Manthan- Sampoorna Vikas Kendra is the holistic education program of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS), for the underprivileged children of urban slums and remote villages.
Learners gain practical experience beyond subjects in the academic course. Every activity in school life plays a significant role in the development of students. These activities include disciplines that are not part of the usual academic curriculum but are beneficial for an individual's overall development.
Keeping this in mind, in the month of April 2023, DJJS Manthan SVK connected with more than 1300 students across the various DJJS branches in the country through both its online and offline workshops. The workshops that were conducted are as follows -
नींव- Nurturing Strong Future session on How to prepare for competitive exams was facilitated by Ms. Ratana Pant, Founder and Director Aimultra Counseling Services New Delhi and a Certified Career Counselor and Admission Abroad Consultant. Students were guided on to study smarter while preparing for competitive exams and on how to go about with the applications for competitive examinations. Tips on knowing what techniques and practices work and the ones that need to be worked on are pivotal for accelerating growth were explained to the students.
Jeevan Kaushal Karyashala, life skill workshop was based on the topic I Love Myself which was facilitated by Sadhvi Aneesha Bharti Ji. Students explored that self-love is the key to being positive by letting go of habits that do not benefit them. Tips on how to achieve self-care and achieving those with ease were taught to the children.
Two new workshops were rolled out as part of the value-based holistic education, Bhartiya Sanskriti Ki Shreshthta wherein the first session was about Bhartiya Kaal Ganana (Indian Time Calculation Concept) conducted by Manthan volunteers. Children were taught through presentations of the ancient scientific methods used to measure timekeeping units and how important dates and their calculations were forecasted.
The other new workshop was Vigyanshala where Manthan volunteers demonstrated live science experiments via virtual sessions for children to learn how simple resourcefulness can nurture their intellectual curiosity, helping children acquire new ways of asking questions and understanding the world.
DJJS Manthan SVKs, virtual workshops for co-curricular activities widens the learning horizons for children by fuelling value-based education and skill development. Practical experiences are a significant ingredient of life, which brings out the most in children because it allows them to feel what piques their own interests.
