Gurukula Network
Newsletter and Journal of Neohumanist Schools and Institutes
Two yearly issues published November and May serve as a means of communication for Neohumanist projects around the world.
Gurukula Network is published by the AMGK Global Liaison Office and is open to any and all NHE related projects
Please send us news of your schools and projects, reports on research and publication efforts, articles on Neohumanist Education, stories, pictures, ETC notes, classroom activities, etc. by October 1st for the November 2009 issue
Gurukula Network
AM Gurukula Global Liaison Office
c/o A. Brim
146 Honness Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
<aratigurukul.edu>
<amgk.glogurukul.edu>
The articles in this newsletter represent an evolving process and not necessarily official policy.
Editor:
Arete Brim
Electronic Version:
Máyádhiisha
Field Distribution Support:
Is’pita - Taiwan
Jayadhiira - Thailand
Headquarters of Ananda Marga Gurukula
Ananda Nagar
Dist Purulia, West Bengal, India
Donations are welcome for AMGK Endowment Fund and Gurukula Network as well as schools and projects.
Please make checks payable to Ananda Marga Gurukula and send to AMGK Liaison Office (address above).
Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar inspired the establishment of Ananda Marga Schools in 1963 out of which grew an international network of schools and the Neohumanist Education system. In 1990 he founded the Ananda Marga Gurukula University. Ananda Marga Gurukula also serves as the Board of Education for Neohumanist Schools and Institutes around the world. These Neohumanist Schools and projects, some of which are featured in Gurukula Network, are managed by the Education Relief And Welfare Section and Women's Welfare Department of Ananda Marga.
VISION OF ANANDA MARGA GURUKULA
The Sanskrit word "Gurukula" (pronounced gurukul) has the following etymology: Gu-darkness; ru- dispeller; kula- an institution. Gurukula is an institution which helps students dispel the darkness of the mind and leads to total emancipation of the individual and society at large.
Ananda Marga Gurukula is engaged in creating an international network of Neohumanist Schools and Institutes to hasten the advent of a society in which there is love, peace, understanding, inspiration, justice and health for all beings.
OBJECTIVES OF ANANDA MARGA GURUKULA
- NEOHUMANIST EDUCATION
- Universal Love and Values
- Holistic Development of the Child
- Astaunga Yoga
- Ecological and Social Consciousness
- Academic, Practical and Personal Skills
- Knowledge of Self and World Applied for Universal Welfare
- Joyful Learning through the Arts
- Culturally Sensitive Approach
- Emergent and Integrated Curriculum
- Exemplary Role of the Educators