Meaningful results of the education of any country may be
achieved only when the education is based on the life philosophy of the
country, and only then the character of the generations may be tailored which
will be most suited to the culture of the country.
Indian philosophy is continuous in its nature just like the
process of human development. In the present scenario, education is fragmented
according to class, ideally which should not be like child education, primary
education, secondary education, and higher education. It should be consistent
and continuous. Child education is the basis of holistic education as it goes
on for the whole life.
The educationists have divided the categories according to age,
such as:
- Before
Insemination till 5 years i.e. Child education which is performed
mainly at home and inspired by parents.
- Development
during 6-16 years i.e. primary and secondary education which is
school-centered and inspiration source are teachers.
- Development from 16 years onwards for the lifetime i.e. higher studies and self-studies.
Vidya Bharati has been working since 1980 in the field of Shishu
Vatika. As an independent unit and has formulated its policy on Bharteeya
thought process elaborated above, which includes:
- Education
of newly married couple (3 months prior to conception) - Laxmi-Narayan
Abhyaskram
- Pregnant
mother’s educations (9 months) - Jagadahatri Abhyaskram
- Mother’s
education from birth to a 1-year-old child – Ksheeradavastha (when the
child is on mother’s breastfeeding)
- Mother’s
education from 1 year to 3-year-old child: Kheeradannadavastha (while the
child starts taking food as well as mother’s breastfeeding)
- Mother’s
education from 3 years to 5-year-old child: Annaadavastha (while the child
is fed and starts learning through sense organs)
Education for couples: This part is mainly for Couples
who are willing to have an ideal child through an ideal way of conception with
an ideal seed. Here ‘Seed’ indicates the baby. The ideal time to have a
superior seed is three months prior to conception. The purity of intention and
thought of the couple has a clear impact on the quality of seed in the
Sanskaras of the child.
Education of the would-be mothers: During the
pregnancy, the formation and development of the body parts of the child take
place. The diet, daily routine, yogabhyasa, meditation, the atmosphere in the
family, etc. of the would-be mother plays an important role in proper
development. This needs to be made clear to the would-be parents and their family
members. This syllabus aims at addressing this need.
Education of the mothers of the children up to 1 year of age: Under this,
these newly blessed mothers are told about the conditions of the child’s place
of sleeping, the proper way of feeding to the child, his care and looking after
by parents and the sanskaras performed during this first year of their life
which include Jatakarna, Naamkaran, Nishkramana, Annaprashana, and Karnabedha.
Education of the mothers of the age group of 1-3 years of their
child: During this age, the child starts learning various
activities in order to become self-dependent in his routine work. As such, this
is the best part of life for habit formation, if the child is provided the
freedom to perform activities on his own and the plentiful of love and
affection from the parents. They are to be taught this.
Education of the mothers of the age group of 3-5 years of their
child: The child comes to a Shishu Vatika in this age. Their
sensory organs are most active during this age. As such, this type of
activities to provides sufficient freedom to work with their hands in order to
get firsthand experience through their sensory organs. Vidya Bharati has
drafted a special syllabus for them which is not only for the children but also
for their parents , teachers, and society as a whole.
- The child learns on its own and cannot be taught anything.
- The child learns by own experience. We need to provide them an environment where they can learn by doing things themselves.
- Children learn by imitating others. They should have such an atmosphere in the family that they can learn good things by imitation.
◜Keeping the above points in
mind, Vidya Bharati has prepared a vast syllabus for child education, called
“Shishu Vatika”, based on pure Bharteeya Educational philosophy and thought
process.◞
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