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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Guru Arjan Dev School is to give students knowledge and appreciation of the Sikh way of life and their rich Sikh heritage.

GOALS OF THE GURU ARJAN DEV SCHOOL

The goal of the Guru Arjan Dev School is to teach students Punjabi language, literature, history, Gurmat Sangeet, practice and promote religious, cultural and social values based on the concept of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's universal message of brotherhood as taught by ten Sikh Gurus and Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES

The mission is accomplished in three ways:

  1. Knowledge of Punjabi and Gurmukhi script is provided through a systematic and comprehensive Punjabi program. The main objective of Punjabi Curriculum is to enables the students to read the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib. A secondary objective is to develop Punjabi literacy skills and bring awareness of the rich cultural heritage in the youth and instill pride in their Sikh identity.
  2. Knowledge of Sikh history and Gurbani is provided through a systematic Gurmat program. The main objective of the Gurmat program is to impart knowledge of the Sikh values through teaching of the Sikh history and Gurbani.
  3. Sikh way of life is demonstrated through Gurmat camps, community service and Gurdwara related activities.

Keeping these goals in mind, the Guru Arjan Dev School curriculum has been developed into a comprehensive document that includes instruction in the fields of reading, writing and speaking Punjabi, memorization of Gurbani, and instruction in other important aspects of Sikh history. The students progress through various levels of instruction. There are ten levels of instruction in Punjabi language and Gurmat programs and three in Gurmat Sangeet. Each level focuses on a number of concepts to be mastered by each student.

When the students graduate from Guru Arjan Dev School, they will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the knowledge of Sikh way of life
  2. Read Punjabi and Gurbani fluently
  3. Write Punjabi with ease
  4. Speak Punjabi in social settings

This is the Mission Statement that was vision of the Guru Arjan Dev School since 1995. It has served us well. The school mission was accomplished in the year 2008.