Values for the Yatra JUNE 2013

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Fr. Glenford Lowe sdb

My tomorrow starts with the right step today

Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter June 2013

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The Value of ‘Value Education’If there was something that you wished would never end, what would it be? I am

sure the answer would vary from person to person: a mystical experience, an eternal

embrace, a soothing music, a fascinating story, a thrilling movie, a captivating smile…

but for most students, the answer is simple, “How I wished my holidays would never

end!”

BACK

TO

SCHOOL

is

a

slogan

all

over

now.

An article in the DNA Newspaper, ‘Vacation with a Cause’ , really caught my atten‐

tion a few days ago. Children were utilizing their holidays to volunteer at local NGOs:

from contributing toys to Toybank to teaching English to five‐year olds or even

caring for stray animals! They valued it. Something they wished would never end.

Our March 2012 ‘Values for the Yatra’ E‐letter, challenged young students on the ‘Value of Contribution’ and to utilize

their holidays in Making a Difference… I know of young students who volunteered to work at a leprosy home, some

braved it out at the Kune Missions, others travelled out to drought stricken Ahmednagar to join hands in the ‘GIVE

WATER, GIVE LIFE’ campaign. CONGRATULATIONS...a small step in creating a better world.

On the

other

hand,

one

must

admit,

that

during

these

same

holidays

there

were

glaring

examples of shame and selfishness. The entire IPL 6 caught in match‐fixing and betting. “The

declining values in the ‘Gentleman’s game’ is a reflection of our declining values in society

today”, commented an angry cricket fan. “I’m shocked and disappointed”, sighed Sachin

Tendukar, India’s greatest cricket icon.

Pope Francis, speaking to an audience of over 200,000 pilgrims in Rome, on May 18, 2013,

sadly commented: “Today the world faces not just an economic crisis but a crisis in values!” Our very own President,

Mr. Pranab Mukerjee, while speaking at the fourth Annual Convocation Ceremony of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at

Haridwar, in December 2012 said, “Education adds value to a person and Value‐based Education equips us to contrib‐

ute in a meaningful way to society.”

AVEC has taken ‘EMBRACE VALUES: ENRICH LIVES’ as its theme for the new

scholastic year 2013‐14. It is our way of drawing attention, within the school

community and beyond, to building a new humanity as we walk together the

Valued Path. This ‘Crisis in Values’ can only be addressed if every educator,

parent, politician, religious head and social activist challenges the young to

‘Embrace Values and Enrich Lives’ in their educative journey.

AVEC wishes to congratulate Fr. George Athaide, the new Secretary ABE and say a

sincere word of thanks to Fr. Gregory Lobo who supported AVEC all through the

last six years.

God bless you all as you begin this new journey 2013‐14 to live a Value based life.

Embrace Values: Enrich Lives





To realize the value of Role Models and the

importance of Modeling.

To discover that my life and example can

inspire someone

else.

To strive for Mastery rather than mediocrity.

To be accountable and trustworthy even in

small things.

To live in wholeness and truth always.

To cultivate honesty as antidote to corruption.

To enable students to live in harmony and be

Peacemakers.

To actively involve students to active

citizenship.

To recognize the power of Training in

Discipline.

To responsibly make right choices with

no regrets.

To develop effective Leadership styles.

To promote tomorrow’s Leaders today.

To create clarity of Vision and purpose in

one’s live.

To love being a person for others.

To start daily acts of service.

To leave a legacy for others . To leave a foot‐

print that walked a Valued path!


It is not enough

to be good;

others must

become good

because of me.

Being

accountable and

responsible in

small things

Peace is our

birthright and

the

Nation

our

motherland

Discipline liberates.

Choices are never

consequence

free.

Lead you life or

someone else will .

Be the master of

your own

destiny .

Dare to be

different and reach

out to make this

world better.

“EMBRACE 12 DIAMOND VALUES: ENRICH LIVES” What would you embrace?





To believe that we are all equal.

To understand that all are worthy of esteem.

To know and defend the human rights of all

and taking the time to learn your own rights.

To care for a healthy ‘body‐mind‐heart‐soul’.

To celebrate a ‘culture of life’.

To be actively involved in Care for Creation

and Eco‐friendly projects.

To seek silence as a path to discover self

and God.

To find peace within and without.

To be aware of the Presence of God in

one’s life and world.

To promote a Civilization of sincere love.

To be the first to be agents of reconciliation.

To build communion of lives and hearts by

being instruments of forgiveness to all.

To make oneself trust worthy.

To grow in affective maturity and under‐

standing of true love and chastity.

To develop deep friendships and

commitments based on core values.

To listen to one’s heart and make daily

principled choices

To work on self for daily renewal

To focus

on

Appreciation

of

self

and

others


We are all a

‘person‐‐in‐

progress’ . There is

no such

thing

as

a

bad student .

The time is always

right to do what is

right. All life is wor ‐

thy of esteem. De‐

fend every human

All life is connected.

All life is sacred.

Nourish your whole

self. Think

Global

Noise defragments,

silence unites.

