Oxford University Press's "Living in Harmony" series for school students
Oxford University Press (OUP) has published a new edition of "Living in Harmony" series, a course on values education and life skills for schools. The 10-part series is specially-designed to sensitize students to the need for harmony and mutual respect among individuals and communities. "Living in Harmony series endeavors to inculcate and reinforce universal human values of peace, love, truth, and cooperation," OUP stated.
Latest edition includes books for Classes 9-10
The updated edition of "Living in Harmony" series has expanded its range to now include books for Classes 9 and 10 from the earlier programme of books for Classes 1 to 8, including lesson plans and free teacher's manuals in the revised course.
Earnest effort to ensure children grow into thoughtful adults: Editor
Speaking about the Oxford University Press programme, Editor of "Living in Harmony" series, Mini Krishnan, said, "This series is designed to give our future generations a broader view of life, by fostering values, social awareness, and life skills in them." He also added, "It is an earnest effort to ensure that our children grow into responsible and thoughtful adults."
New edition addressed need for value education
The series has been creatively compiled by incorporating examples from current issues and by including activity-based exercises at the end of each chapter. The books in the series also showcase the rich cultural heritage of India with chapters dedicated to traditional music, arts, and dance forms. The new series addresses the need for value education expressed in the national curriculum framework, OUP said.
Sensitive topics like sexuality, social inequality included in books
"Our team of six authors has also developed lessons on gender-sensitivity from Classes 1-10 and emphasized safety for young children. In the higher classes, the series includes sensitive topics, such as sexuality, tensions between social-groups, poverty, the two sides of technology, etc.," OUP said. Each book has a list of 84 values incorporated through stories from history, folk-tales, fables, real-life events, and world literature.
