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With the Divine Blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
the certificate course on Educare was conducted at Sri Sathya
Sai Institute of Educare, Nemilichery, Chrompet, Chennai - 44
between 8th April 2009 and 27th April 2009. Seventeen teachers
from Sri Sathya Sai schools in Tamilnadu were the participants
of the course. Smt. Vidhya Srinivasan, National Joint
Educational Co-ordinator, Sri Sathya Sai Organisation lighted the lamp of love.
Lighting the Lamp of Love by Smt.Vidhya Srinivasan
National Joint Coordinator Education SSSO Honorable All India President, Sri
Sathya Sai Organisations, Sri. V. Srinivasan inaugurated the function. In his
inaugural address he stated that Sri Sathya Sai Organisation is one of the
widest international service organization which is housing 99 Sri Sathya Sai
Schools all over India, offering education to over 50000 Students. Hence it has
become the prime responsibility of the teachers to mould the young minds to help
them become complete Human beings. He also added that true education was one
that focused on Human values and made one speak from the heart and not from the
mind. He concluded saying that the Educare training should enlighten teachers
about the human values inherent in each and every child and motivate them to
bring out these latent values every child in order to produce models of
excellence.
Inaugural address by Sri.V.Srinivasan All India President SSSO The certificate
course commenced with the presentation of Dr. B.G. Pitre, the Director of the
Institute of Sathya Sai Education, Mumbai on the topic ‘Foundations of Educare’.
The daily schedule of this 21 day course comprised of Omkar, suprabatham,
Nagar sankeerthan, Jyothi meditation, Yogasana, lectures, group discussions,
role plays, reading of spiritual literature, film shows on Bhagawan’s life
history and sharing of spiritual experiences. Yet another unique feature of the
course was the outdoor training on “Nature is a great teacher” which included
lot of value games, meditation at the sea shore, group discussions on the values
learnt from nature and self introspection sessions.
Inaugural function - Sri.P.Kumarasamy State Coordinator EHV program TN,
Sri.V.Srinivasan All India President SSSO, Dr.B.G.Pitre Director ISSE Mumbai.
To mark the end of the certificate course, a thanksgiving session to pay tribute
to Swami was held on the 27th April 09. Participants shared their experiences
and sang the valedictory song. The Chief Guest of valedictory function, Sri.
Vanchinathan, in his valedictory address, stressed the need for practising
values rather than merely preaching them to children. It is because children at
school observe and follow what the teacher does rather than what she says. He
also highlighted that the real purpose of this course on Educare is ‘tuning in’
to realise the Divine within.
Participants of the course
The State Co-ordinator for EHV Programme, TN and
Correspondent of the school, Sri. P. Kumarasamy stated that each participant has
been chosen by the Divine to act as an instrument in the Divine Mission. So, one
has to plan, act, act and act till one’s last breath to fulfill His mission.
Valedictory function - Chief guest Sri.Vanchinathan, Former member sensor board
Mumbai The Principal of the school, Smt. K. Sai Meera, added that, the best
Thanksgiving one can offer Swami is, to practise in daily life whatever has been
learnt in this course. The function concluded with the Valedictory song
followed by the Mangala Aarathi.
Participants singing valedictory song This course has given the participants a
great chance to re-discover the latent potential in each one of them. Being a
residential course, it has been a perfect Sadhana time for participants to
practice the various spiritual disciplines like jyothi dhyanam, suprabhathams,
bhajans, spiritual reading etc. Residential courses such as these provide the
necessary environment to imbibe values through practical experience and hence
the confidence that they gained can be implemented in day to day life too. The
lectures, group discussions, role plays etc have enabled the participants to
develop concrete plans of implementing the value system in their personal lives
as well as the teaching profession. Inter personal relationships have also been
greatly developed due to the ample opportunities to serve each other.
Participants of First Batch April 2009 On the overall, this course has created
a transformation within each one of the participants thus showing them a clear
path to a purposeful life. Jai Sai ram |
