The Life-Education Certification Program for teachers (Train the trainer)
This program enables teachers to deliver Life Education programs in their schools. The program equips the participants with the complete knowhow of using parables and working with children on their explicit and experiential learning of life processes. This program is implemented in three phases: Phase 1: For 5th and 6th grade teachers Phase 2: For 7th and 8th grade teachers Phase 3: For 9th and 10th grade teachers Teachers interested in instituting Life Education programs for grades Five to Ten can participate in this program. Phase I: Grades five & six This phase enables teachers to undertake Life education classes for fifth and sixth grade.
The understanding that life is a series of experiences and each of these is a story in our life is brought out through thoughtfully selected parables. The child begins this self-enquiry process and starts relating to every experience as a learning platform. This activity-based year blends learning with role-plays, games, and healthy interactions. Focus areas:
Grade six After developing the ability to relate to one’s life stories more meaningfully, it is experientially understood that what I choose to learn starts guiding the beliefs I start living. This insight that behavior in any context is a result of one’s choices empowers the child to make appropriate and facilitative choices in life. Focus areas:
Phase II: Grades Seven & Eight This phase enables teachers to undertake Life education classes for grades seven and eight. Grade seven When the power of choices is clear, students learn how to become life-long learners. They explore their own learning orientation and identify focus areas. They gain a deeper understanding of the process of learning to learn and the enquiry process. The understanding that any knowledge is of value only when it is applied helps integrate learning meaningfully to real-life contexts. Focus areas:
Grade eight When students are clear on values and learning, they begin to articulate the purpose of their lives and the dreams they want to fulfill. Students learn to become self-starters when they appreciate the possibility of mastering their circumstances. They understand the importance of a farsighted vision in channelizing their potential to the best and analyze how every goal achieved is a means to this larger purpose. Focus areas:
Phase III: Grades Nine & Ten This phase enables teachers to undertake Life education classes for grades nine and ten. Grade Nine At this stage, students learn to assess their strengths and weaknesses and also understand the gap between their perception of self and how others experience them – all aimed at becoming a more integrated person. This process is facilitated by analyzing their orientations towards achievement, relationships, leadership, learning, and genuineness. This holistic understanding helps them align their vision and values towards excellence. Focus areas:
Grade Ten At this stage, students learn to handle value conflicts in life and assess ways to deal with self and society. They get to do a social action project and experience themselves as responsible citizens of the country with clarity on their life vision and standing by certain values. Focus areas:
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