Project T.A.P

By implementing Project T.A.P., I am going to educate the youth in the greater Houston area to understand the importance of the equilibrium brought by Peace. 1) I will design different programs to engage different age groups to be interested in Project T.A.P. For example for elementary schools I would read a children’s book I have written and illustrated on the negative effects of greed, which is an unbalance, and then I would tie it into how being peaceful would help them not end up poorly like the character in the book. For middle school kids my plan was to encourage them by catchy presentations and for high school kids encourage them to be a part of Project and help them to learn about peace. 2) I was going to raise the people’s knowledge on Project T.A.P. and tell them peace will not only make a difference in their lives but it will make a difference in the future decisions that are important to mankind .3) Raise money for Project T.A.P. and raise more public awareness though the website and the YouTube video.4) eventaully create an International Peace center in which coneventions, held by teengaers can lead on Peace. I hope the center then fund many problems that help rising leader in commmunity. August 2009: Went to the senior citizens home , present Project T.A.P. and learn from their response and conducted a social research. September 2009: Enter in the Thousand Lights for Peace Festival essay contest, created brochures, and started designing programs to implement peace project successfully. October 2009: Attended the Thousand Lights for Peace Festival and met with the founder of the Mahatma Gandhi Library, Mr. Atul Kothari for ideas on further expanding Project T.A.P. I also created the Peace Dove Reflection Program. November 2009: Created a display for Project T.A.P., updated the brochures. Inform people in my community about Project T.A.P. and created an official Project T.A.P. presentation to spark peoples’ attention. Met with my district’s Gifted and Talented advisor Mrs. Gigee, encouraged me to present my Project at the T.A.G.T. (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented) conference. December 2009: Presented Project T.A.P. to my school’s club called Interact which has over 100 members and got the teens in the club to reflect on the peace doves. My project was displayed at the T.A.G.T. conference which was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. I Contacted Pasadena I.S.D. elementary schools to present Project T.A.P. to the students. January 2010: Presented Project T.A.P. to the students at the Frazier Elementary school by reading them my children’s book and by interactive activities helping them realize what Peace is. Presented Project T.A.P. at the memorial service of Mahatma Gandhi and met the Counsel General of India who was impressed with my project and wanted me to keep him updated. February 2010: Started a pizza-card fundraiser for project T.A.P. and presented Project T.A.P. to a heritage class at Shree Meenakshi Temple in honor of Black History Month. Posted Project T.A.P. video on You-Tube. The number of Peace Dove Reflections reaches 855. March 2010: Presented Project T.A.P at New Mexico Children’s Museum, the Santa fe Public library, and at Silverline Montessori. Met with the Pearland library staff to discuss presenting at the library. Began planning for peace play. Talked with Houston children’s museum director. April 2010 : Launched Project T.A.P website and posted official YouTube video about Project T.A.P. Started Peace play rehearsals. Presenting Project T.A.P: at Pearland Public library, the Gujarti Samaj 100 year anniversary program, daycares and Montessori schools, and public schools in the greater Houston area. Found out that Project T.A.P had received that at large champion award in the state of Texas. May 2010 and June 2010-Preseneted play to community. Participated in more book reads. Attended the international Fps/Cmps conference. Met many new people and have 4 locations across globe interested in setting up a chapter. Received fourth place at the international conference for Project T.A.P’s work.Also visting more summer schools and libraries.Met the mayor of Pearland and disscused Project T.A.P. July 2010 and beyond: Displaying Project T.A.P at the 2010 1,000 lights for Peace festival. Discussing creation of international Peace center. Making Project T.A.P into official organization. Earning sponsors for Project T.A.P. Proposing to the Texas School board to make Project T.A.P a part of the school curriculum, to be taught during advisory. Working on creating 2 chapters In Australia, 1 at an ib school in New York, and 1in Indiana. Invited to spend a week at the peace center in Indiana, present and implement the program their. Using the1,000+ peace dove reflections I have collected to make a mural, which hopefully displayed at musem and then later at the international Peace center. ALso spend time with Oprhans, to make them apart of project and show even those who have less can still do their part and make the world a better place.