Core Principles
Overview of Education
For the child to have a well-rounded personality and be able to withstand the pressures of life, there needs to be an equal emphasis on Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Spiritual aspects, in any progressive education system.
What the world needs today is neither a new order, or a new society, nor a new education. The remedy lies in a mind and in a heart filled with goodness. Research has shown that the Spiritual Quotient and the Emotional Quotient are becoming equally important, if not more important, than Intelligence Quotient. We take this responsibility very seriously to help the child develop the right behaviour which would create joy and happiness in his or her own life and in the life of those around him or her.
Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
Overview of Education
For the child to have a well-rounded personality and be able to withstand the pressures of life, there needs to be an equal emphasis on Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Spiritual aspects, in any progressive education system.
What the world needs today is neither a new order, or a new society, nor a new education. The remedy lies in a mind and in a heart filled with goodness. Research has shown that the Spiritual Quotient and the Emotional Quotient are becoming equally important, if not more important, than Intelligence Quotient. We take this responsibility very seriously to help the child develop the right behaviour which would create joy and happiness in his or her own life and in the life of those around him or her.
Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
What the world needs today is neither a new order, or a new society, nor a new education. The remedy lies in a mind and in a heart filled with goodness. Research has shown that the Spiritual Quotient and the Emotional Quotient are becoming equally important, if not more important, than Intelligence Quotient. We take this responsibility very seriously to help the child develop the right behaviour which would create joy and happiness in his or her own life and in the life of those around him or her.
Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
What is true education?
True education shines in the beauty of the spirit and of highest wisdom. It is effulgence that permeates a full life and that which leads every human towards attainment of his real nature through purification and sublimation of his consciousness. The modern educational system is producing students with information – based knowledge, rather than transformational knowledge.
This has resulted in overt acts of violence; unrest; lack of peace and understanding, in the society. Thus, any amount of knowledge transfer will not be successful, if it does not help with translating values into a daily reality.
This has resulted in overt acts of violence; unrest; lack of peace and understanding, in the society. Thus, any amount of knowledge transfer will not be successful, if it does not help with translating values into a daily reality.
Integral Education:
Our education system is based on the philosophy of our Founder, Sri Sathya Sai Baba who firmly believed that the integrated development of the child, with the right balance of academic, moral and spiritual education is to be achieved. The Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam, has a child-centric, balanced and insightful approach, where learning is truly a joy.
Since its inception several decades ago, the objective of the Sathya Sai way of education has always been to impart free values-based integral education that helps build character in the children, who are dedicated to serving the society.
Core Principles
There are four aspirational characteristics that will be displayed by an individual who has passed through the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam System of Education.
They are:
sarve jñānōpa sampannaḥ (सर्वे ज्ञानोपसंपन्नाः)
Knowledge about all the subjects and skills concerning the world
Knowledge about all the subjects and skills concerning the world
- Academic excellence pertaining to subject knowledge
- Life skills like communication, technology, inter-personal relations, cooking, maintenance, driving etc.
Repositories of all the good qualities that emanate spontaneously.
- Love, kindness, compassion, dutifulness, discipline, patriotism, service-mindedness etc.
Knowledge about ancient Indian wisdom – the Bharathiya culture
- Study of spiritual texts and philosophies
- Practical application of Vedic wisdom in everyday life by discriminating between right and wrong
Ever engaged in the welfare of the world
- Dedicated to society’s welfare
- Using one’s professional skills and knowledge to help others