SUGGESTIONS SUBMITTED BY IISH TO IMPLEMENT IN EVERY SCHOOLS AND HOMES
The following programs have been experimented for the last three years and implemented in the Bhaaratheeya Vidya Vihar School run by IISH with excellent results and response from the students and parents. This project is implemented by integrating science and values. The school has a strength of 650 students from all walks of life. The students include from the poorest to reasonably well to do family. Every student is following the programs given below independent of their religion or taste or background. The programs implemented are mentioned below in a nutshell and any details needed will be made available. This project is submitted by Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, Director, IISH, This programs can be adopted in any school.. The publications mentioned and training if needed will be available for implementing the project .
FOR THE LOWER AND UPPER KG STUDENTS
1. Teaching the proverbs and few messages/ stanzas from the Upanishads, Vedas, Puranaas etc. having one line or two. This is taught bye heart
2. The thithies, nakshatraas, names of months, weeks, pakshaas, ( in local languages and in Sanskrit) etc
3. Names of Indian rivers, mountains, languages, cities, etc
4. The names of great heroes, scientists, avatars, great men of fame, etc
5. Correct pronunciation of each letters like ta, tha, da, dha and so on in Sanskrit and regional languages including spoken Sanskrit and English
6. Correct pronunciation of the words in Sanskrit and regional language
7. Good songs, rhymes which convey good and value based meanings and messages not merely ‘ding dong bell’ or jack and jill…..
8. For the U K G standards, the dept of the above subject is increased from that of the LKG level for a deeper level of understanding
9. Teaching the short stanzas from Geetha, Upanishads, Vedas etc.
10. The copies of the books from LKG and UKG are enclosed ( will be sent if needed)
11. She story telling with logical, rational and scientific messages from the Puranaas and Itihasas meant for a good life
12. Explanations on selecting the messages from the stories and experiences of great men.
FOR THE LOWER AND UPPER PRIMARY STUDENTS
13. Deeper meanings and messages of what is taught in the LKG and UKG are explained in simple languages in the daily classes.
14. Messages from Ramayana and Mahabharata are explained with practical application in the day to day life
15. Importance of the greatness and goodness are explained systematically with the examples of day to day life of great and good men. Motivate them to become good and great through learning the values and learning the modern subjects.
16. Ancient number systems and mathematics are taught with quotations in Sanskrit ( Sanskrit number, Bhootha sankhya, katapayaadi number and Aryabhatta number)
17. Spoken Sanskrit in the class rooms
18. Messages for the students are supplied in the printed forms (which will given if needed)
19. Specific value based text books published by IISH have been included in the curriculum for which examination is also conducted. (Text books will be made available if needed )
PROGRAMS COMMON FOR ALL THE STUDENTS.
20. The school starts with prayers which are so selected for giving the opportunity to learn many Sanskrit and Malayalam slokaas. .
21. Prayers are arranged in such a way that few of them change in biweekly,/ monthly / quarterly and some are for longer period to make these bye heart Vande maatharam is compulsory for all.
22. The morning pledge is taken in three languages for two days each in Hindi, Sanskrit and English.
23. Heritage messages and quotations are read after the daily prayer.
24. Birthday of Indian heroes and freedom fighters are celebrated with invited speeches directly or through mobile phones.
24. Daily five minutes story telling after the prayer with the specific message of the story.
25. Students are instructed to write the message of the previous day story as home work .
26. Every period begins with a prayer and ends with another Vedic prayer
27. The curriculum teaching is so organized that 70% of the teaching in each class each period focus on the specific syllabus based subject. 20% slightly above the subject and 10% of the time and message are focused on the values.
28. Speeches of scholars are delivered either directly or commonly through mobile phone connected to the speakers connected in every class rooms.
29. All the class rooms have mike sets for telling stories, messages, and for invited speeches.
30. Class rooms are named after great Indian scholars and Indian scientists.
31. Slogans, valuable messages, quotations and proverbs are written on the walls.
32. The pictures of ancient Indian Rushies and scientists are displayed in the class rooms, library and common places in the school.
33. Models of the valleys, mountains, seas, lakes are made and displayed in the play ground with many other heritage items.
