Center for Global Integrated Education
234 E. Alfred Dr.
Claremont California
91711
Mission Statement
Center for Global Integrated Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is: to develop, support, and promote integrated educational programs and materials; to foster the development of full human potential; encourage the preservation of global natural resources; and inspire the creation of unity among diverse peoples of the world.
Motivating Principles
We are inspired by many of the world’s spiritual luminaries and educators who taught us that human nature is fundamentally spiritual and that spiritual principles, which resonate with the human soul, provide an enormous motivational power for change and progress.
Who Are We?
We are a group of educators, environmental scientists, physical and mental health professionals, lawyers, and parents who are inspired by the conspicuous need to restructure educational systems around the world. We are dedicated to addressing these fundamental needs through establishment of a global non-profit organization.
LATEST POSTS
Growth Mindset and the Role of Affirmation and Prayer in Empowering Youth
This year PEP is offering its program as an in-school every day curriculum. The Empowerment program is integrated with a transformative mediation training. To create the transformative aspects of the curriculum we have selected a simple and concise mediation training program designed by Fairfax County Public School Department of Special Services called Ten ... Read More
PEP is Now an in School Youth Empowerment/Transformative Mediation Program!
Last spring, Principal Dr. Beal asked the Palomares Empowerment Program (PEP) if we could consider offering a CGIE Empowerment Program as part of the school curriculum. The advantages of offering a program in the school curriculum are numerous and include the following: The students will be attending the program with maximum rate of attendance. ... Read More
Stories for Social Justice & Community Building & Workbook Material
As a parent, a community builder, and psychotherapist, I have been enchanted with the story of birth song for many years and I have shared it with my clients and trainees. The story has been specially appealing to me due to my own personal history as a Baha’i parent and grand parent and community member. ... Read More
Have you Ever Told A Story?
PEP students are learning that telling stories are hard but a powerful art for connecting and conducting meaningful social discourse. The phenomenon of telling and listening to stories is as old as the history of civilization. The great civilizers of humanity; its divine teachers have used storytelling to educate and transform human reality. The stories ... Read More
Concluding the Third Year of PEP
The journey of serving students of Palomares Academy of Health Sciences has had many chapters. The Palomares Empowerment Program (PEP), has been most unique in the sense of being designed to answer the needs of the students in each session. The experience of designing the program and implementing it has been most rewarding and ... Read More
Story of Hot Dog Wishes and Can We Change Our Story?
Stories are powerful tools for teaching students the constructive and destructive power of wishes. The warm response of the students, tells me a great deal about the transforming nature of story. I am so grateful to share this video with friends and colleagues in all corners of the world. The presentation demonstrates integration of psychology and spiritual laws ... Read More
GETTING INVOLVED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hamid Rastegar
Hamid Rastegar has a doctorate in environmental science and engineering from UCLA and is the President and CEO of Aspen Engineering Group ...
Heshmat Shariary
Was born in 1934. He is married and has three children. He received his MD Degree (1960) from Shiraz Medical School and specialization in Orthopedic...
Farideh Shariary
Received her nursing diploma (1969) in Romford, England. She did her operating room post training at the Middlesex Hospital London, Hospital for...
Mondana Najafabadi-Chong
Has been an attorney since 1991 and is licensed to practice law in the State of California and United States Federal courts. Her law firm’s primary...
Keyvan Geula, MS., LMFT
Mrs. Geula is a licensed, Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, and Family Mediator in private practice in California. She specializes in the integration of...