This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
An Experiment with Order and Freedom in the Classroom Read Post »
This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
Bringing Out the Good in Good Practice Read Post »
This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
Exploring Uncharted Territory in the Classroom Read Post »
This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
What do I Teach when I Teach a Subject? Read Post »
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view …
Learning from Feedback Read Post »
It was on a crisp winter morning, when the entire teacher body of Rajghat Besant School sat in the eastern verandah of our magnificent assembly hall that it was announced that articles were invited for the Journal of Krishnamurti Schools.
On Lighting a Passion for Reading Read Post »
For some time now, I have been fascinated by what children are thinking about as they read.
The World ‘Between the Lines’: What does Reading Comprehension Really Mean? Read Post »
I don’t want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.
The Alphabet of Literature Read Post »
This article is a rumination on what happens in us teachers when we ‘teach’ another.
Not Different in Kind: Exploration into the Teacher-Student Relationship Read Post »
In late 2011 Oak Grove School facilitated a series of one-hour dialogues focused on an exploration of punishment and reward in educational practice.
Vision and Practice: Exploring Reward and Punishment in Education Read Post »
We are academicians-cum-practitioners, one from the environmentalsciences and the other from the socialsciences, coming together as teachers withthe aim of re-envisioning an approach toenvironmental studies.
Educating to be a Part of not Apart from the Environment Read Post »
The love of beauty may express itself in a song, in a smile, or in silence; but most of us have no inclination to be silent.
The Subject of Art Read Post »
The schools in India that derive their inspiration from the philosophy of Krishnamurti are different from the mainstream schools in many aspects.
Composing a Culture in Music Read Post »
Is authentic learning possible in the heady atmosphere of an elite university, or is the race for degrees and prestigious jobs too overwhelming?
Teaching at University: Challenges and Concerns Read Post »
This is a description of a special month-long coming together of a few students and staff from Brockwood Park, UK, in India.
Learning in Friendship and Leisure Read Post »
We are talking about … schools cultivating in the young that most ‘subversive’ intellectual instrument—the anthropological perspective.
Self and Society: An Approach to Teaching Social Studies Read Post »
In my childhood, nature had an amorphous, seraphic form.
Close Encounters of a Natural Kind: Nature-based Curriculum from Intent to Action Read Post »
Last November, Oak Grove School welcomed to its beautiful campus both current and prospective families for an All School Showcase and Open House.
Project-based Learning Read Post »
The Study Centre at Bangalore has been conducting programs for the school children of The Valley School since 1993.
Glimpses of the Children’s Programme at the Study Centre, Bangalore Read Post »
Outdoor activities form an integral part of school education.
Astronomy in School Read Post »
As it is the United Nations’ Year of Biodiversity, it seems an appropriate time to stand back and take stock of the way we teach environmental education in Krishnamurti Schools.
Environmental Education in Our Schools Read Post »
As a teacher I am always looking for a good thesis sentence, for that perfect one-sentence statement that is a concise summary of an article, a film, an argument, a teaching.
Timeless Questions: A Twelfth Grade Social Studies Class Read Post »
The social sciences are ideally suited to a learning that draws on immediate and surrounding worlds.
When I joined Rishi Valley School a little over an year ago, I was introduced to the teachers’ resource cupboard, which had files overflowing with reading and reference material for the Social Studies curriculum for Class 6.
What Must Social Studies Teach? An Exploration for Class Six Read Post »
Science is basically an exploration of that which is not known, or put more flamboyantly, the unknown, in the material world.
The Art of Making Machines: A Science Classroom Read Post »
It was an unusually pleasant Wednesday afternoon in July.
A Mathematical Enquiry Read Post »
This article describes a new exploration at Oak Grove School, Ojai – Editors’Academic excellence is absolutely necessary, but a school includes much more than that…’ J KrishnamurtiOne of the great challenges of providing a Krishnamurti education within the context of an independent tuition-based school (especially here in America), is balancing accountability for academic excellence with all that is entailed in what he considered to be ‘much more than that’.
Exploring a New Dimension to Learning Read Post »
Most often when I lead a dance class for the first time, the response I get from the boys is, ‘Yuuuuukkkkk dance! It’s for girls!’; and from the girls it is, ‘But when are we going to dance?’ By the end of the session all the children would have engaged with ideas, and used their bodies to express these in space.
Seeking out a New Role for Dance Read Post »
Some years ago, I attended a workshop conducted in Bangalore by teachers from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
Music in the Classroom Read Post »
We have all had some great teachers. Or at least, if we have not been fortunate enough, we have heard of great teachers.
On Being an Effective Teacher Read Post »
Poor effectiveness and quality plague our school system.
Democracy in Education: An Exploration of Structure Read Post »
The purpose, the aim and drive of these schools is to equip the child with the most excellent technological proficiency so that the student may function with clarity and efficiency in the modern world.
