Jharokha - Contents & Testimonials

The video gives you an overview of the contents of the Jharokha program.
However, if you would prefer to read few lines about each session - read on...

1. Learning - Instead of mugging up books, can we look at what real learning is? Can we learn to look at self, children and learning in an unconstrained way to open up mental vistas?

2. Beliefs-  If there is one thing that ails the education system it is the strong beliefs teachers and adults have about children and learning. Can we help children to not form beliefs? Can we truly set ourselves and our children free? Free to soar...

3. Feelings - The universal need of all - specially children, is to be understood. And the most important lesson I can give to children is of taking care of oneself emotionally. 
This session explores how we understand, relate, connect and help children become emotionally intelligent.

4. Self Esteem-  How do we help the child to understand herself;
Is this the key to happiness. Can I get each child to hug herself and say 'I love me'. Can I help the child start the journey of self awareness and truly understanding oneself?

5. Motivation -  How is it that children get motivated to do so many things so easily? Also why is it that adults struggle to motivate children. Understand learning process and motivation, for if they are self motivated - our job is done!   

6. Empowerment -  The main source of learning , growth and achievement is inside me.
Child lives out of herself, her unlimited resources. Child believes in herself. Child thinks "am^able"!

7. Creativity -  Creativity is grossly misunderstood or rather less understood;
For anybody to do anything meaningful in life,  creativity is the key force. So, let us make learning magical and joyous by being creative. Lets get creative about creativity!

8. Habits of Mind -  While we work on child's academics, do we consciously work on success skills? How do we develop success characteristics in children via day to day experiences? How do I create such opportunities? Explore characteristics like perseverance, sensitivity, responsibility, integrity, open mindedness, etc. 

9. Multiple Intelligence -  How to understand and work with differences in abilities in each one of us; One seems to be good at something, the other at something else.
Lets understand child, child's multiple intelligences and explore Child's potential. Lets make learning interesting for each child. The session explores "What is Multiple Intelligence?" and what are its implications?

10. Behavior -  One wonders why is others' and specially children's behavior a trouble to us. Is it that we need to see the behavior of children from many different perspectives? Maybe then we can figure out how to possibly respond to them and consequently be more effective. As we say, Lets learn to behave so that children behave :-).        

11. Potential - Every child is a pitara of potential. Let's see how to ignite that potential by being us responsible, make them responsible & by respecting their needs.

12. Physical & Social Wellbeing -  A session that will shake you to think why, what, and how are you preparing your children physically & socially. We will explore how to talk, what to talk, and work with all the exposure child receives from media and the world. Also how to prepare child to deal with and avoid abuse. Basically how to form healthy and safe physical and social relationships.

13. Education -   Is it learning or is it marks? Or is it making the child live unfulfilled dreams of parents? 

14. Sustainability -   To understand our place in the universe we need to understand the connection between all living creatures so that in meeting our own needs we don't compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.  

15. Facilitation -  Now that I have opened so many windows, I start my journey of experimenting with self to offer the child unlimited learning, unconstrained life. I want to create an environment in which each will earn what they want to learn and each will grow the way they want to grow.

16. Review - Let's review this journey of self discovery and make a beginning for you, your child and this earth so that all of us can attempt to make this world a better place to live for each one of us and care for each other.