Awakened Citizen Program (ACP)
VIVA's Program for Middle School Students
Program Details
- Target Audience: Middle Schools (Classes 7-9)
- Program Duration: 3-year graded program
- Training: School teachers are trained in a 2-day interactive workshop by VIVA
- Teaching Material: Two sets of kits (in Hindi/ English, depending on need) are provided free of cost to enrolled schools.
- Launch Year: 2013
- Current Reach: Over 6000 schools nationwide
- Affiliation/Endorsements: Endorsed and recommended by CBSE
- School Types: CBSE Affiliated Private Schools, Government Schools,
e.g. Kendriya Vidyalayas, Boarding Schools, e.g. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Defence Schools (Navy Children School, Army Public School, Air Force School)
Vision
Swami Vivekananda’s idea that “Education should focus on the human mind and help people develop their character and stand on their own,” has been the cornerstone of development of VIVA’s educational programs. It is only through awakening intrinsic values lying dormant within students can they be developed into Awakened Citizens.
The objective of ACP is to enable students to discover their infinite potential through the conscious adoption of values. The need for ACP comes from the vision of having a nation filled with ‘Awakened Citizens’ who are awake to their infinite potential and their expanded role in the world around them. The program has been designed to help students – to recognize their infinite human possibilities, so that they develop their universal and unique possibilities – To awaken them to the roles, responsibilities, contributions, and engagements with self, family, friends, and society as awakened citizens.
A well-designed training is imparted to the teachers through a Facilitator Development Program that equips them to conduct the sessions using the approach of self discovery. This encourages maximum participation, as there are no right/wrong answers thereby strengthening their confidence level.
The foundation of this program is Atmashraddha (Self Belief) and how one can strengthen it. With a strong sense of SELF BELIEF, various possibilities open up in the lives of the students. Our role along with designated teachers is to create a conducive environment for peer to peer learning, and personal discovery of these inner possibilities. Through the Awakening Practices well integrated into the program, the wide range of inner possibilities of the students can shine forth.
