BASIC COURSE FOR TEACHERS
The "Basic Course for Teachers", accredited by MIUR, took place at the Middle School of I degree in Manziana (RM).The course on the theme "BE WELL WITH YOURSELF and with OTHERS" started on 18 December 2018 and ended on 27 May 2019; five meetings were held plus practical classroom activity.
The contents of the meetings were:
- Education in Human Values ​​Sathya Sai, a program inspired by the philosophy of “Educære” - a journey of research and self-awareness of one's innate potentialities of Truth, Beauty and Goodness, recognizing oneself as beings of pure Love in order to bring out the innate values ​​of Truth, Right Action, Peace, Love and Nonviolence and translate them into action, through an integral pedagogy that considers the person in all its aspects: physical, cognitive, affective, relational, ethical and spiritual
- "Educære", an educational system in which "secular and spiritual education merge into a philosophy and an educational pedagogy that has the power to better serve social needs" Sathya Sai.
- Silent-sitting - Relate and concentrate together in silence to work positively.
- To analyze own emotions in professional and personal situations, for avoiding BURN OUT and overcome moments of crisis.* Positive thinking and Neuroscience.
- The cornerstones of Communication. Active listening.
- Focus attention and the neurophysiological significance of EMPATHY naturally present in human beings, the basis for practicing innate and universal moral values, thus transversal to all cultures and religions.
Two hours of lessons in a third class, in co-presence with two teachers, were dedicated to getting to “Know each other” by the students, according to the good qualities reported by themselves on the board. Two other moments followed: each student choosed two positive qualities for himself (as I see myself); he received a positive quality from each of the companions (as others see me): a memory to keep, passing to the High School.
It is followed a story (The divinity of man) to understand the potential and the talents that each one must discover and realize (who I really am).
Four hours were devoted to study together, with clarifications and reflections on some of the themes of the proposed bibliography. Here the participation and positive contribution of behavioral reflections, on the part of the Teachers, was very positive and proactive. This part of the course was certainly very effective on what the same can represent in the development of the awareness of the great social importance of the teaching role.
The experience of collaboration with the School of Manziana was positive for the sense of belonging to a high cultural reality, aware that our future is played in the challenge to find the ethical basis of personal and collective existence, which is the path to which the Family, the School and the Policy are called to respond.
The course teachersDott.ssa
CASERTANO MARIAProf.ssa
CAMPOLI ESTER