Tea Break 11:30 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Overview of the RCC Programme: Key Learnings and Challenges Ms. Wendy Griffin Q&A Session 12:15 pm – 01:00 pm 01:00 pm – 01:15 pm Panel Discussion Challenges and Opportunities for ECD Implementation Panelists: Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali (S.I.), Dr. Camer Vellani, Mr. Irfan Ahmed, Ms. Mahenaz Mehmood, Ms. Mehnaz Aziz, Dr. Shahida Saleem, Dr. Tanvir Ahmed, Ms. Yasmeen Bano Q&A Session 01:15 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm Concurrent Section I Concurrent Section II Concurrent Section III Round Table Dialogue on ECD Implementation: A National Perspective Significance of Children’s Physical Development (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm) Dr. Afroze Ramzan Cognitive & Emotional Development in Children (3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) Ms. Rubina Feroze Concurrent Session III How to Make Classrooms ECD Ready? Experiences from the Field AKES,P AKU-HDP, HANDS, SCSPEB, TRC 04:00 pm – 05:00 pm Closing & Note of Thanks 05:00 pm – 05:30 pm Tea