34. Different types of animals, birds as models arre displayed in gardens etc
35. Students are encouraged in participating in cooking, cleaning the dining tables, preparing various food items and maintaining the cleanliness.
36. Participating the students in making medicinal plant & vegetable gardens utilizing the waste water from the canteen and bath rooms
37. Participating the students in making sarpakavu /and micro forests / forests / mountains / villages / solar systems / deseart / etc
38. Participating them to build traditional ceramics, wood, stone items for museum. Encouraging the students to make models for display in the museum.
39. Participating the students in building the aquarium, birds cages, wild life, micro forest fauna and flora
40. Participating the students in bringing up birds in cages and studying their behavior .
41. Participating the students in building an electronic/ electrical museum.
42. Demonstrating all what they learn in their classes as models in the school ground.
43. Display of hundreds of traditional items made in rare metals, woods, glass , clay, granite, etc
44. Building an excellent heritage library with 5000 books (at present) and a modern school library with almost the same number of books.
45. Participating the students in cleaning the lands, ground, public roads, and hospitals. Visit to orphanages, tourist spots, hospitals, old age homes.
46. Teaching them the traditional games using coconut leaf ribs (eerkil) coconut leaves, seas shells, seeds of tamarind, such as (pallamkuzhy, manjaadi kkuru / pulinkuru, kakka and so on)
47. Training in traditional games like kabadi , kho, kuzhi panthu , kuttiyum kolum, etc.
48. Participating the students in group prayer in the temple built in the school campus, independent of the religion of the students .
49. Directly participating all the students in performing Vanadevata pooja.
50. Each student has to participate in school anniversary in minimum two items
51. Grade is given for avoiding the feeling of discrimination for the competitions.
52. School curriculum has study of music, instruments, yoga, dance and craft. The students can select the items of their choice from the above
53. Vegetarian club, nature club, modeling club, creativity clubs etc are functioning in full swing.
54. An excellent Dhruva park is built for the students to play and enjoy every minute. We demonstrate and train the students to preserve the organic nature of earth, rain water, plantations, etc.
55. Essay competition for the National Science Day celebration from the BVV and nearby schools and also through the internet competitions( this year subject is :on writing 50 points on the civil engineering marvels of ancient India )
56. Distribution of uniform clothes and note books, every year to the poor students of nearby Govt schools in the month of April and May.
57. Best students from BVV and also from outside are given awards (for toppers for SSLC, CBSE, ICSE, Vocational secondary and so on) during the annual IISH family get together day on 2nd October.
58. Students expected to stay in National Heritage Center (NHC) of IISH for one or two days and nights during the festival seasons / programs / to get the experience of sharing , caring and curing each other.
59. The students learn and practice the Pancha Mahaayajna directly by involving in the yajna as follows A. Deva yajna by participation in Vidya devata pooja and Vijayadasami celebration, and daily visiting the temple B. Rushi yajna by remembering the names of the Rushies C. Bhootha yajna by watering the plants, feeding the birds and fishes D. Pithru yajna by participating in pitru pooja for our forefathers and E. Manushya yajna by collecting rice, clothes, books, etc for the poor and distributing them as part of the sevanam samarpanam project of iish.
60. WE INVITE EVERY SCHOOL AUTHORITY TO VISIT THE BVV AND THE MUSEUM. WE GIVE OUR SUGGESTIONS TO YOU. YOU MAY GIVE YOUR SUGGESTION TO US. WE SHALL GROW TOGETHER BY SHARING, CARING AND CURING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUR MOTHERLAND (NHC, NEAR KECHERY, MAZHUVANCHERY, TRISSUR- GURUVAYOOR HIGHWAY, 14 KMS FROM TRISSUR, TRISSUR 680 501) , , 09446361149 / 04885-240236
We request all the school managements and teachers to adopt as much as possible from the above and give the students heritage based values. Use at least 5 mins in every class to explain the above points.
In the service of the motherland Bhaarath, IISH COMMUNICATION TEAM
WITH PRANAAMS
DR.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Litt
SCIENTIST & DIRECTOR, IISH
TRIVANDRUM , INDIA 695 018
