Acharya Devo Bhava
8 Months IKS Teaching Fellowship
8 Months IKS Teaching Fellowship
Acharyas (teachers) are revered in the Indian tradition. They occupy the highest position and role in the society. While parents take care of the children upto a certain age, the educational system is what grooms their multi-dimensional personality and acharyas are core to this educational process.
Gurukulams, the hubs of learning since ancient times, are spaces where Acharyas and students live together, have food together and learn together. Gurukulams provide multidimensional learning process that combined values and knowledge.
Many young people are interested in impacting the teaching and learning process, but need guidance and an appropriate environment. They take up internships in existing schools but some of these young people are also keen on spiritual development of oneself and the children that they work with.
The Acharya Devo Bhava fellowship is an opportunity to be a sacred space, gain insights into Indian knowledge systems that transform one physically, emotionally, cognitively and spiritually and imbibe the gurukulam way of learning and teaching. The 8 months fellowship will provide the opportunity to learn different aspects of Bharatiya Vijnana,Samskaras, experiment with various global and Indian pedagogical approaches, design elements of the Gurukulam curriculum and enhance one's own spiritual well-being through yoga, seva and jnana before embarking on a journey in the educational ecosystem.
Logistics
This is a residential fellowship at Dharma Gurukulam, Anaadi Foundation, near Palani, Tamil Nadu. Fellowship participants will be provided common lodging and vegetarian food. Boarding and Lodging for 8 months will be completely free of cost. Participants may plan to arrive at Dharma Gurukulam on June 26, 2022. There will be 20 days break in Oct-Nov for Diwali. The fellowship concludes on March 31, 2023.
Dates
June 26 2022 to March 31 2023
Location
Anaadi Foundation, Iyvar Malai, Palani
Eligibility
22 years + Undergraduate degree (any)
Interested?
Highlights
~ Systematic approach to Indian Philosophy and approach to Education
~ Exposure to Yogic practices integrated in daily routine
~ Exposure to Bharatiya Bhasha, Vijnana and Samskaras: Samskritam, Ganitha, Ayurveda, Jyotisha (Astronomy), Vedanta, Niti and Dharma Shastra
~ Opportunity to assist and co-teach in Dharma Gurukulam
~ Exposure to various Gurukulam-centric pedagogical approaches
~ Opportunity to co-design elements of Gurukulam curriculum
~ Opportunity to integrate into Dharma Gurukulam post fellowship
~ Exposure to Gurukulam models in India
The ashram premises of Anaadi Foundation is located at the foothills of Ivyar Malai, near Palani, Tamilnadu, India. This consecrated space offers a serene and ideal space for children to grow vibrant in both body and mind and blossom into a phenomenal presence for the wellfare of all. At the south-west corner, a Sannidhi presided by Yoga-Vidya Ganapathy bestows all with His elevating presence. Dhyanaalayam at Anaadi has the Divine Sannidhi of Agastya Maharishi, Mahavatar Bababji and Sri Adi Sankaracarya. Children shall benefit from Dhyana and Jnana practices at Dhyanaalyam. The Gau-shala is home to great satvic beings that children shall tend to and be tended to. The educational complex shall have two indoor classroom, two gender specific stay areas and an open court for learning all under the sky! Trees and grasslands, the hilltops and the girivala-pada are all learning centers for children. The simple and austere structures of the Ashram inspire humility, while awakening knowledge tenets handed down through millenia in Bharatiya Guru-Sishya Parampara!
Activities and Schedule
~ 5.00-6.00 am Yogabhyasa
~ 6.15-7.00 am Guru Pooja
~ 7.00-7.45 am Go Seva
~ 8.30 Onwards: Gurukulam learning Sessions
~ 11.00 am Lunch
~ 11.30-1.30 pm: Gurukulam Learning Sessions/Session by Founders
~ 1.30-3.30 pm: Free time for Personal Work
3.30-5.00 pm: Self-learning Sessions/Gurukulam Teaching Assistance
5.00-6.15 pm: Break
6.15-7.00 pm: Guru Pooja and Bhajans
7.30 Onwards: Time for oneself
Knowledge Systems Exposure
~ Shad Darshana and Chaturdasha Vidyasthana
~ Ayurvedic Principles from Source texts
~ Principles from Yogashastra
~ Nyaya and Tarka (Guided Swadhyaya)
~ Bharatiya Ganitha
~ Nakshatra Vidya (Indian Astronomy)
~ Introduction to various traditional and modern Educational philosophies
~ Prakriti Vijnana (Environmental Sciences)