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Gurukula Network Newsletter of the Association of Neo-Humanist Schools and Research Institutes of Ananda Marga Gurukula Issue 11 October 2000 Ananda Marga Gurukula 2 Kulapati Tours 3 Global Liason Office Update 4 Bi-Annual Report of AM Gurukula 6 AMG Development Education Training Camp Reports 7 Delhi Sector ETC 8 Berlin Sector ETC 9 New York Sector ETC Neo-Humanist Education 10 What is Neo-Humanist Education? 15 History, Karma and the Spiritually Critical Imagination: Reflections on Classroom Practice Neo-Humanist Education Methods and Resources 21 Teaching Neo-Humanist Values through Classic Literature 24 Writing Songs for Quiet Time 26 Bliss - excerpts from The NHE Way 28 Emotional Intelligence Competence Outline 30 Yama and Niyama Poem Schools and Projects in Focus 31 Primary School - Asuncion, Paraguay 32 Creche Jardim Ecologico - Sorocaba, Brazil 33 Morning Star Preschool - Colorado, USA 36 Book Fundraising Project for Ghana Schools 40 Schools in South Africa Innovations in Teaching 44 Cosmic Number System 49 Global News 52 Dear Dialogue - Circle Time 54 Lesson Ideas -Outer Space 56 New Publications and Suggested Books School Children in Paraguay Sa’vidya’ya’vimuktaye - Education is that which liberates Gurukula Network Kulapati Tours Newsletter and Journal of the Association of Neo-Humanist Schools As of this writing, Kulapati of Ananda Marga Gurukula, and Research Institutes of Dada Shambhushivananda has visited thirteen countries Ananda Marga Gurukula so far on this tour including Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, USA, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Two yearly issues Norway, Denmark and the Philippines. He is soon on his published October and May way to Taiwan. In all these places he conducted serve as a means of communication for workshops on NHE and forged alliances among persons Neo-Humanist Schools and projects interested in the development of Gurukula and Neo- around the world. Humanist Education. One of many projects begun involves several professionals who are working with Dada Please send us your news of schools and on a research project to develop a "Model of the Human projects, reports on research and Body that would explain the efficacy and limits of publication efforts, articles on Neo- different systems of medicine". Humanist Education, stories, pictures, ETC notes, classroom activities, etc. by On September 14-16th Dada attended an Oriental March 15th for May 2001 issue Medicine 2000 Conference in Providence RI, USA, with Ciiranjiva, the Acupuncturist, where they presented the Arete Brim Acupuncture Institute and Free Community Clinic of 146 Honness Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850 Ananda Nagar. This conference was the first of it's kind USA in New England. Approx. 400-500 acupuncturists from [email protected] Massachusetts to New York attended. Dada gave a power point presentation on the Institute and Clinic, and The articles in this newsletter represent literature about them went into each person's welcome an evolving process and not necessarily package. Currently Ciiranjiva gives $2 from every official policy. treatment in his acupuncture practice to support the free clinic in India that treats patients in rural Ananda Nagar. Editor in Chief: Support was gathered from other acupuncturists to do the Ac. Shambhushivananda Avt. same. Interest was also generated for other Associate Editors: acupuncturists to travel to India to work in the clinic and Avtk. Ananda Rama Ac. to teach. Everyone was very impressed with the work Arati being done. "Sign me up" was a phrase heard more than once, and Dada and Ciiranjiva were very encouraged. Headquarter of Ananda Marga Contacts were also made with the sterilized needle Gurukula companies and herbal companies who will give donations Kulapati, Ac. Shambhushivananda Avt. of "out of date" formulas and supplies. Ananda Nagar PO Baglata Dist Purulia, West Bengal, India e-mail: <[email protected]> AM Gurukula Global Liaison Office c/o Arete Brim 146 Honness Lane Ithaca, New York 14850 USA e-mail: <[email protected]> WEB PAGES Ananda Marga Gurukula www.gurukul.edu Neo-Humanist Education www.gurukul.edu/nhe Teacher Resources www.gurukul.edu/nhe/resources.html 2 Ananda Marga Gurukula Global Liaison Office Update Communications • NHE Forum continues to be active. If you are Neo-Humanist Education Teacher working in a school and would like to be part of this Training global discussion group, please send e-mail to <[email protected]>. We are working on different diploma courses that students • Gurukula Network is published twice a year. Please can attend at our NHE TT Institute starting September continue to send your news and articles. 