LEGACY OF OUR GURUKUL EDUCATION SYSTEM
About Hostel
- Instilling the Swaminarayan tradition and disciplines in children
- Accommodating students from places further away
- Creating a unique learning environment and culture
- Allow students to distinguish themselves from each other and create memorable life experiences with fellow students
- Instil learning that goes beyond their time in the hostel
- Shape and develop them into dynamic individuals that make positive contributions to society
Hostel Best Services
Dining Hall and Our Food
The spacious dining hall at Gokuldham serves 600 students simultaneously with pure vegetarian food that is carefully selected by a professional nutritionist. This ensures the highest balance is achieved in quality, taste and calorific content for all students. Our emphasis is to always provide food that promotes healthy living and healthy eating habits. Specially trained cooks use fresh and nutritious ingredients, purchased from local markets, to prepare the menu items daily. In addition to traditional Gujarati foods, our menu also comprises a large variety of delicious North Indian and South Indian varieties, such as Dosa, Pani Puri, Manchurian, Noodles, Idly, Upma, Pulao etc. The Campus never serves premade or unhealthy processed foods.
Bakery Facilities : Gokuldham’s self-maintained bakery are equipped with the latest in equipment and electrical appliances. Our own bakery also provides delicacies such as tasty Pizzas, Burgers, Dabeli, Sandwiches and Pav Bhaji.
Medical Care
The Campus provides a range of medical and health services for the well-bring of all its students, these include:
- An on-site medical dispensary with First Aid and routine medicines
- Daily visits by a doctor to tend to student needs
- Periodical visits by a Paediatrician or as required, to deal with specific health issues
- Gokuldham is associated with a local Hospital (5 minutes away) that provides general medical services 24 hours, and is also associated with other specialised hospitals in case of need.
Hostel Facility
Dormitory
Students are provided with personal cupboards, a bed, a chair and a footwear rack in their dormitory. Speakers are fitted in all dormitories for direct connection to the Residence Office.
Drinking water
Fresh and clean drinking water is very important in maintaining every child’s health. The Gokuldham Campus has its own large scale RO Water Filtration Plant that provides continuous drinking water to the entire the Campus.
Laundry Services
Students are provided with an efficient laundry service, where clothes are collected, washed, ironed and returned daily. Bed linen and pillow covers are washed every week.
Hot Water
The campus provides students with hot water from modern electric heaters to dormitories in the Campus, 24 hours a day. It is especially needed for bathing during colder weather temperatures.
Telecommunication
Parents are required to provide a basic phone for their child, which they can access from the caretakers on their selected day to speak with their parents or guardians for about 15 minutes. Smart phones are strictly not permitted for students at the hostel.
Salon Services
Timely barber visits are arranged to the Hostel to give the boys a sober hair-style whilst on the Campus. We promote a common hairstyle for every student.
Safety and Security
The Campus has secure fencing along its entire perimeter, with access being controlled at two main gates. Security guards provide 24/7 cover at both these entrances seven days a week. CCTV cameras have been strategically installed around the campus, providing effective surveillance and ensuring the safety of all students at Gokuldham.
Co-Curricular Activities
Sports
Gokuldham places great importance to physical health along with academic studies and encourages students to participate in its various indoor and outdoor activities.
Sports are a crucial part of a student’s growth and development, enhancing mental health and physical fitness of the body. Students acquire critical experience and confidence through participation in sports and games.
Students also gain important life skills through sports, such as teamwork, accountability, self-confidence, responsibility and self-discipline – all of which helps prepare them to face the challenges of life.
Gokuldham offers Indian and Western sports options to its students in its indoor facility and on the vast outdoor activity field. Our students enjoy all our activities and many are award-winners at several Inter-School and Inter-State competitions.
Spirituality
Ethics & Spirituality:
This is one of the major wings of Gokuldham Pooja: Spirituality is the guideline to the life.
Pooja (Ceremonial Worship):
Students come to the Prayer Hall every morning at 6:15am. This worship includes chanting of Swaminarayan Mahamantra and recitation of devotional songs. This hour brings energy, joy and bliss to all at Gokuldham. A feeling of being in Paradise.
Religious Session: Swamijis hold a special half hour session in every day for students. In this Session, Swamijis teach scriptures, devotional songs, recitations and moral values.
Educational Tours
We at Gokuldham routinely take our students on tours to experience many educational and spiritual places across Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra & Other State under the expert guidance of learned educators and rectors.
Students gain much in knowledge, character building and exposure by participating in these tours. They genuinely enjoy these tours and write interesting tour diaries for future reference.
Academic support at the Hostel
For this, we have: Appointed tutors to meet the requirement of optional extra coaching, as is often expected by the parents.
This combination of sincere efforts by students, teaching staff and the exceptional learning environment has produced outstanding results.
Computer classes & Graphics Classes
Therefore, additional computer and graphics lessons for our students open up many doors for them in their lives.
Celebration
