The universal understanding of spirituality is that of having a sense of connectedness with all living and non-living members of life. Spirituality holds within it higher forms of human expression such as compassion, empathy and unconditional love. In this perspective, love can be seen as the complete and deep understanding that we all come from the one true source of life so creating the attitude shift, at least energy source to cultivate higher forms of human expression and maintain the necessary vigilance towards moving away from a reactive state of living which is driven by emotional or thought based resistance to what is in the present moment and or perceived to have happened or what is going to happen.
Children are conditioned from a very early age to behave reactively completing a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sound spiritual, therefore emotional awareness and emotional intelligence can undoubtedly provide humanity with people less prone to negative or destructive modes of living and more prone to forging healthy environments.
Dear Rob,
Greetings!!!
Mind is the main key to every thing, every process and phenomenon . It plays a central role in designing new cosmologies and determining social behaviour. Human beings shift from one mode of living to another which is more productive and life enhancing. Evidently, spirituality is playing core role in integrating and enhancing life factors.A spiritual mind will help humanity blossom with happiness and fullness.
following modules can be developed to incorporate experiential spiritual learning in early education years__
closeness to nature
self healing
empathy
compassion
unconditional acceptance
These modules can be developed through exploration , role playing, discussions and smart classes.
1- awareness of self though personal interaction with the facilitator,and self expression.
2- knowing of others, especially people around you through collage, art and skit will nurture belongingness.
They should be taught, not only to help others but how to ask for help when in need is equally important to know interdepandance and connectedness and will help them to develop a strong support system. The most important is to make them understand that happiness, peace and divinity lays within. They are happiness.. They are peace.. They are divine, as world will always be a reflection of their soul. It will mirror the emotions of individual.
Dear Rob,
In case you haven't already read this book, I recommend consulting it:
Wright, A. (2000). Spirituality and education. Routledge.
Hello Rob:
You can incorporate into the Health and Family Life Education part of the curriculum, where it connects to the well being of the student. Here's a paper that pursued the latter in Catholic schools: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259202263_Investigating_Children%27s_Spiritual_Experiences_through_the_Health_and_Physical_Education_%28HPE%29_Learning_Area_in_Australian_Schools
Best regards,
Debra
Article Investigating Children's Spiritual Experiences through the H...
Hi Rob,
The book:
Spirituality, Education & Society
By Njoki N. Wane, Energy L. Manyimo, Eric J. Ritskes
speaks about "situating children in the discourse of spirituality" and about transformative learning as an integrative curriculum approach within an inclusive, discriminating, self-reflective environment . The author explores a framework that is based on western traditional development and post formalism. She suggests that the role of the educator in spiritual development of the young is to validate what children already know about themselves and who they are from within. The focus therefore is on self-discovery, creativity and other real world experiences that help to build positive schema of the spiritual and emotional self.
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