First Training & Awareness Program for Education with Love & Affection

Nepal-Japan Nature & Peace Foundation organized its first education and awareness program in Bhoteodar of Lamjung district in Nepal. The program was organized on 2011/2/26, Saturday. This program could cover 26 teachers from various primary schools of Rinuskot VDC.

The "Education with Love & Affection" program's objective is to eliminate physical & mental punishments from schools and create warm educational environment with love and affection where harmony among children, teachers & parents pervails.

It is very importent to teach children in a warm environment where they can get love and give love, feel harmony, exprience humanity and find positive motivations to learn and study. Children should feel happy going to the school without any fear of physical and mental punishment from the parents, teachers, classmates and others related to their education. This objective is only possible when the school environment is full of love and affection. The parents, students, children and other people who has some role in the education and learning environment should know and always be aware of the positive results of the "Education with Love & Affection."

The program was focused for Primary School teachers. The participating teachers were made aware of the objectives & importance of the program. Then they were provided with methods and materials to apply the concepts of "Education with Love & Affection" in their schools.

The program was organized in collaboration with Sarvodaya Sewasram, a NGO in Lamjung which implements programs for natural health, care for aged population and environmental protection.

Eventhough it was a Sturday, the only weekend holiday for the teachers to get rest & complete their personal dudies, they enthusiastically participated in the program. Some teachers came to the program venue on foot by walking almost 4 hours oneway. This interest surely shows they have warm heart and they love the children, their students. They just need to be aware of their natural human quality of love and affection. They need to control the physical and mental punishment of the the school children.