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Teacher education has been a prime focus of the Gnostic Centre. The Centre
has worked with over 150 educational institutions, including teacher
education colleges. The programmes fall broadly into the following
categories:
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Pre-Service Teacher-Education
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In-Service Teacher-Education
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Integral Teacher Education
The Gnostic Centre's teacher education programmes are need-based and are
designed for specific groups after interacting with the faculty or the
management.
Pre-Service Teacher Education
The Gnostic Centre is on the panel of Delhi University as a resource NGO to
provide inputs in Self-development to the
Bachelors of Elementary Education
(B.El.Ed.) students. It has worked with the following colleges that offer
the B.El.Ed. programme:
• Gargi College
• Lady Shri Ram College for Women
• Jesus & Mary College
• Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College
for Women
• Vivekananda College
• National Institute of Home
Economics
The Gnostic Centre has developed
a year-long Self-development practicum comprising of 6 to 8 full day
workshops, combined with assignments, project work, presentations to ensure
continuity and application in daily life. Some of the themes taken up are:
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• Exploring the Self |
• Dealing with Relationships |
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• Overcoming Anger |
• Competition & Cooperation |
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• Integral Education |
• Understanding Childhood |
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• Fear and Trust |
• Understanding Emotions |
The format evolved over the years
is participant directed, i.e. each student identifies her self-development
needs and is guided to work individually on these over the eight workshops,
with presentations and group work as well, to ensure accountability and
engagement, and a widening of perspective. The sessions are evaluated.
Besides working with B.El.Ed.
students, the Centre has also worked with:
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DIET teacher-students
• Nursery & Primary
Teacher-Education students
• B.Ed. teacher-students
In-Service Teacher Education
The Centre has held a number of
talks in various schools and colleges for teachers, and has also facilitated
workshops at the Centre itself, for the faculty of various institutes. The
institutes have ranged from Kendriya Vidyalayas to private schools,
mainstream to progressive/ alternative schools, and colleges such as:
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• Sardar Patel Vidyalaya |
• Modern School |
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• Delhi Public School |
• Amity International School |
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• Mirambika |
• Presentation Convent |
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• Sanskriti School |
• The Heritage School |
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• Springdales School |
• Army Public School |
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• Army Public School |
• Scindia School (Gwalior) |
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• Jesus & Mary College |
• Dept of Social Work |
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• Mahrishi Valmiki College of Education |
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The themes taken up have included:
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Attitudes of a True Teacher
• Teacher as a Catalyst of Change
• Self-Development & Education
• A Journey called Myself
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From Teaching to Facilitation
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Developing the Powers of Concentration & Meditation
Integral Teacher Education
The Centre's main focus is
Integral Education - an area in which it has
developed several programs as well as resources. Besides workshops, the
Centre has held an intensive on Integral Education several times for
mainstream teachers and faculty. Presently, it is developing an online
course for teachers in integral education. The main themes have been:
• Psychic Education
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Mental Education
• Vital Education
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Physical Education
• The Three Principles of True
Teaching
In November 2000, the Centre held
a 5-day Conference on Integral Education titled 'A
New Education for a New India' with the participation of over 500
teachers & educators from over 120 schools, colleges & teacher education
institutes.
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