{"id":180,"date":"2026-08-06T07:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-08-06T07:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:35:29","slug":"message-from-the-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/message-from-the-managing-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"180\" class=\"elementor elementor-180\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d20d8f1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d20d8f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cafb03\" data-id=\"9cafb03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e9e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e9e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from<br>MANAGING DIRECTOR CMS &amp; CHIEF CONVENOR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6ddb77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6ddb77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f61a4a\" data-id=\"2f61a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da5164d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da5164d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20faecd\" data-id=\"20faecd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9962e2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d9962e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/Prof-Geeta-Gandhi-Kingdon-CMS-Manager.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/Prof-Geeta-Gandhi-Kingdon-CMS-Manager.webp 526w, https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/Prof-Geeta-Gandhi-Kingdon-CMS-Manager-241x300.webp 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Managing Director, City Montessori School &amp; <br>Chief Convenor, COFAS 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf198b\" data-id=\"1bf198b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb360b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb360b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way \u2026\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014 Charles Dickens, <em>A Tale of Two Cities<\/em><\/p><p>This description of the French Revolution applies just as well to the present day, when we are in the middle of a technological revolution. For it is precisely by means of our electronic media: TVs, computers, tablets, and phones\u2014that we find ourselves inundated with wisdom and foolishness, belief and incredulity, light and darkness, hope and despair, everything and nothing \u2026 all at the same time, and in the same place.<\/p><p>It is indeed the best of times, the worst of times: tremendously exciting, and at the same time tremendously challenging. How can we be on the \u2018Heaven\u2019 side of this era-defining societal upheaval?<\/p><p>Well, nothing\u2019s guaranteed, of course; but surely, we can improve our chances of coping with, or even benefiting from, this \u2018revolution\u2019 if we actively engage with the technology and learn how to use it safely. This is what I mean when I use the phrase \u2018critical digital literacy\u2019.<\/p><p>Digital Literacy is one of the key skills we are trying to teach at CMS, and it is the main motivation for the theme of COFAS International 2026, which is \u2018Digital Humanity: Technology with a Purpose\u2019. Over the years, this invigorating international Olympiad has nurtured and inspired curiosity, discovery, creativity, adaptability, and resilience among its student participants, and I\u2019m sure this latest instalment will do no less.<\/p><p>My very best wishes to all of our participants, from near or far, and my heartfelt thanks to Mrs Jayashree Krishnan \u00a0(Senior Principal), Ms Khyati Lamba (Principal) and the dedicated team of CMS Rajendra Nagar I for once again organising this unique and time-relevant event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message fromMANAGING DIRECTOR CMS &amp; CHIEF CONVENOR Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon Managing Director, City Montessori School &amp; Chief Convenor, COFAS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Message from the Managing Director - Cofas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/cofas\/message-from-the-managing-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Message from the Managing Director - Cofas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Message fromMANAGING DIRECTOR CMS &amp; 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