Our Sadguru Amma, the founder of ‘Embracing the World‘ had initiated the Amritam Project to help the poor & the needy to further Amma’s humanitarian work. Amma had specially designed this “Amritam project” for school students to instil in them the ‘Sevabhav’ & a sense of social responsibility.
Amritam Project was initiated by all the schools with the blessings & under the guidance of our Sadguru to focus in providing the poor with five basic needs of food, shelter, healthcare, education & livelihood. The aim is to fulfil the vision of Amma in spreading Universal Happiness.
With the motive of instilling ‘Sevabhava’ amongst students at a very young age, a dedicated team of staff & students carry out the ‘Amritam Project‘ activities. The idea is to sensitise them towards socio-economic needs of the destitute of the immediate society.
The Students wholeheartedly contribute & participate under the ‘Seva Amritam Project’ – “Handful of rice with a Heartful of Love”. This is a habit building programme in which children donate rice, pulses, oil & collected grains to the needy. They in turn learn huge lessons of ‘Humanity’ in the spirit of giving love from the heart. The collected grocery is usually distributed at the end of every month to the adopted needy families.
Following are the Amritam projects successfully and effectively adopted in our Amrita Vidyalayam
Handful of rice and hearful of love
This is a habit building programme in which, children according to the given time table bring grains, pulses etc which are collected and distributed among the needy people.
Bird Feeding
The bhoota yagna, giving food and water to birds was initiated at Amrita Vidyalayam wherein children from Nursery feed the birds daily.
Amrita Katha, Amrita Gatha
This project was initiated to spread the life message and teachings of great mahatmas like Amma, Swami Vivekananda, Rama Krishna Paramahamsa, Mother Teresa, Madam Curie and others. It narrates the incidents of famous personalities which inspire the students to lead a meaningful and thoughtful life.
Swadhyayam
On every Thursday, Amrita Vidyalayam auditorium reverberates with the melodious chanting of Amma’s Ashtotharam followed by school prayer, Amma’s bhajans, swadhyayam etc. Swadhyayam includes the learning the very essence of life by acquiring spiritual knowledge through reading sacred books.
Temple Bhajans
Devotional songs known as bhajans, can help to quiet the mind so that heart can open to the divine, express the inner joy. This programme was held at several temples near the school where in students sang Amma’s Dhyana shloka, Bhajans and devotional songs at the temple premises.
Yoga and Meditation
The school also conducts regular yoga and meditation classes for all the students which are necessary for development of the affective and psychomotor domain.
Amala Bharatham / Swachh Baratham Campaign
This project aims at cleaning the public places, temple premises, school surroundings etc to raise social awareness of humanity, depth to our beautiful Earth and nature.
Amrita Bhagavatham (meet the legend programme)
This is also a culture building programme wherein our students have the privilege of meeting legends, resource persons and interacted with them. Health and Physical education classes focus on holistic development, understanding the importance of physical fitness, health and wellbeing.
The school also encourages hobby building programmes by teaching fine arts in the form of music and dance classes. It also encourages the students to chant and understand the vedas and also Bhagavadgita.
The school also encourages the teachers to undergo and participate in several Training programmes which enhances the learning and teaching capabilities. At Amrita Vidyalayam, teachers have a vital role tol play and indeed, it is a great responsibility to discover, forster and bring forth the divine creative potential hidden in students. It is our dedication and devotion to our profession that will make Amrita Vidyalayam stand ahead of other schools.
Mathru Pushpanjali
Our mother, our Sadguru is a special gift from God. An initiative is taken up by the school students to offer flowers to the holy lotus feet of Amma everyday to seek Amma’s blessings.
