Values for the Yatra March 2013

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Called to be Value Gurus for Todays Young

Fr.GlenfordLowesdb

Society: A place to Transform

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

ValuesValuesValuesfor thefor thefor the YatraYatraYatra

Value of CONTRIBUTION

In themusical , Les Miserables (2012) there isavivid conversationbetween theBishop,

Officer

Javert

and

Prisoner

Jean

Valjean:

Bishop:Monsieur,releasehim.Thismanhasspokentrue.Icommendyouforyour

duty,nowGod'sblessinggowithyou

Bishop:[toValjean]Butrememberthis,mybrother.Seeinthissomehigherplan.Youmustusethisprecioussilvertobecomeanhonestman.Bythewitnessofthemartyrs,

bythepassionandtheblood,Godhasbroughtyououtofdarkness.Ihaveboughtyour

soulforGod .

TheBishopoffersValuesthatPrisoner24601Valjean cannotignoreinhislife. Hislife

nowbecomes

abeacon

of

hope

for

himself

and

others.

He

wants

to

leave

alegacy

,a

worthycontribution tobettermentoflivesandtransformationofsociety.

Valuesarethecriteriapeopleuseinassessingtheirdailylives,arrangingtheirpriorities,measuringtheir

pleasuresandpains,choosingbetweenalternativecoursesofaction. IfoneweretoviewtheTOISocialImpactAwards2013,onewouldbestruckbythewordsspokenbyPresidentPranabMukerjee:"Thebestway iswhat the TimesGroup has done identified those individuals and organizationswho silently

contributeforthebettermentofsocietyandmakesocietyworthlivingin.Theseawardeesaresymbolsof

hopeandIamcertaintheywillinspiremanymoretofollowintheirfootsteps."

TOISocial ImpactAwardsareanattempttohonourtheactivitiesofthousandsofpeoplewhoarenotsatisfiedwithsittingbackandwatching,whohavetakenthe

plungeandworkedfordeliveringsuchessentialneedstoourcompatriotsaseduca

tion,healthcareanddecentlivelihoods.TOIAwardshelpfocusgreater attentionon

fivecriticalsectors:education,healthcare,livelihood,environmentandadvocacy/empowerment.

ThisissueofValuesfortheYatraisanattempttopromotetheValueofContributionmakingaworthycontributiontoselfandtosociety.AllofuscanMakeADifference!Bettertolightacandle

thantocursethedarkness.Noneofus issopoorasnottomakeaworthwhilecontribu

tion. InLesMiserables,Prisoner24601Valjeanmadeadifference,forgettinghispast,hefocused

on

a

better

future.

When

one

is

guided

by

a

Value

compass,

there

is

no

reason

to

get lost. The future is there to be won. The Summer holidays ahead are a great

opportunitytobeginsomewherehereandnow!

'SocialValues'formanimportantpartofthecultureofasociety.Socialvalues,normsandinstitutionsexplainthewayinwhichsocialprocessesoperate

inagivensociety.Theyarethesocialsourcesofpatternedinteraction


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Value: Exams & ResponsibilityThepriceofgreatnessisresponsibilitysaysWinstonChurchill.Responsibilityissomethingthatislearned

asachildgrowsacquiringvariousskillsinphysical,social,emotional,intellectual,ethicalandspiritualas

pects.WeneedtopreparekidsfortheirfuturenotourpastandhenceEducationthroughoutlifeisbased

onfourpillars:learningtoknow,learningtodo,learningtolivetogetherandlearningtobeaccordingto

UNESCOInternationalCommissiononEducationforthe21stcentury.

Learning toknowmeans learning to learn,soas tobenefit from theopportunitieseducationprovides

throughoutlife.

Learning

to

live

together

is

learning

to

manage

conflicts

in

aspirit

of

respect,

mutual

understandingandpeace. Learningtobe istodeveloponespersonality.Educationenhancespersons

potential:memory,reasoning,aestheticsense,physicalcapacitiesandcommunicationskills.

Theequationtostudentsuccessistakingresponsibilityinstudiesforinthelongrun,weshapeourlives

andweshapeourselves(EleanorRoosevelt).Thereisnoendtoeducation.Itisnotthatyoureadabook,passanexaminationandfinishwitheducation.Thewholeof life,fromthemomentweareborntothe

momentwedieisaprocessoflearning(J.Krishnamurti).Everysmalleffort repeateddayinanddayoutaddstosuccess.

Anyskillwhichheightensaperson'sabilitytostudyandpassexamscanbe termedasstudyskillwhich

includestime

management

and

motivational

techniques.

