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Pañcakośa · Five sheaths, one child

A child grows in five layers. The school day feeds all five.

The Taittirīya Upaniṣad describes a person as five sheaths, the kośas: body, breath, mind, intellect and joy. Anaadi Gurukulams teach to all five, Pañcakośīya Vikās, and iGurukulam's timetable, assignments and progress report follow the same frame. This is what makes it a gurukulam and not a tuition.

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    Annamaya, the body

    Daily yoga, krīḍā, sāttvic food and hands-on work build a steady body; a dinacharya gives it rhythm.

    In the day: guru pooja and yoga · krīḍā · yoga nidra · the book kit
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    Prāṇamaya, breath and energy

    Prāṇāyāma, chanting and recitation steady the breath; life close to nature keeps a child vibrant.

    In the day: prāṇāyāma · pārāyaṇa · sangīta · breaks
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    Manomaya, mind and feeling

    Bhajans, crafts, Itihāsa–Purāṇa stories and sevā refine the emotions and build character.

    In the day: stories · bhajans · Samskritam · the class teacher
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    Vijñānamaya, intellect

    Gaṇita, IKS-STEM, the darśanas and vāda sharpen reasoning and viveka; learning by doing turns knowledge into judgement.

    In the day: mathematics · science · English · IKS-STEM · vāda
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    Ānandamaya, joy

    Upāsanā, meditation and gurupūjā connect the child to their inner self; gratitude and the joy of learning bring contentment.

    In the day: gurupooja · art · festivals

The Pañcakośa progress report: we assess the knower, not just the answer

The acharyas observe the whole trajectory, grasp, conduct, retention and readiness, with continuous attention rather than one exam, and families receive a Pañcakośa report they can read: a practice already in use at Anaadi Dharma Gurukulam. At iGurukulam every marked assignment and every teacher's note adds to it, and a parent reads it on their own screen. The scoring rules are set by the school.

Example only. The names and numbers are made up.

Annamaya
78
Prāṇamaya
64
Manomaya
85
Vijñānamaya
58
Ānandamaya
90

Aanya, Level 2, this term. "Numbers need more practice; her stories and her singing carry the class."

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