Group - I

GROUP I (6 – 9 YEARS) This is the period of doing and making. “StartEarly, Driveslowly, Reachsafely” is our Swami’s Divine Dictum. With this in view, children are inducted into this program at an early age of 6 years. When seeds of Human excellence are sown at a young age, they become rooted in values, remember and follow these throughout their lives. At this stage, the child wants to do and make things; hence the focus by the Balvikas guru is on pictorial demonstrations, games, charts , group activities, role plays and attitude testing, group singing,

storytelling, prayers, silent sitting, rather than on mere lecturing. Courses: Simple slokas of different deities Value Based stories NamavaliBhajans/Value Songs
Introduction into the Life of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba On Completion Following External disciplines of the class such as dress code, separate seating positions in class for boys and girls, organized footwear arrangements outside the classroom Extrapolating these disciplines at other environments such as home / other classes etc Reverence to parents Remembering God throughout the day through Prayers [Morning / Before food / Night] Imbibing the values of sharing and caring Accepting God as the only true friend

On Completion Following External disciplines of the class such as dress code, separate seating positions in class for boys and girls, organized footwear arrangements outside the classroom Extrapolating these disciplines at other environments such as home / other classes etc Reverence to parents Remembering God throughout the day through Prayers [Morning / Before food / Night] Imbibing the values of sharing and caring Accepting God as the only true friend
 

Group-II

Group II: 9 to 12 years Courses –‘doing and thinking’: Simple slokas of different deities Select episodes from Ramayana &Mahabharatha and NamavaliBhajans/Value Songs Stories of Saints/Prophets and unity of faiths Life & Teachings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba On completion of Group II of SSS Balvikas Applying the teachings of Bhagawad Gita in everyday life. Understanding & appreciating the significant features and practices of other religions/celebrations of all festivals.
earning to listen the voice of the conscience within and to discriminate between right and wrong Introduction to the role of the 5Ds ‘(i) Devotion, (ii) Discrimination, (iii) Discipline, (iv) Determination and (v) Duty’ in day to day life Accepting God as a mentor and Guru who is always watching us and guiding us.
 

Group - III

Group III: 12 to 15 years Courses – ‘Planning and Achieving’: Selected Slokas from BhajaGovindam &Bhagawad Gita Lives of Great Men like Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa& Swami Vivekananda Bhajans / Value Songs and Indian Culture & Spirituality Introduction into and Hands-on experience of the Humanitarian seva of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations On completion of Group III of SSS Balvikas: Learning to see Divinity in everyone/everything around and to introspect on the essence and purpose of this human life (application of the BhajaGovindamslokas) Pursuing to seek excellence in life and practice the necessary methodologies towards this pursuit (application of the Bhagawad Gita slokas) Being patriotic and taking indulgence in their mother land; developing social consciousness within through participation in community sevas (services). Appreciating the inner significance and the unity/divinity amidst the diverse customs and varied cultural practices of our country; Practice, placing a ceiling on their desires Augmenting skills required to shape up their personality, through management of thought, breath & time and properly discharging their duties at school, home and in society; Developing better problem solving and management/leader ship skills; understand the true purport of ‘Life is a Game, Play it’ & ‘Life is a Challenge, Meet it’ and attempting to imbibe the significance of the Mahavakyas culminating in ‘AhamBrahmasmi’.