Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, INDIA is organizing its second International Summit on ‘Community Development & Leadership’ (CDLS2007) from Sunday 28th October to Thursday 8th, November 2007.


The Community Development and Leadership Summit (CDLS) is an international gathering of young minds and will include delegations from China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, USA and India. The summit aims at inculcating leadership qualities and a sense of social responsibility towards the community amongst the youth of today. It is expected that the ideas exchanged during the summit will empower students to understand the role of leadership in community development. One of the greatest contributions that education can make is to help evolve a society that has young adults with big dreams for their community and country. We wish to make a difference.


As the name suggests one of the main aims of the CDLS is to enhance the leadership qualities among students. Today the world is in need of a new set of leaders. The youth of today needs to step up to the challenge. The future rests on their young shoulders. Various events have been included in the CDLS to fulfill this objective of instilling leadership. To set the ball rolling the students will have interactive sessions with eminent political leaders, social workers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, journalists, artists and celebrities. A fun filled Day of Leadership through experiential learning will bring out the leader in each one of them.


The second major aim of the CDLS is community development and social responsibility. As we all know today the world is faced with multiple issues that lie in the path of development. These issues need to be addressed. To sensitize the students to different aspects of community development, the summit includes field visits to SOS Village, Prayas and The Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI). The Multimedia Session will give students an opportunity to express their views over Global concerns such as terrorism, Global warming and world peace.


A visit to Dilli Haat will give students an insight into Indian culture and Cuisine. Local sightseeing tours and a trip to Agra will give the delegations a better understanding of Indian Heritage.


The CDLS aims to create leaders of tomorrow who will ensure that the people of the world have a better future to look forward to that there is a brotherhood of nations on whose shoulders we can lay the strong foundations of international peace and community development.