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E-Gyan, Monthly Newsletter 1 World’s First Principals Training Programme on Maharishi’s Consciousness Based Education Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Group, India in Collaboration with International Foundation of Consciousness Based Education, USA has Organised Professional Development Programme on Maharishi’s Consciousness Based Education for Principals & Teachers of middle and secondary schools from 17 August to 21 August 2009 and 26 August to 30 August 2009 at Maharishi Peace Palace, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Under the perpetual Divine guidance & blessing of His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji and under the able leadership and guidance of Brahmachari (Dr.) Girish Chandra Varma Ji, Chairman, National Board of Directors, Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Group with Ms. Laura Ticciati, International Course Director and Vice-President-International Foundation of Consciousness Based Education, USA and Ms. Annie Balkema, International-Co-course Director, The Netherlands, in the history of Maharishi Movement, world’s first Principal Training Programme was organised followed by 2nd Training Programme concluded on 30 August 2009. The Programme was inaugurated on 17th August 2009, with Guru Parampara Pujan, Vedic chanting and Maharishi Ji’s Key Note Address to Annual Conference of the American Association of Higher Education, in the year 1973. Hon’ble Br. Girish Ji, Chancellor, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh and Maharishi University of Management & Technology Chhattisgarh in his inaugural address said that “Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji, the founder of Consciousness Based Education, and the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme has given simple, natural, highly effective technique to systematically unfold the latent potential of every individual. With the technique Maharishi Ji also gave the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI), the complete principles of life into the educational system to make learning His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji meaningful, relevant, intimate, and exhilarating. In this scientific age, Maharishi has restored to its full value the theory and practical application of age-old Vedic knowledge to develop full potential of human life and society, the science of consciousness. He also added that Maharishi's world wide organization is established in over 100 countries. The central goal of this international organization is to create permanent groups of yogic flyers in every country. In Maharishi Ji’s E-Gyan, Monthly Newsletter 2 words, "these groups of yogic flyer will create and maintain a strong, indomitable influence of coherence in world consciousness, so that peace and harmony prevails, and the whole human race lives in peace, in a problem- free, disease-free world with perpetual peace on earth-Heavenly life on earth". The conference was addressed by World renowned scientists, educationists and physicists including- Dr. John Hagelin, Raja of America, Maharishi Global Country of World Peace, world renowned Physicist and pioneer in the study of Physics and Consciousness and recipient of the prestigious Kilby Award. The award recognized Dr. Hagelin as a Scientist in the tradition of Einstein & Eddington; Dr. Michael Dillbeck, Raja of Invincible France and 7 other countries, Maharishi Global Country of World Peace, Shri Chandra Dutta Sharma, Director Education, Maharishi Vidya International Vice-President, Maharishi University of Mandir Schools Group, Prof. Bhuwnesh Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Management, Fairfield IOWA, USA, and International Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Director of Curriculum at Maharishi Universities and Hon’ble Br. Girish Ji, Chancellor, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidhyala, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Prakash Joshi, Vice Schools; Dr. Susie Dillbeck, President, International President, Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan, India, Dr. T.C. Pathak, Foundation of Consciousness Based Education, USA and Director CPR, Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Group, Mother of the Domain of Invincible France and 7 other countries, Maharishi Global Country of World Peace; Dr. Fred Travis, Director, Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IOWA, USA; Ms. Laura Ticciati, Vice-President, International Foundation of Consciousness Based Education USA; Ms. Annie Balkema, renowned Educationist and Raja Harris Kaplan, Raja of Invincible India, Maharishi Global Country of World Peace & Dr. Arlene Kaplan, Mother of the Domain of India. Besides International Speakers, Prof. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Brig. (retd.). Balram Singh Mehta, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi University of Management and Technology, Chhattisgarh, Dr. Prakash Joshi, Vice President, Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan, India, Dr. T. C. Pathak, Director CPR, Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Group, Shri Chandra Dutta Sharma, Director Education, Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Group and Shri Virendra Patel, Director, Distance Education, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya have also addressed the August Assembly. Participants of First Principals Training Programme The aim of Professional Development Programme was to train the Principals and Senior Teachers in Maharishi’s Consciousness Based Education who will further disseminate Maharishi’s Knowledge to 1,000 Teachers and about 15000 students of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools all over India. In the World’s First Principal Training Programme on Maharishi’s Consciousness Based Education (17 August to 21 August 2009) 54 Principals and Teachers have participated and in the second Training Programme of Maharishi’s Consciousness Based Education (26 Participants of Principals Training Programme August to 30 August 2009) 48 Principals and Teachers participated. The purpose of this professional development programme is to prepare middle and secondary school Principals and senior Teachers to teach Consciousness Based Education in Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools. The Professional Development Programme for the first year at Consciousness-Based schools is a three-part programme, conducted in a workshop format, led by the Principal as Site Coordinator of the school. E-Gyan, Monthly Newsletter 3 Part 1: Introducing Consciousness Based Education and preparing to teach the Science of Creative Intelligence Course. 18-session seminar is the first part of the Master of Arts in Consciousness Based Education Professional Development Programme, and provides an Introduction to the foundational principles and methods of Consciousness Based Education and to the Science of Creative Intelligence Curriculum, which the teachers will begin to teach the students immediately following this course. Part 2: Deepening Understanding and Beginning to Teach the Science of Creative Intelligence. Following this course and continuing through the academic year, the teachers participate in twice-weekly workshop/classes led by the Principal. By attending these twice weekly workshops, the teachers deepen and increase their knowledge of the Science of Creative Intelligence and begin to develop the ability to apply Participants of First Principals Training Programme these Consciousness Based teaching techniques in the SCI course, and their other classes. Part 3: Learning to Apply Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching Prior to the second year of implementing Maharishi’s Principles (two day seminar, 5 hours per day). When the students are introduced to the full Consciousness Based programme for their school, the teachers begin the third part of their Professional Development Programme, in special sessions they learn more Consciousness Based Principles of Ideal Teaching in order to apply them in preparing for their first quarter (or trimester) courses. During this seminar, the teachers are also introduced to the second course in the SCI curriculum in order to be able to teach it during the upcoming academic year. We are thankful to Raja Harris Kaplan, Raja of Invincible India and Dr. Arlene Kaplan, Mother of The Domain of Invincible India to address in Valedictory session of both the programmes. In valedictory address Raja Harris mentioned that under the leadership of Br. Girish Ji, Maharishi Participants of Second Principals Training Programme Movement in India will not only fulfill the Maharishi Ji’s Sankalpa but India will radiate its influence in the whole world to create Invincible and Peacefull World. Br. Girish Ji is The Hope for the world for Maharishi Country of World Peace and Maharishi’s World Movement. Br. Girish Ji, concluded the session with vote of thanks to Maharajadhiraj Raja Ram, Raja’s, Minister & Global Leader of Maharishi’s Global Country of World Peace, and offered all his achievement to the Holy Tradition of Vedic Masters and in the Lotus Feet of Shri Guru Dev and His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji. Jai Guru Dev, Jai Maharishi Dr. T.C. Pathak For Editorial Board, E-Gyan Newsletter E-Gyan, Monthly Newsletter 4 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh has recently announced specialisation in Maharishi Consciousness Based Education in it’s 2 years MA Education. This PG course is available to Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools Teachers only for the time being and is available through Distance Education system. MA Education course Post Graduates with Maharishi Consciousness based Education specialisation will introduce Maharishi Consciousness Based Education in all schools and institutions of Maharishi Ji as well in other institutions gradually.