Life-Skills
In addition to Spirituality and Academics, SoM will also focus on many Life-Skills which are essential for wholistic development of children. Sine ancient times, goal of Spirituality has always been to bring out a whole individual who can earn and live happily in society alongwith pursuing his spiritual Goals.
All life-skills will be taught experientially, not from text books or lecture based methods. Project Based Learning or field trips may be a good way to teach these.
The following is a rough list of Life-Skills that SoM will focus on in most of the initiatives by SoM: SoM Schools, Online Life-university, etc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Here is a rough list of skills. More skills are likely to be added. You can also give your suggestions.
Social Skills
Understanding friendships
Handling criticism
Avoiding arguments
Turning negative social situations towards positivity
Understanding the opposite gender
Male-female psychological differences
Understanding and Handling Difficult people
Protecting oneself from people who are difficult to get along (naggers, etc).
Sports & Physical Training
SoM will strongly encourage all kinds of sports: Football, Cricket, Volleyball, etc.
Goal will not be to compete with other colleges but SoM will make sure that every child is playing with interest and having enough physical activity. The best ones may compete with other institutes.
Yoga asanas and Physical Exercises will also be important and integral part of SoM.
Health Education
Special emphasis on Sports
Physical exercises
Hatha Yoga
Education about the body
First aid training
Sex education from Yogic and Scientific Points of view
Sex Transmutation
Divine laws of health
Understanding allopathy and basic medicines like Paracetamol
Exercises
Types of exercises: Gym, asanas, etc. Drawbacks?
Alternative methods of healing:
Link between Mental & Physical Health
Yogic methods of healing
Thought and Affirmations healing
Ayurveda
Importance of Herbs and nutrients
Naturopathy
Acupressure
Diets & Fasting
Music therapy
and other methods
How to deal with common problems
Cold
Headaches
Fever
Viral, bacterial & fungal infections
Stress
Insomnia
Restlessness
Depression, handling breakups
Miscellaneous
Cooking for health benefits
Junk food vs Right food
Organic food
Understand how to give an injection or a drip (not sure about this)
Handling physical pain and inflammation
Importance of Spine
Male Specific
Sex education
Female Specific
Reproductive system & Pregnancy
Menstruation
Sex education
Financial Education
Money skills - handling money, budgeting, etc.
How to shop online (rural)
Using a bank account (rural)
Using Paytm, Google Pay & UPI apps (rural)
Investing
Active & Passive income
Rich dad poor dad principles
Stock Market
How Companies work (IPO, Stocks, etc)
Types of Mutual Fund - Equity, Debt, etc.
Regular vs Direct Mutual Funds
Index Funds
Stocks
ULIPS
Guaranteed plans
Rental income
Real Estate
Running Side Businesses
Loans
How to get
Types of Loans
Female specific
Women empowerment
Self-defence
Living in a male-dominated society
Laws of India and other countries related to females
Rural females: Protecting themselves mentally and physically from dominating partner
Nature skills
Taking care of plants and trees
Taking care of animals
Taking care of the environment
Agriculture
Gardening
After College
Appearing for interviews
Selecting a life partner
Working with hands
Cooking
Doing their own work
Household chores
Cleaning
Sewing
Washing one’s own clothes
And a lot more
Basic Hygiene
Basic etiquettes
Time management
Being independent
Using GPS and maps (rural)
Using email and useful apps (rural)
Decision Making
Using public transport
Selecting a carrier path
Carpentry (not sure)
Getting along with all genders- all genders are equal
LGBT
Understanding of the legal system
Basics of entrepreneurship
How to drive different types of vehicles
Riding a bicycle
Building construction (not sure)
Awareness of Govt. Systems
Practical awareness of the government’s & financial systems that everyone should be aware of:
Police stations
Visit to a police station
How they need to work as per law
FIR
Complaints
etc
Corruption in the system and how they actually work
How to bribe?
Courts
Visit to courts
How they need to work as per law
Putting a case against someone
Defending oneself
Hiring a lawyer
Types of cases: Criminal, Domestic, Divorce, etc
Corruption in the system and how they actually work
How much to pay as a bribe?
How to avoid disputes before going to court?
Lawyers and how to deal with them
Government and Private hospitals
Visit to such hospitals
How to find a good one
Insurance coverage & finding a insured hospital
Private vs Government
Drawback and benefits of each
Corruption problems in each
Target setting in big hospitals
Hospitals rely on insurance
Over subscription of tests, anti-biotics, etc.
How to select a doctor or a hospital in today’s world?
Laboratories and their types
Independent laboratories - Path labs, etc
How to find a good one?
Insurance systems
Types of Insurance
Term insurance
Medical insurance
Corporate insurance
etc
How they are expected to operate?
How they actually operate?
Lands and properties
How to buy a land or a flat?
How to protect your property?
How to sell it?
How to get a good price?
How much do they cost?
How much does the cost vary as per the city or location in the city?
How to select a good flat or land?
Getting on rent vs buying a property