Academics

VJPS education focuses on providing you with not just subject knowledge but the practical skills and opportunities to prosper in future careers. You don't come to VJPS to learn the answers to an examination paper. Your education is learning on how to ask questions, how to quest for the answers, and how to effectively bring it all to life in your career.

Pre-Primary Primary Middle High School Results

Tips for Online Learning

The pandemic has changed how we look at schooling and education especially in the context of the ‘place of learning’. Over the past year we have collated some best practices from our observations in our daily dealing with children. The following will help your child make the best of online learning till we return to normal classroom education.

Set daily goals for studying

Ask yourself what you hope to accomplish in your course each day. Setting a clear goal can help you stay motivated and beat procrastination. The goal should be specific and easy to measure. And don’t forget to reward yourself when you make progress towards your goal!

Create a dedicated study space

It’s easier to recall information if you’re in the same place where you first learned it, so having a dedicated space at home to take online courses can make your learning more effective. Remove any distractions from the space, and if possible, make it separate from your bed or sofa. A clear distinction between where you study and where you take breaks can help you focus.

Actively take notes

Taking notes can promote active thinking, boost comprehension, and extend your attention span. It’s a good strategy to internalize knowledge whether you’re learning online or in the classroom. So, grab a notebook or find a digital app that works best for you and start synthesizing key points.

Do one thing at a time

Multitasking is less productive than focusing on a single task at a time. Stay focused on one thing at a time. You’ll absorb more information and complete assignments with greater productivity and ease than if you were trying to do many things at once.

Take breaks

Resting your brain after learning is critical to high performance. If you find yourself working on a challenging problem without much progress for an hour, take a break. Walking outside, taking a shower, or talking with a friend can re-energize you and even give you new ideas on how to tackle that project.

Value Education:

Culture plays an important part in developing one’s identity, belonging and a sense of self. However, in today’s world, globalization and technological advancements have paved the way for an inflow of foreign cultures, leading to a cultural identification threat. At this juncture it is critical, especially for children, to understand and experience their culture in its various forms, and develop a connection and pride in their cultural heritage.

“India is one of the oldest and most remarkable living civilizations in the world; a kaleidoscope of rich heritage and culture. The source of this wisdom, tradition, science and culture is the Vedas, a sacred and timeless spiritual knowledge.

The culture of the people of India is religious. Indian culture will disappear if its constituent elements are devoid of any religious content.

Language, dress, home, food, customs, manners and fine and performing arts are the elements that constitute the culture of a given group of people. None of these needs to have anything to do with religion. Therefore, one can see a more or less secular culture in many countries.

In Indian culture, however, all these elements are connected to the Vedic religion. This is so because in the Vedic vision of God, the world is non-separate from Him. All human pursuits are also connected to religion. The pursuit of wealth is seeking the grace of the Goddess of Wealth, Dhanalakṣmῑ; making a good home is the grace of Gṛuhalakṣmῑ; success is Jayalakṣmῑ; children are Santānalakṣmῑ; marriage is Varalakṣmῑ and one’s well-being is Saubhāgyalakṣmῑ. Even virtues like courage and strength are looked upon as the grace of God. Any knowledge is looked upon as Goddess Sarasvatῑ. In short, no pursuit or object of pursuit is secular. The human body itself is a temple. Bathing, dressing and ornamentation, alaṇkāra, are all a ritual of worship. Washing the dwelling place every day and decorating the entrance with rangoli are done to invite Goddess Lakṣhmῑ. Greeting people with folded hands is an act of worship.

This religious culture, which touches every aspect of one’s life, including the scheme of things in which one lives, was imbibed naturally from one’s home and the cultural atmosphere of the immediate community. Not anymore. Today, parents are busy earning their livelihood in the competitive society and a joint family is a rare exception. So, the children have to be taught methodically the religious cultural forms and their meaning, in a classroom situation.”

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati,
Rishikesh, India