Successful

students

are

skilled

in

managing

time

adoptingproperStudyHabitsandadaptingstudymethodsthatserveasusefultips.1. Trynottodotoomuchstudyofonesubjectonlybutspacingthesubjectstoavoidmentalfatigue.

2. ScheduleSpecificStudyTimethroughouttheweektostudy,doassignments/paper/projectetc.,

3. Trytostudyatthesametimedailytoestablisharegularroutinejustlikesleepingandeating.

4. Setspecificgoalstostayfocusedatstudytimes,regularlymonitoringprogressandaccomplishments.

5. Studyaspertheschedulewithout"procrastination"andlazinesstoavoidrushattheeleventhhour.

6.Workonthemostdifficultassignmentfirstasitwillrequiretheextramentalenergyandeffort.

7. Reviewnotes,checklistforinstructionbeforeanassignmenttocompletethetaskcorrectly.

8.Switch

off

mobile

during

study

times

to

avoid

interruption,

distraction

and

loss

of

your

focus.

9. Discussdifficultyinassignmentwithfellowstudentfor"twoheadsmaybebetterthanone."

10.Reviewtheschoolworkovertheweekendsbeforeanotherschoolweekbegins.

Humanbrain isamazingas it functionsnonstop24hours right from the timeofbirth.Students facing

examstressfearthattheirbrainsmaystopduring theexamsandwishamemorycardbefittedintotheir

brains forexams.Studentswho study isolated topicsat the lasthourbecomeparanoid tosuspect that

80%oftheexamsarebasedontheonelessontheymissedandtheonetopictheydidnotstudy.Sacrific

ingsleepisdangerousasitcanresultinshorttermmemorylossandblankspellsduringthecruicaltimeof

exams.Studentsdoexperienceexamstresswhichshowsthatonecarestoperformwellwithgoodgrades

tomakeonesfamilyandteachersproud.Beingorganizedinstudyhabitsandlifestyleespeciallysleepand

dietonecanbanishexamstress.Cultivatingresponsibilityweenhance learningtoraisethe levelofthe

classroomandberesponsiblecitizensandproductivemembersofoursociety.Ifwedidallthethingswe

were capableofdoing,wewould literally astoundourselves. saysT.Edison. Learn somethingnew

everydayunderthesun.Youwillnevergetoldifyoudo. LoisBey




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Value of NATIONAL INTEGRATIONArchdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC )E-Letter MARCH 2013


A Students ObservationWHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, BY A CHILDHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, BY A CHILDHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, BY A CHILD

ByMaryRitaKorzan(Amessageeveryparentandteachershouldread,

becauseyourchildren arewatchingyouanddoingasyoudo,notasyousay)When

you

thought

Iwasn't

looking,

Isaw

you

hang

my

first

painting

on

the

refrigerator,

andIimmediatelywantedtopaintanotherone.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawyoufeedastraycat,

andIlearnedthatitwasgoodtobekindtoanimals.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Iheardyousayaprayer,

andIknewthereisaGodIcouldalwaystalktoandIlearnedtotrustinGod.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawyoumakeamealandtakeittoafriendwhowassick,

andIlearnedthatweallhavetotakecareofeachother.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawyougiveofyourtimeandmoneytohelppeoplewhohadnothing

leftandIlearnedthatthosewhohavesomethingshouldgivetothosewhodonot.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,IfeltyoukissmegoodnightandIfeltlovedandsafe.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawyoutakecareofourhouseandeveryoneinit

andIlearnedwehavetotakecareofwhatwearegiven.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawhowyouhandledyourresponsibilities,

evenwhenyoudidnotfeelgoodandIlearnedthat

Iwould

have

to

be

responsible

when

Igrow

up.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawtearscomefromyoureyesand

Ilearnedthatsometimesthingshurt,butitisallrighttocry.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Isawthatyoucaredand

IwantedtobeeverythingthatIcouldbe.

WhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking,Ilearnedmostoflife'slessonsthatIneed

toknowtobeagoodandproductivepersonwhenIgrowup.

Whenyou

thought

Iwasn't

looking,

Ilooked

at

you

and

wanted

to

say

ThanksforallthethingsIsawwhenyouthoughtIwasn'tlooking.


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

Promoting Values throughOne Life AllianceMaking a Difference ?

