Sharing the experience

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Sharing the experience

• Jain Center of South Florida

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Selected Topics

• Spiritual Summer Camp
• Community Programs Interfaith Programs
  Participation
• County Library Religious Display
• Responsibility Building Confidence
• Unique Methodology of Teaching

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Spiritual Summer Camp

• Objective
• Jain spiritual learning fun for our kids.
• Volunteer opportunities for High School kids
• Social Benefit Long lasting friendship
• Ability to address time consuming Repetitive
  topics then regular Pathshala allows
• Excellent opportunity to recruit more
  students-parents
• Camp Details
• Week long camp at Jain center from 8A-4P.
• Snacks, Lunch included
• Participation 6 years and older
• Participation of out of town families
• Discount for Volunteer Parents
• Samanijis, local leaders, Medical students for
  lectures
• Daily Email with activities updates, Menu,
  special instructions

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SPIRITUAL SUMMER CAMP
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SPIRITUAL SUMMER CAMP

• Activities
• Yoga, Meditation
• Learn Jain Rituals, reciting Prayers-Shloks-Mantra
  
• Spiritual Board games, spiritual quizzes
• Outdoor activities (Bowling)
• Participate in skit
• Spiritual DVDs
• Lunch snacks
• Sample Flyer

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Community ProgramsInterfaith Programs
Participation

• Objective
• Disseminate Jainism knowledge to other faiths
• Stage opportunities for kids
• Knowledge about other faiths
• Social Benefit Long lasting friendship with
  others
• Details
• Present Jain principles
• Present Jainism principle related skits
• Present Jain festivals

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INTERFAITH PROGRAM PARTICIPATIONHINDU
CELEBRATION MONTH INTERFAITH EVENT

• Jain Kids Presented Six Principles of Jainism
• Kids performed skit on Aparigraha

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Interfaith Program ParticipationWorld Religion
Day Celebration
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County Library exhibit

• Pathshala kids did project to Prepare Jain
  symbols.
• Ten designs were selected to be part of the
  County Library Display.
• County Library Display was placed in very
  visible area for the month of January 2012.

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Responsibility Building Confidence

• The main goals are to encourage leadership,
  volunteerism, build confidence and independence
• Observe, help and facilitate discussion of topics
  for encouragement
• Acknowledge and make kids feel important
• Make kids realize that being Jain is cool
• Let kids be responsible to do research for
  activities and new projects
• Put 3-Rs in action
• Actively encourage High school kids to lead
  younger groups to showcase leadership and
  responsibility

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Responsibility Building Confidence

• Results
• Active Participation in temple activities
• Improvement in behavior given responsibility
• Developing bond and respect with elders
• Kids come up with their own dialogues, acting
• Prepare their own speeches for MC duties
• Are comfortable being vegetarian at schools

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Unique Methodology of Teaching

• Explain the concept of Jainism with Scientific
  explanation appropriate to kids age
• Give positive reinforcement
• Instead of tradition teaching make it interactive
• Technology used as a educational tool