Educational Wing

Balvikas Bal Vikas is not just a program. It is a noble movement that took roots in the year 1968 with the founding of Sri Sathya Sai Mahila Vibhag. Swami instructed Mahila Vibhag in 1969 to start BalaVihars for the children above six years of age and they were imparted education from the content drawn from ancient scriptures with Divine guidance, through the methodology of storytelling, enacting plays and singing Bhajans etc. Bhagavan later changed the name of BalaVihar into BalVikas in 1971, redefining the education system created by Him as the system aiming at the Blossoming of Human Excellence. As time passed by, slowly and steadily the Bal Vikas Program designed by Bhagavan for children between 6 years and 15 years of age, in three groups, took shape and with the formation and expansion of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, BalVikas spread far and wide. Training modules were developed, research went in deeper, and with Bhagavan’s active and continuous guidance BalVikas was crystallized into a 9 year non-formal education system for children enhancing their learning to become role models in character and also in academic performance. Swami Says “Children’s minds are innocent and pure. Each child is like white marble for the teacher and the parents to sculpt into an image of God, a bud to be helped to blossom in all its Divine glory so that it becomes a worthy offering to God. Sri Sathya Sai BalVikas (SSS-BV), the program of Education in Human Values (EHV), has proved to be the ray of hope for the future as it promotes that each child is unique, unrepeatable and creative being and when treated as such, learns to recognize his or her own worth and to give respect to all.” Sri Sathya Sai Balavikas has been a loving catalyst in the development of the personalities, making each one of them who completes the 9 year program spanning over the formative years of life from 6 to 15 years, blossom into beautiful flowers in His lovely garden. The schools of today provide physical, intellectual and emotional growth of the child but Sri Sathya Sai Balavikas provides all-round development of the child so that he can face the challenges in life with dignity, confidence and strong character. Sri Sathya Sai Balavikas aims at inculcating good habits in the child so that he grows up into an ideal citizen – an asset not only to his parents but to the society, nation, and world at large.

Sathya Sai Balvikas

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. Learning 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’.

Pre-Sevadal

After completing all the 3 groups, children willbe involved in various activiites for their self development
 

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
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New Centre at Thenmozhi Nagar

Balvikas on every saturday & Sunday

We have two centres. One at Samithi and One at Rural area Thenmozhi Nagar

Education in Human values

Programmes being conducted at schools, adopted uner SSVJ project

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Activities during Covid-19 - Lock down

Daily balvikas through online between 11.00am to 12.00 noon
Regular classess will be on every sunday 9.00 am to 10.00 am

Importance of Balvikas?

Balvikas , Blossoming human excellence

BV Curriculam?

9 years of programme , each group 3 years.
Group 1. age group 6 to 9
Group 2 age group 10 to 12
Group 2 age group of 13 to 15 

Main Centre

At Samithi

On sundays 9.00am to 10.00 am 

 

Bv Centre 2

Thenmozhi Nagar

on Saturday evening
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm



 

Proposed at 

Plaza Tranquil
Acres

At 200 feet road
Ehankadu
Kovilambakkam


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