2001. These courses will be designed to be recognized in Holland and also useful to train our NHE teachers in any PR and Publications part of the globe. The interesting aspect of the course is that • The Gurukula and NHE Web Pages are in the process it has 8 hours class time and 20 hours work practice of upgrading. If you would like to link up your during one week. In this way the theoretical knowledge can school or project, please let us know. be put into practice and become very meaningful. We have • We are working to set up a web based distribution five courses, each course builds on the preceding one. center for our educational publications. • An Editorial Board for reviewing new publications Course 1: ECAT - Early Childhood Assistant Teacher - has been formed. The student will receive the fundamentals of Early Childhood education, child care and health practices, Global NHE Conferences and Seminars basic curriculum design and classroom set up. The course will include learning the skills for working with parents and basic skills in personality development. The course Education Conference will be for 1 year of 312 hours class study and 20 hours/week work practice. The ECAT diploma will An Education Conference will take place authorize one to work as assistant pre-primary teacher. January 19-22 in Long Island, New York. Course 2: ECT - Early Childhood Teacher - The student The Conference will begin with a tour of will receive Early Childhood education touching the various Arun's K-7 grade school on Friday. For more developmental stages of the child and the methods to be information, and to register, you may contact applied by the teacher. The emphasis is on the practical <[email protected]> methods of development of the child. The student will receive Neo-humanist philosophy and practice in personality and character development. The course will be Syllabus, Curriculum and Licensing of Schools for 2 years of 624 hours classroom study and 20 • Work has begun on Standards for our schools, by hours/week work practice. The ECT diploma will authorize Didi Ananda Rama and Supriiya. They are in rough the student to be a kindergarten teacher. form, but will be revised this year with the help of several professionals. Course 3: CT - Childhood Teacher - The student will receive training in applying educational methods of personality development of the child up to the age of 12. School Portfolios The emphasis will be on character education, ethics, • The effort of preparing a portfolio of each of our creativity, communication and holistic educational care for schools has begun with the distribution of a children. The student will receive Neo-humanist Questionnaire to all of our schools with the last issue philosophy and practice in personality and character of Gurukula Network. So far we have received 7 of development. The course will be for 3 years of 936 hours them back. A modest beginning, but exciting never class study and 20 hours/week work practice. The CT the less. If you did not receive one, please write for diploma will enable the graduate to work as assistant one. <[email protected]> primary teacher and after school child care for children up to age 12. Library of Publications and School Resources Course 4: CCD - Child Center Director - This is an additional 1 year course (to course 3) in management, NHE Resources curriculum design, methodology of guiding and training teacher-students and public relations. The student will A web based resource center has been started for receive Neo-humanist philosophy and practice in our schools. If you would like to access it, please personality and character development. This diploma will go to our web pages at authorize the graduate to manage a kindergarten and train <www.gurukul.edu/nhe/resources.html> teachers. and sign up for a login and password. Course 5: PST - Primary School Teacher This a 4 years course , one year in addition to course 3 . The modules Teacher Training and Certification Programs taught would be as in course 3 with an advanced program • Plans are underway for a Teacher's Training program for primary school level. The student will receive Neo- in Holland. Here is a report from Didi Ananda humanist philosophy and practice in personality and Rama. character development. This diploma will authorize the graduate to work as a primary school teacher. 3 Ananda Marga Gurukula News These news excerpts were taken from the Bi Annual Progress report of Ananda Marga Gurukula presented by Ac Vishvadevananda Avt on June 3, 2000 at Anandanagar NATAC Institute of Alternative Medicine students in the Veterinary College. 230 total The Acupuncture unit of NATAC is steadily graduates from the Institute are successfully progressing in respect to student enrollment in the running veterinary practices in many states of college and number of students in the clinic. The India. More than 1300 animals of different species number of students has increased to 23 from 12, were treated at the Institute's hospital. An Artificial five months ago. There are five teachers. The Insemination programs is also running well. 40 principal, Ac Omkareshvarananda Avt is making inseminations were done during this reporting efforts to increase the enrollment to 50 for the July period.