EHV – INTERFACING WITH THE COMMUNITY

*Sai Institute of Education, W.I.

Education in Human Values Orientation- Community Level

19.09.2010

*Parental Involvement

*For the EHV programme to have greatest impact on the children, it is important to involve the parents in the process of the programme.

*Knowledge of the Community

*Background

*Socio-economic

*Needs

*Infrastructure

*Sensitization

*Programme Information

*See Letter

*Rationale

*Target Group

*5 Values

*Time & Days

*Venue

*Stress on the point that this is non-religious

*Attached form:

*Parents, data and consent

*Identifying yourself to

Parents*Introduction*Concise

*Direct

*Contact Information

*Encourage parents involvement

*Overall Positive Attitude

*Building Teacher – Home

Relationship*Regular Contact: Positive and Negative

*Regular Scheduled Parents Meeting:

*Knowledge of the Student

*Progress Report

*Ask parents opinion and Listen

*Thank You note

*Homework – Parent Signature

*Open Day – Open Door

*Bulletins Values in Action

*End of Academic Year EHV concert

*Service Activities

*Effective Teacher/Guru

*Caring*Effective teachers care about their students and demonstrate that they care in such a way that the students are aware of it.

*These include:

*Listening

*Gentleness

*Understanding

*Knowledge of students

*Warmth and encouragement

*Overall Love for Children

*Preparedness:*Lesson Plans

*Teaching Aids

*Delivery of Lesson*Knowledge

*Confidence

*Flexibility

*Fairness and Respect

*With regards to:

* Race

*Religion

*Cultural background

*Gender

*Exemplar

*Role Model

*On time

*Dress Code

*“Be, Do and Tell”

*Human values cannot be learnt from lectures of textbooks. Those who seek to impart values to students must first practice them themselves and set an example - Baba

*Parents and teachers are the sculptors who have to mould the shape of the students for whom they are responsible. If parents and teachers set the right example, the students will automatically blossom into models of excellence and bring glory to the nation -Baba

*Om Sai Ram

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