The social responsibility of a modern school is to unite the disunited world, to develop human resources for the Unity of Mankind, and to make every child A Total Quality Person and A Total Quality Manager by making its students wise, talented, balanced, law-abiding and just; thus leading to the establishment of a Divine Civilization on Earth.

Young people should be forefront of global change. The creative ideas of the youth of the world will be pooled together in the event to conceive of what was never done before. The new competitions will show that the youth has common interest and concepts, convincing the participants that in unity they will learn from each other.

International Youth Festival is a platform for participants across the globe to build bridges of understanding, extend a hand of friendship, to forge unbreakable bonds of brotherhood, to remind us all that we share not only the sun, the sky and this beautiful earth but also our hopes and dreams, to recreate a harmonious future together. We are happy to see that the Principal and teachers of CMS Rajajipuram campus II have taken the initiative to organize the appropriate programme to make the youth realize their duties towards their future endeavours.

We wish to congratulate the Principal and teachers of CMS Rajajipuram campus II for toiling hard to make the event successful.

The writer's of the Baha'i Faith say: “True education releases capacities, develops analytical abilities, confidence in oneself, will power and goal setting competencies, and instills the vision that will enable a person to become a self-motivated agent of social change, serving the best interests of the community”. Hence, with an objective to inspire the youth to bring about a positive change in the society, the school employs several interventions. International Youth Fest is one of them. This unique international event motivates the world’s youth to do good to others, stand for the cause of society, strive for peaceful and non-violent resolution of conflicts, world unity, spirit of communal harmony and brotherhood, and the youthful spirit of togetherness to harness the innate and constructive abilities.

Conflicts, poverty, unemployment, global warming, and pollution are some of the major issues that are plaguing the world today. The major reason for all these problems is disunity prevailing among the nations which dissuades them from coming together unitedly to take action. The only people who can unite the world and bring about a positive change is the world’s youth. Just as Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish girl, united the world’s youth and persuaded the world leaders to take action against climate change at the United Nations.

The theme of this year’s International Youth Fest is ‘It’s all in the mind – Channelizing Youth Power for Global Unity’. I am confident that this international event will succeed in igniting the passion among the world’s youth to unitedly pursue the cause of world unity and rid this ailing world of the prevailing problems.

I wish CMS Rajajipuram campus II all the best for success of the International Youth Festival.

Ms Susmita Ghose
Superior Principal and HOD, Quality Assurance and Innovation Department, CMS

We can not always built the future of our youth; But we can build our youth for the future. -- Franklin D Roosevelt

Today's youth are the eventual fate of the world tomorrow. According to the UN, the youth comprises 16 percent of the world's population. They are in charge of making changes that matter and maintaining culture that positively impact the world communities.

The energy, enthusiasm, vigour and vitality make them the most important cogs in the wheel of development. As an essential asset- a crucial pool of talent, and ideas, our youth must be motivated as they have the potential to change the world into a better place.

The growing globalization and cross border movement has created an environment which is increasingly diverse. Young people's understanding of the impact of this diversity is now more crucial than ever as their strength can overcome myriad of challenges and together their voices are strong enough to be heard on any platform and leave a mark as rightly mentioned by the noted social reformer Kailash Satyarthi, "The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world."

We at City Montessori School believe that the school is a social institution that reflects the standard of the society and positioning of youth in a society has a bearing on their leadership potential in establishing and maintaining Global Unity. True hope for the future thus consists of shaping young minds capable of making a difference as Seth Godin said, "Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”

With the mission of educating our students to become world leaders, we have recognized the importance of providing the driven and passionate youth a forum for sharing their experiences through art, culture, tourism and sports.

It is indeed heart warming to see CMS Rajajipuram campus II flourish and reach its highest goal of ensuring a harmonious environment for our students to exhibit their talents by organizing the 5th International Youth Festival 2022.

I extend my heartiest congratulations to the extremely dedicated Principal Ms Anupama Checker and her zealous staff for bringing in the idea of providing a common platform to our youth beyond the limits of border. I hope and believe that their mammoth endeavour would bring bright and positive changes in the lives of our youth and in the world around them.