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This is YHS-NYU 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’.

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.

• Learn more about  the program.  
• Meet the participants.
• View the report of the Study Tour.
• Check the media coverage.
• View the video journal.
• Read the journal entires:

• Rishikesh
• Lucknow
• Varanasi 
• Kolkata
• Madhubani

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.)

• Unit I
• Unit II
• Unit III

• Harmonious Living with Nature (6 Units: 5X75 min.)

• Unit I
• Unit II
• Unit III
• Unit IV
• Unit V
• Unit VI
• Final Performance Task

• 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
• Process-Oriented Thinking and Mindfulness in the Classroom:

• General Guidelines
• Sample Project Task 
• Sample Questions by age groups (K-16)