Social Action Initiative

SAI-CARE
An Offering for Humanity and Nation Building
D. 1b. National Human Values Story Telling Competition
Project Reference : Educare
Project Name : National Human Values Story Telling Competition
Programme (Wing) Leader : Bro.V.Sugumaran
Project Leader : Sis.Jaya Samson
Members : 1. Sis. Elaine Ong
: 2. Sis. Dr.Usha
: 3. Sis. Sujadah
1. INTRODUCTION
Storytelling is one of the five teaching techniques in the Sai Spiritual Education
programme. Sharing and creating a common experience in storytelling aids in the
development of a child's ability to interpret events beyond his immediate experience.
The child's world view is expanded through story experiences in a non-threatening and
loving atmosphere. Therefore storytelling becomes an exceptionally personal
experience.
The Sathya Sai Baba Central Council of Malaysia has been organising nationwide
competitions under the banner – National Human Values Story Telling Competition.
Each Sathya Sai Baba Centre/bhajan unit/EHV class initially conduct story telling
competitions respectively to choose their representatives. This is followed by a State
level competition. Top three winners from each state then compete at the National
level.
2. OBJECTIVE
To promote and project Human Values among SSEHV children and the community in
general, as a step to stem the decline in Human Values which is leading to a host of
problems for all nations: - drug addiction, lack of respect for parents, promiscuity, etc.
In addition, the self-confidence level of children will also be raised through exposure in
such programmes.
The specific objectives of this activity are as follows:
• To encourage practice of human values in everyday living
• To introduce children to oral language patterns (for a child to achieve success in
reading, wide experience with spoken language is needed). This will then
encourage children to get into healthy reading habits and the world of books.
• Story telling develops the children’s listening skills
• Contributes to the social and cognitive development through shared experience
(to feel joy for another’s happiness and empathize with their misfortunes)
• Contribute to the child’s mental health
• Aids in development of a human value system
• Introduces classic stories with human values to children
• Aids in vocabulary development of the chosen language(English, Malay,
Mandarin and Tamil language)
• Helps the child to appreciate his own heritage as well as those of others
• Develops self-confidence in the child