Leaving Footprints of Change



ReflectivestatementsontheDIFFERENCEIMAKE Poor Satisf. Average Good Excellent1.Riversmakesadifferenceinthelandscapethrough

whichitflows.Mylifetooismakingadifference

2.Inthelastscholasticyear,mylifehasmovedfrom

beingselfcenteredtobeinggenerousandcompassionate

3.Myfriendsandteachersfindamarkeddifferenceinmy

academiclifeandpersonalitybecauseIvaluemylife

4.ValueEducationhadhelpedmebecomethePersonI

wanttobecome:apersonforothers

5.Making

sacrifices

and

undergoing

difficulties

in

my

life

ispartofmakingadifference

6.Ichallengemyselfeachdaytoleaveafootprintoflove

andserviceinsomeoneslife

7.Mypresenceasarolemodelinfluencesotherstomake

adifferencetoowheretheylive

8.Imaynotreapthefruitsofmyservice,butIknow

someoneelsewillandthisbringsmejoyandhope

9.Ireachouttopeoplewhoreallyneedmeandseekno

benefitsfromtheminreturn

10.Iamgratefultopeoplewhohavegivenmehopeand

madeapositive contributiontomylife

11.Duringmyholidaysandfreetime,Iventuretoo

volunteerservicestothelessfortunatearoundme

12.Mygreatesthappinesscomesfromknowingthatmy


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AVEC ACTIVITIES: FEBRUARY 2013

OurLadyofDoloursSonapur,STDXOrientation11/02 SacredHeartWorli,STDIXValueGuidedRetreat12/02

St.BlaisePrimaryTeachersValueOrientation13/02 SacredHeartAhmednagar:ValueEducationDay15/02

NirmalaNiketan:ValueOrientationOutbound1921/02 JohntheEvangelistMarol:STDIXValueOrientation22/2

Feb 1, 2013:

Friday

St. Annes High School & Jr. College, Orlem

St. Anthonys High SchoolMalvani

St. Annes High SchoolBorivili

Mary Immaculate High SchoolBorivili

Feb 25, 2013:

Monday

St. Aloysius High SchoolGorai

St. Thomas AcademyGoregaon

St. Thomas High School & Jr. CollegeGoregaon

Feb 26, 2013:

Tuesday

Mary Immaculate High SchoolKalina

St. Marys High SchoolKalina

St. Anthonys High SchoolVakola

School Visits to:

My yesterday ended

with todays sunrise


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SOCIAL VALUES: SUMMER HOLIDAY PROJECT

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Empower your students to Make a Difference in society

Challenge students to do some Voluntary Work for the less fortunate

Invite students to visit and spend time in homes for the elderly

Generate funds to light a Village, sponsor kids for school

Coach kids in various sports in the neighborhood

Donate school text books to students

Think of other creative ways in which you can Make a Difference

AVEC COMPETITION: EducationtoBecoming

SKIT COMPETITION RESULTS :

SENIORS1.AnIdleMind,MediasWorkshop St.JosephsConventHighSchoolVileParle STDIX FIRST

2.Media:CauseofDecline St.AnnesHighSchoolFort STDIX SECOND

3.Media CauseofDeclineinValues: St.MarysHighSchoolSSCMazagaon STDIXC THIRD

INTERS1.Media:CauseofDecline St.MarysHighSchoolSSCMazagaon STDVIIB FIRST

2. Media:DeclineinMoralValues DivineChildHighSchoolAndheri STDVII SECOND

3.Media:CauseofDecline HolyFamilyHighSchoolChembur STDVIIIB THIRD

STDVIII THIRD

JUNIORS3.Media:DeclineinMoralValues DivineChildHighSchoolAndheri

1.Media:CauseofDecline St.AnnesHighSchoolFort STDVI FIRST

2.Media:CauseofDecline HolyFamilyHighSchoolChembur STDVIA SECOND

3.Media:CauseofDecline St.AnnesGirlsHighschoolDabul STDVIB THIRD

CongratulationsArchdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC )E-Letter MARCH 2013ValuesValuesValuesfor thefor thefor the YatraYatraYatra


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AVEC E-Letter Values for the Yatra is an initiative to provide Animation Resources for Teachersinvolved in Value Education in the ABE schools/ Jr. Colleges .Values for the Yatra will be published

every month and is forPrivate Circulation. Your valuable suggestions are most welcome to assist usin making Values for the Yatra a useful tool of animation and bonding among the teachers and stu-

dents of the ABE schools in Mumbai.

CONTACT:Fr. Glenford Lowe, SDB / Rochwyn Fernandes / Sr. Vera / Veronica Dlima

AVECDon Bosco Youth Services, Matunga 400019 , MUMBAI

Ph: 24154477

e-mail: [email protected]: avecmumbaidbys.blogspot.com Facebook: avec mumbai

AVECwishestoinformyou:

ValueTheme

for

next

Scholastic

Year

EmbraceValues:EnrichLivesBooknowforValueEducation

OrientationProgramsforTeachers/

Students/Leadersetc.



Thanks for giving us

Values to guide us along

our pilgrim journey

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