Sidak 2011 Dates Announced

Posted by Jodha in Events on 02 1st, 2011 | no responses

While many have heard about SikhRI’s Sidak program, too few have enriched their lives through this unique opportunity to explore and engage with Sikhi. Make this the year you attend – head over to San Antonio from Jun 25 – Jul 9, 2011.

Here is a video promo from last year – mind the date change!. Below the fold, you’ll find some information on the curriculum.

Curriculum and course information:

Sidak Courses
Three separate programs are offered simultaneously: one for first time
participants, one for returning students, and a language program that is open for
all students and adults. Sikhi 101 study an overview of Sikh history and theology
through structured learning, while Sikhi 201 students delve deeper into the same
subjects through a more rigorous exploration. The Language Program will focus
solely on the composition, structure, and language of the Gur? Granth S?hib.

Sikh? 101 – introductory overview of Sikh history and theology
• Gur? Granth S?hib
• Gur? Kh?ls? Panth
• Bh?? Gurd?s & Bh?? Nand L?l
• ?s? k? V?r
• Contemporary History

Sikh? 201 – a more rigorous exploration of Sikh Culture
• Sikh Rahit Mary?d?
• Sikh Traditions & Ideology
• Interpreters of Sikh Thought
• Sikh Homeland & the Sikh Diaspora
• Sikh Ideology, Sovereignty & 1984
• Academic Debates

Gurmukh? 101 – focuses on tools required to study the Gur? Granth S?hib
• Gurmukh? Pronunciation
• Vocabulary & Grammatical Patterns
• Writing, Comprehension & Language Systems
• Inscribed Elegance of Gurb?n?
• Secondary Texts such as Gurbil?s, Janams?kh?s, & Prak?sh