Silence is the

mother of reflection

and God experience

Love endures all

things; not revenge.

Forgiveness is never

a weakness

Your friends are

only an advertise‐

ment of who you

are. Let your friends

know your values



Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter December 2009Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter June 2013


Reflective ’ Value Moments’ for StudentsMY SUMMER HOLIDAYS :

Did I make a Valuable Contribution ?

Vacation with a Difference

Sharing a meal with the poor?

Training another in Music?

Visiting the Remand Home?

Sharing a day out with the poor?

Sharing your talents with others?

Caring for the Environment?

Congratulations is you did so!!!

Helping the Elderly?

Donating sports articles?

Saving Water for the needy?


1. Share

your

Valued

Experience

with

your

friends?

What

were

your

reasons

for

doing

such

Voluntary

service?

2. What were your success stories? Take time to even share your difficult moments. Who helped you during these moments?

3. What Values did your learn and live by during this experience of Making a Difference? Would you Volunteer again?

Sharing your experience?






AVEC : Annual Report 2012-13During the Scholastic Year 2012—13, AVEC reached out through the following:

1. Value Education TEACHERS’ Orientation Programs: ‐ Services to 23 Schools for 1,209 Teachers

2. Value Education STUDENTS’ Orientation Programs: ‐ Services to 31 Schools for 4,998 Students

3. Retreats

for

STUDENTS:

Living

By

Values:

Services

to

6 Schools

for

1,330

students

4. Leadership Training for STUDENTS: Leading By Values: ‐ Services for 6 Schools for 212 Leaders

5. Value Coordinators’ Meeting at Don Bosco ‐ Matunga: ‐ 118 Schools with 220 Value Education Coordinators

6. School Visits: By the end of April 2012, AVEC visited the 23 remaining schools. All ABE schools have been visited

at least once!

7. Diamond Values: Education to Becoming Competitions: ‐ 9 Competitions were organized by AVEC during the

course of the year. In all, 128 school entries participated. AVEC Certificates of Appreciation were given to

students/ schools. Trophies will soon be awarded to the TEN best participating schools!

8. ‘One Life Alliance’ Pledge with Ms. Kia Scherr: ‐ AVEC in collaboration with DBYS has produced

30 short Video clips in keeping with the ‘One Life Alliance’ Pledge. A good resource for School

Assemblies, Prayer services or classes. These 30 Value based Video Clips will soon be on a DVD

9. ‘Values for the Yatra’ ‐a monthly E‐Letter Value based resource: ‐ A colorful, insightful and

creative presentation of values for today are regularly published and sent out to over 2,500 readers

10. ‘12

Diamond

Value

Prayer

Services’

are

sent

regularly

to

all

schools

11. AVEC blogs can be viewed : www.avecmumbaidbys.blogspot.com

Developing ‘Diamond Valued Students



Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter December 2009Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter June 2013



God’s greatest gift to you is YOU..

You are the fruit of ‘body ‐ mind ‐ heart ‐ soul’.

Not to care for it is to mistreat this wonderful gift.

‘Health is Wealth’… treat your self gently and lovingly.

Care for Health‐Kids...they are essential

for a sustainable future.

Nurture your Spiritual Health also !!!

T h e V a l u e o f

Go o d H e a l t h

You are what you eat! You eat junk food, your life too

becomes ‘junk’. Learn the value of eating healthy foods.

Don’t punish your body with unhealthy foods… make

healthy foods count! Befriend Fruits and Vegetables ...

It is

not

only

important

what

you

eat,

it

is

equally

important how you eat. Think smaller portions!!!

Your body is growing... Energize the protein way….

T h e V a l u e o f B a l a n c e d D i e t s

The

Value

of

Sports

Value the playground. Don’t be afraid to get your body and feet dirty.

Exercise is a very useful tool: it helps you to reduce weight, more robust

and strong, it boosts your energy and oxygenates your brain and blood,

and helps you combat sicknesses. Become Sports loving.

Commit yourself to a daily schedule of warm up exercises, jogging

and cool down exercises. Good walkers live longer! result of DAILY EXERCISE






Rhythmic

Sleeping is never an act of laziness! Sleep SMART ..

Your body is not a machine...it needs to slow down and

relax. You need a minimum of 8 hours of good sleep.

Cultivate the value of Power Naps ...Power Naps boosts

your memory, cognitive skills, creativity, and energy levels.

Sleep well and rise refreshed... avoid late night SMSs, chats

T h e V a l u e o f

So u n d Sl e e p

Healthy bodies need healthy environs. Be Clean, be safe.

Don’t take ‘cleanliness for granted’. We are surrounded by

millions of microbes and germs that cause diseases. Take care.

Eating outdoor foods is risky. Be alert during

the monsoon season especially.

Food poisoning is a nasty health issue.

And be careful of the water you drink.

Caught up in a fast paced world, we run the risk of

being victims of stress, heart failures, high blood

pressures… Have the courage to SLOW DOWN.

Value the Gift of SLOWING DOWN… eat slowly, talk

slowly, breath slowly. We all seem to be in an

endless hurry. Slow and steady wins the race.

