Eighth Seminar on Human Values - 26.07.2009
The Hindu-Downtown, 9th August, 2009

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Educare, Nemillicherry, Chromepet is a CBSE School, offering free education in the pattern of Sri Sathya Sai system of integral value based education. It is having hostel facilities for boys from VI to X standard. This school is accredited by SSSNAC for schools at A+ Level.


Prashanthi Flag Hoisting

Every year the school has been organizing a seminar on human values, for the schools in and around Chennai. The main objective of the seminar is to provide an occasion for the teachers and the students to contemplate on the importance of values in human life. The Seminar also ventures to encourage team work by the teachers and the students of classes VIII to X and to prescribe new solutions for the modern ills in the light of values of Sanadhana Dharma.


Ligthning lamp by Smt. Anitha Srinath (Cheif Guest),
President Inner wheel Club of Madras 09-10

The participating schools form a team of five students from classes VIII, IX and X. The team will work together under the guidance of a teacher and prepare a paper on the prescribed topic and forward it to the school. A maximum of ten papers will be selected for the presentation. Each school will be allotted 30 min out of which 20 min will be for paper presentation using power point, followed by 10 min of question answer session.


Bhajan by Students

So far since 2002 seven seminars have been organized based on the main theme. This is the eighth seminar. The topic for the seminar was ‘Win the Love of your Mother to Win the Love of God - Baba’. The seminar was held on 26th July 2009, Sunday. The following ten schools participated in the seminar and gave power point presentations on the topic.


Welcome address by Shri P.Kumarasamy (Correspondent)

1. Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Madambakkam, Chennai - 73
2. Modern Senior Sec. School, Nanganallur, Chennai - 61
3. N.S.N Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chitlapakkam, Chennai - 64
4. N.S.N Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chromepet, Chennai - 44
5. Sreevatsava Viswanathan Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Chitlapakkam, Chennai - 64
6. Srimathi Lakshmi Ammal Memorial Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chromepet, Chennai - 44
7. Sri Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Chromepet, Chennai - 44
8. Sri Sathya Sai vidyalaya, Mat.Hr.Sec. School, Thiruvottriyur, Chennai - 19
9. The Hindu Colony Chellammal Vidyalaya Hr.Sec.School, Nanganallur, Chennai - 61
10. Vel’s Vidyashram, Pallavaram, Chennai – 117


Seminar Overview by Smt K.Saimeera (Principal)

The seminar was inaugurated by Smt. Anitha Srinath, President Inner wheel Club of Madras 09-10. In her inaugural address, she stressed the importance of Integrated Value based education that is being adapted in Sri Sathya Sai system of Education. She congratulated SSSIE, Chromepet for achieving excellence in all aspects which naturally earned them A+ certificate. She also mentioned that this school can be taken as a model school either in the application of values or in introducing new technology (e-learning) in their curriculum. Sri P. Kumaraswamy, Correspondent of the school welcomed the gathering. The overview of the seminar was given by Smt. K.Saimeera, Principal of the school.


Judges

A panel of eminent judges drawn from various fields evaluated the presentation of papers by the different schools. The judges were

Dr. T.Venugopal, M.Sc, Ph.D, PGDCA,
Sri. G. Madhan, MBA,
Sri. K.S.Vidhya Shankar, M.Sc,
Sri. R. Arun, MTech,
Smt. Padma Balakumar, BCom, BEd


Comparer

Sri Sathya Sai Vidyalaya, Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Thiruvottriyur was given the Award for Excellence for the best paper presentation.

The valedictory function was presided over by DR.K.S.Lakshmi, Secretary & Correspondent, Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai. In her speech, she shared her innumerable experiences that she had with her students on ‘Selfless love of a Mother’. She inspired the audience through her motivational speech which reflected the unique features of the ‘Love of a Mother’.


Presentation by School

The review of the seminar was given by Prof N.Shanmugam, Educational Advisor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Educare, Chromepet and Education officer (Retd), KV.Sangathan, Ministry of Education, Government of India. He focused his views on ‘Motherly Love’ with varied illustration and anecdotes. He also insisted that present curriculum should encourage ‘Insight Learning’.


Presentation by School

The best team was awarded the rolling trophy and all the participating schools were given certificates and shields. Vote of thanks was proposed by Smt. B. Uma, Vice – Principal of the school. The function concluded with the Mangala Aarathi.


Interactive Session


Interactive Session


Valedictary function


Awarding of Rolling Shield


Mangala Aarathi


Distribution of Prasadam

 
There is only one religion, the religion of Love;
There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;
There is only one language, the language of the Heart;
There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.
                           - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba