Education
“Education should build character. Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one’s real friend, relative. Earning money cannot be the purpose of education.”
– Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) Program
Bal Vikas means, literally, “blossoming of the child.” Bal Vikas or Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) as the program is known outside of India encourages children to live by the ancient truths or Sanathana Dharma that Sri Sathya Sai Baba, by His life and message, exemplifies.
The primary objective of the program is to awaken the latent divine qualities within each child. This is done gradually, through an emphasis on the cardinal human values of Truth, Right Action, Love, Peace and Nonviolence. The teaching is a process of what Sri Sathya Sai Baba speaks of as educare- knowledge revealed from within. One of the most important factors in the process is the teacher him or herself: the SSE teacher must be a living example of the values and virtues being taught.
SSE Groups
Students are enrolled in the program in four SSE groups according to the grades they are attending in secular school:
SSE group 1- Grades 1 through 3
SSE group 2- Grades 4 through 6
SSE group 3- Grades 7 through 9
SSE group 4- Grades 10 through 12