This is Fulbright-Hays GPA (Hindi) Short-Term Curriculum Development Project 2023-2024 with thematic focus on ‘Contentment in a Material World: Mindful living and wellness traditions in India’, conducted in partnership between Yuva Hindi Sansthan and the Hindi Program at New York University (NYU).
The program aims at improving participants’ sociolinguistic competency and deepen their understanding of the diverse communities and cultures in India. It is designed to teach and expand participants’ knowledge about the Hindi language and cultures of modern India, increase their language proficiency with content focus on area studies: arts, mental health, culture and history.
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- Meet the participants.
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- View the video journal.
- Read the journal entries:
Following are the curricular documents, developed by the program team and participants:
Curricular Materials:
Hindi:
- Mindfulness curriculum (IL)
- Positivity and Wellness (3 units: 12X75 min.)
- Harmonious Living with Nature (6 Units: 5X75 min.)
- Unit: Mindfulness Practices in Indian School Communities
- Unit: Exploring Madhubani
- Unit: Yoga Introduction
- Unit: Yoga 1: Importance
- Unit: Yoga 2: Suryanamaskaar
- Unit: Yoga 3: Slogans
- Unit: Yoga 4: Ayurveda: Path to Balance
- Unit: Food and Wellness
- Unit: Good and Bad Habits
- Unit: Health and Wellness
- Unit: Idgah by Premchand
- Performance Task: RAFTs: Traditions of Mindfulness
Non-Hindi:
- Curricular Module: The Role of Culture in the Manifestation of Mindfulness
- Curricular Module: Mindfulness Comparisons
- Unit: Cultural Influences on Parental Beliefs and Practices
- Curricular Module: Tribes of India
- Curricular Module: Passing of Religious and Spiritual Practices Across Generations in India
- Assignment: Thali Nutrition
- Mindmap: Mindfulness
- Overview: Topic Clusters
- Group Activity: Culturally Sensitive End-of-Life Care
- Course Syllabus: Art
- Course Syllabus: India: Spirituality, Language, Family, Arts and Culture
- Course Syllabus: The Music and Art of Rabindranath Tagore
- Modules (10 weeks): Art and Wellness
- Modules (7 weeks): Art and Empathy
- Teaching Strategies: Art and Empathy
- Powerpoint: Mantra Meditation: An Analytical Review
- Powerpoint (workshop): Mindfulness Practices for Teachers
- Guidelines for Teacher Workshop: Mindfulness Practices
- Process-Oriented Thinking and Mindfulness in the Classroom: