19th Acharya Prashikshan Shivir was organised from 1st to 25th April 2018. Total 117 participants (61sisters & 56brothers) from 50 Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya have been participated. The entire Shivir was organised with help of 12 members Team, and 117 particiapnts were organised into 9 ganas (5 sisters & 4 brothers) – Matrei, Sister Nivedita, Gijubhai Vadheka, Kasturba Gandhi, Chanakya, Jagadish Ch. Bose, APJ Abdul Kalam, S. Radhakrishnan & Laxminath Bezbaruah. Total 18 Gana Pramukhs and Saha Gana Pramukhs among the participants led the teams Besides palaks for each gana from organising were there.
Participants Sisters Brothers Total Schools
VKVs Arunachal Pradesh 25 34 59 27
VKSPV, Assam & Nagaland 24 14 38 15
VKVs Andaman & Nicobor 09 05 14 06
VKV Kallubalu 03 00 03 01
KGBV Baraf, Arunachal Pradesh 00 01 01 01
Others 00 02 02 -
Total 61 56 117 50
Organising team 08 04 12
Subject wise participants -
English 22
Hindi 08
Sanskrit 05
Assamese 03
Maths 23
Science 19
Social Science 18
Computer Sc 05
PET 08
Librarian 05
Music 01
Total 117
Inaugural Session: In the Inaugural session on 1st April at 9.30am Ma. Nivedita didi, the Vice President of VK addressed in presence Ma. Bhanudas ji, the General Secretary of VK. In her address she mentioned that Bharat is a Tapa Bhumi. We are fortunate to take birth here and every fortune is a responsibility. Hence being in Kanyakumari for 25 days we must find the purpose of our life where Swami Vivekananda got the Mission of his life, Devi Kanyakumari, the incarnation of Devi Parvati did penance in order get Lord Shiva. She also told the objective of the APS as
Enhancement of academic skill further. Our strength increases manifold when we are in a team. We have to carry our words through our deeds. An acharya should teach through one’s own achara i.e. attitude / behaviour.
Understanding our organisation, its objectives. Education by which one become selfless, we are to give that education.
Having clear idea about our country and its greatness. We need to know why we should be proud of our country.
Boudhik / Practice Sessions No of Sessions
Bharateeya Sanskriti 18 (including 1 Q & A session)
Academic Sessions
Micro teaching 21
Lesson Plan 02
Counselling 03
Soft Skills 06
How to do Effective group discussion 01
Effective school administration- Teachers’ role 01
Model classes 04 (in parallel 5 subjects teams)
Academic Practice sessions
Micro teaching Practice 6 (in parallel 6 subject teams- all 117 teachers got opportunity to demonstrate 2 rounds teaching skills)
Model class practice by Participants 02 (17 Participating teachers took full class in 5 parallel subject teams)
Other sessions-
VKVs so far & road ahead 02
Bhagat Gita for teachers 01
Prerana shrot 05
VRM 02
VK – a thought movement 01
Karma yoga 02
Yoga – the core of VK 01
Teachers as Karyakartas 01
Team work 01
Inaugural & Valedictory 02
Group discussions & Presentations
Case studies in classrooms 02
Effective use of school Library- Teacher’ Role 03
Education- compilation from the lectures of Swami Vivekananda 02
Teacher as Karyakarta 1
Total 90
Other activities
Pratah Smaran
Bhajan Sandhya
Geet Abhyas - Total Songs- 7, Mantras-5, Sloka- Karma yoga & Stotras – 2 (Ganga stotra &, Lingastakam)
Yoga & Pranayam Abhyas – (breathing exercises-2, Loosening exercises-10, Suryanamaskar, Asans-9 in Standing, Sitting Prone & Supine posture, Pranayams- 3)
Kendra Varga – 7 days (Besides other activities … discussion on- Man Making Nation Building, Serve Man Serve God, Karma yoga- Ekanisthah, Ideal teacher, each soul is potentially divine, Story from Life of Swami Vivekananda)
Shrama Sanskar
Krida yoga (Ajna-12, Games -28 including PSP)
Prerana se Punarutthan
Life story of Sister Nivedita (12 days in PSP)
School Assembly – School Prayer, Pledge, News, thoughts, song/story/ Significance of the day/ Quiz/ Great lives, National anthem etc.
Individual & team assessments
Extempore speech
Quiz
Group song (patriotic)
Exam
Self-assessment by participants
Individual assessment on punctuality, participation & performance on Boudhik sessions, School assembly, yoga / Kendra varga, Prerana se punarutthan
Team assessment on – Shram sanskar, Food serving, Kakshya vyavastha & board writing etc.
Other Sources of Inspiration - Visits to places
Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Marita Malai
Suchindrum Temple– the Great Siva temple
Vivekananda Puram Campus like -
Sunrise
Ramayan Darshanam, Bharatmata Sadanam
Swami Vivekananda Pictorial exhibition
Gangotri – an exhibition on Ma. Eknathji’s work
Gramadoy darshan park
Vivekananda Mandapam & Ma, Eknathji Samadhi sthal
Persons taken Boudhik sessions
1. Ma. Nivedita didi
2. Ma. Bhanudasji
3. Ma. Hanumanth Raoji
4. Sri Rupesh ji
5. Su. Reboti didi
6. Su. Radha didi
7. Sri Suvan Sett
8. Smt. Koing didi
9. Sri Kamalakant
Resource persons for academic Sessions
10. Dr. Meenakshi Barve, Maharastra
11. Smt. K Jaya Ranjini, National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development (NIPCCD)
12. Smt. Susheel K. Bijoy, Free-lancer, Bangalore
13. Sri PM Unnikrishnan, VKV APT
14. Sri Ritwik Chakraborty, VKV Baragolai
15. Sri SNT Rajaram, Kanyakumari
16. Sri Ranjit Purkayastha, VKV Baragolai
17. Sri Dhan Pradhan, VKV Umrangso
18. Sri A Krishnan, VKV Roing
19. Sri Ajay Kumar, VKV Oyan
20. Dr. Rajendra Kakde, VKV Itanaga
21. Sri R. Murgan, VKV Dollumgmukh
22. Sri Sylvan, VKV Kanyakumari
Samapan / Ahuti Satra :
Ma. Hanumanth Rao ji with an example of - a seed can become a tree and capacity to grow another tree if taken care properly other wise not. He stressed the importance of nurturing properly a child. If not taken care properly what the child will become we don’t know. The child may not grow as desired if not taken care properly. He mentioned the role of Rishi Viswamitra and Vasistha in the growth of Sri Ram. A child respects & beliefs a teacher more than a parent. In a class of 40 minutes not just a subject is taught, but the process of Man Making is done, a biological life is transferred to a spiritual life. We must be responsible teachers maintaining a high academic standard.
Ad. Rupesh ji briefed the meaning of Ahuti citing the example of Sahid Bhagat Singh, Pandit Chandra Sekhar Azad, Guru Govind Singh, Rani Gaideanlieu, Sister Nivedita etc. He urged the teachers to dedicate more time, full time through the Kendra for the service of the Nation.
