Hyderabad, April 30, 2019 : Heartfulness Institute ( www.heartfulness.org) as part of its education initiatives has launched the ‘Heartfulness Learning Centre’ (www.hfnschools.org) that aims to provide a joyful learning environment for children of Pre-KG to Grade 8.

Mr. Kamlesh Patel (also known as Daaji), Global Guide of Heartfulness Institute, inaugurated ‘The Heartfulness Learning Centre’ a novel experiment in ‘Building the Wisdom Bridge’ on Tuesday, the 30th of April 2019, at Heartfulness Institute, Kanha Shantivanam, Kanha Village, near Hyderabad, Telangana. The Learning Centre was inaugurated in the presence of Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Commerce and Civil Aviation and his wife Mrs. Uma Prabhu.

According to Mr. Kamlesh Patel (Daaji), “This learning system aims to integrate the wisdom and rich traditions of our ancient land, with the scientific, innovative and contemporary methods of the west, thereby preparing children to meet the challenges of this modern world and yet be strongly anchored within themselves.”

This Heartfulness ‘Sanctuary for children’ is at the heart of 1,400 acres of Heartfulness Education Trust. Beyond their classrooms, children have access to extended infrastructure of the facility for their learning and on-field training such as vegetable farms, nursery and tree plantations for nature appreciation, pottery labs, a dairy, library and a kitchen that has the infrastructure and equipment to make food for 1 lakh people .

Ms. Nirmala Sundaram, Principal of Heartfulness Learning Centre states: “The children will be exposed to myriad and wide-ranging options aimed at promoting self-learning, observation, discovery, curiosity, exploration and experiencing through experimentation. Faculty, centered in the Heartfulness Practice with expertise in their chosen areas, will focus their efforts with a lot of love and care. They will be role models who facilitate subtly, delegate effectively and nurture inspiration for self-learning, by creating a joyful and conducive learning environment”.

The eclectic methodology of ‘Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Experiential and Experimental learning’, will be facilitated by faculty in the state of art infrastructure available at Kanha Shantivanam, the Global Headquarters of Heartfulness Institute.

The curriculum will consist of both Scholastic and Co-scholastic subjects. Scholastic subjects include languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Digital learning. Co-scholastic subjects will cover a wide range of specialization: Visual arts: Drawing, painting, collage, crafts, digital art, animation, graffiti, photography, paper making, clay modelling, mosaic art, glass making and jewellery making. Performing arts: Theatre , dance and Music. Associated Sessions will include unity moments, yoga, farm & field visits, life skills, relaxation, talks, discussions, presentations, and celebrations amongst others.

‘The Heartfulness Education Trust’ has also applied for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) accreditation for the ‘Open Basic & Academic Education’ program. Established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989, this is the largest open schooling system in the world. Website: www.nios.ac.in