Slowing Down gives us an opportunity to reflect

more.

Reflective

people

contribute

greatly

to

society

by their creative art, music, poetry and writings.

T h e V a l u e o f

H y g i e n i c E n v i r o n s

The Value of

Slowing Down Value the Gift of Breath.

We are always just one

breath away from death.

Don’t take your breath

for granted. Breathe

deeply and gracefully.

T h e V a l u e o f

R h y t h m i c Br e a t h i n g

Value your pair of Lungs! Don’t trade it for a

useless ‘cigarette

puff’.

Smoke

kills!

Learn to use your breath

as a way to relax.

Breathing easy isn't as

easy as it sounds. Develop

the right techniques.

When you breathe well,

you work and study well.

Your

lungs

are

your

energy pack..keep it well

ventilated.






“EMBRACE 12 DIAMOND VALUES: ENRICH LIVES” Rules for the Competitions 2013-14

The Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC) , Mumbai invites students in the schools affiliated to the ABE

to participate in the “EMBRACE VALUES: ENRICH LIVES” Competitions.

The following Rules are to be kept in mind:

The competitions are held within the school at a convenient time and conducted by the Value Education Coor‐

dinator. To

promote

greater

participation,

the

students

will

be

divided

into

Three

Categories:

Juniors (Std IV –VI) Inters (Std VII – VIII) Seniors (Std IX – X) Only the best three entries in each category will be sent to the AVEC office before the 24

th of the month. From

among all participating Schools, the best three in each category will be declared. All winners will be awarded

with certificates from the AVEC. At the end of the scholastic year, DIAMOND TROPHY AWARDS will be given to

the best overall TEN participating schools.

All winning entries submitted to the AVEC office must have:

* The Full NAME of the Student and the Class/Division ,

* The SIGNATURE of the Value Education Coordinator and

* The OFFICIAL SCHOOL STAMP.

Entries without

the

above,

will

not

be

considered

!

For the Poster/Collage Competitions: Please use an A3 Size paper

For the Songs / Poem: Minimum 6 verses, maximum of 10 verses.

For School Skits: A cast of maximum 10, and time allotted 15 minutes

All entries should be ORIGINAL WORKS by students.

The ‘EMBRACE VALUES: ENRICH LIVES’ Competition 2013‐14 is broadly classified under FOUR DIMENSIONS of

BECOMING mainly: ‘BODY‐MIND‐HEART‐SOUL’. In this connection, this year we wish to FOCUS

on Values concerning the PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL and INTELLECTUAL dimensions.

The Students are invited to be CREATIVE , REFLECTIVE and INSIGHTFUL in the presentations of these

VALUES either

through

Skits/

Poems/

Songs

and

Posters.

For the Four Dimensions, a number of VALUE FOCUS THEMES have been presented to enable the school to choose

the most ‘Relevant Values’ the students are expected to inculcate.

Each Dimension has been allotted a TWO MONTH period:

Physical Values: (July—August, last date 24th

August)

Social Values: (Sept—October, last date 24th

October)

Spiritual Values: (November — December, last date 21th

December)

Intellectual Values: (January—February 2014, last date 24th

Feb)

The purpose of these competitions are to make VALUES more attractive to the young students .

Your encouragement

will

go

a long

way

in

creating

‘Value

directed

citizens’

for

society.

The AVEC ‘Values for the Yatra’ E‐Letter each month will also focus on the various VALUE THEMES

presented in the ‘Embrace Values: Enrich Lives’ Competitions. ‘EMBRACE VALUES: ENRICH LIVES’ could be a THEME

for your school too….





St. Stanislaus—Bandra, Teachers’ Value Orientation Program St. Theresa ‐ Bandra, Std IX ‐ Value Orientation Program

St. Stanislaus—Bandra, Std VIII ‐ Value Orientation Prog. Summer Leadership Camp—Boscowadi, std VII—X

AVEC E-Letter ‘Values for the Yatra’ is an initiative to provide Animation Resources for Teachers involved in

Value Education in the ABE schools/ Jr. Colleges .Values for the Yatra will be published every month and is for

Private Circulation only.

Your valuable suggestions are most welcome to assist us in making Values for the Yatra a useful tool of anima-

tion and bonding among the teachers and students of the ABE schools in Mumbai.

CONTACT: AVEC Team

Fr. Glenford Lowe, SDB / Rochwyn Fernandes / Sr. Vera / Veronica D’lima / Ms. Angel Abraham

AVEC—Don Bosco Youth Services, Matunga 400019 , MUMBAI Ph: 24154477 e-mail: [email protected]

Blog: avecmumabidbys.blogspot.com / facebook: avecmumbai

AVEC Competitions : Physical Values Value Focus:

Good Health, Balanced Diets,

Sports and Exercise, Appropriate Sleep,

Hygienic Environments, Slowing Down,

Rhythmic Breathing

Cong ratulati ons To all SSC students 2012-13

Presentations through:

SKITS, POEMS,

SONGS,

POSTERS or PROJECTS

Values for the Yatra JUNE 2013

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