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Empowering Value Education Teachers : VIV Workshops

Empowering Value Education Teachers : VIV Workshops. P.L.Dhar. Essence of Value Education. Value Education = Emotional Education + Spiritual Education How to refine the emotions ? …..How to actually purify the mind of baser tendencies, the mental defilements ?

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Empowering Value Education Teachers : VIV Workshops

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  1. Empowering Value Education Teachers : VIV Workshops P.L.Dhar

  2. Essence of Value Education • Value Education = Emotional Education + Spiritual Education • How to refine the emotions ? …..How to actually purify the mind of baser tendencies, the mental defilements ? • How to develop insight, not mere intellectual knowledge, about the nature of human reality ?

  3. Attributes of a Good VE Teacher • Ability to inspire : Role Models -- Intellectual clarity -- Emotional maturity -- Visible integrity : Living values • Interacting with students with compassion and respect • Accepting shortcoming gracefully • Empowering teachers through a comprehensive workshop

  4. Workshop Format

  5. VIV Workshop Day 1 - 12 • Day 1 : Discussion Essence of Value Education • Day 1 evening to Day 12 early morning : 10-day retreat of Vipassana Meditation • Training in self observation • [A] : observation of breath • [B]: observation of sensations and feelings/ emotions • [C] : Practice of metta ; loving kindness • Day 12 : outing till evening 5 pm • Day 12 : Meditation 6-7 pm followed by Feedback on “ Was interaction with people today different from earlier days?”

  6. VIV Workshop : Day 13 - 14 • Every day meditation : 5- 6: 30 am ; 8-9 am; 2:30 – 3:30 pm ; 6-7 pm • Rest of the time discussions on : • Challenges of Value education • How to handle the issue of ‘secularism’ • How to provoke students to analyze their own experiences from value perspective • FAQ on Meditation and how to answer these • Day 13 morning : shramdaan

  7. VIV Workshop : Day 14 • Discussions continue • Understanding Vipassana and its role in Value Education • Clarification on the practice of Vipassana Meditation • Evening after dinner : Listening to discourse on meditation given to teachers and parents

  8. VIV Workshop : Day 15 • Practical Demonstration of a Anapana Course for children ( 9am to 1 pm) • Teachers participating in the workshop act as volunteers • Q&A • Workshop ends after practice of meditation from 2:30 to 3;30 pm.

  9. Feedback • Consistently positive feedback • Many teachers start teaching Anapana meditation to students in their classes / schools • Increase in confidence of VE teachers • …………………………………………….. • Some Colleges have started regular 10-day retreats for their students

  10. T HANK YOU !

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