Like the first page of a novel, the first scene of a play, or the first chords of a piece of music, the first week of a new school year must communicate a lot.
In the Beginning: The First Week of a New School Year Read Post »
Brockwood Park School in England, founded by Krishnamurti in 1969, is an international residential school that brings together around 60 students from around 20 countries, aged between 14 and 20.
From Brockwood Park School Read Post »
In educating children, apart from developing their physical, intellectual and aesthetic capacities, are we not concerned with a non-verbal movement of the mind, with a heightened quality of attention, of observation and listening?
On Nurturing a Non-verbal Movement of the Mind Read Post »
One of the units of my 10th grade English class at Oak Grove School is ‘critical thinking.’ Traditionally, in U.S.
A New Look at Critical Thinking Read Post »
The work of the Kindergarten teacher involves many dimensions of understanding.
The Kindergarten Teacher Read Post »
Consciousness is the primary datum of existence, of human existence, and perhaps of all existence.
Towards a Consciousness Curriculum Read Post »
I wonder what the future holds for us in the Krishnamurti schools.
The Power of Truth Read Post »
There is a churning in the world of education. Teachers, parents, administrators and policy-makers are being driven to question anew: ‘What are we doing with our children?’ ‘What values, dispositions and concerns are we creating in them?’ ‘What is the quality of relationships with peers and others that our children are imbibing?’ ‘What will be their relationship with the society and environment they are part of?’ ‘Will future generations be able to find wholesome responses to the many complex challenges of their times?’ These questions are not speculative or academic, but stem from sensitive observation of everyday realities, as much in the classroom as in the society around us.
High in the mountains there were hardly any birds; there were some crows, there were deer and an occasional bear.
Freedom is to be a light to oneself Read Post »
UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST, BROCKWOOD PARK, BRAMDEAN, HAMPSHIRE SO24 OLQ, ENGLAND, 1999, £ 9 – 14 US $.
Introducing Books by Krishnamurti on life and learning Read Post »
The story is told about a kind-hearted amateur who raised butterflies as a hobby.
The Greening of the Mindscape Read Post »
A school, like any other institution, is a complex amalgam of intentions, processes, practices and of course, people.
Learning in Mixed Age Groups: How We Made the Transition Read Post »
‘You are supposed to be teachers and you don’t send your children to school?!’ The local community was aghast.
Innovations in Education: Vidyodaya – an attempt to walk a different path Read Post »
There are many issues related to the problems of growing up that we face in school.
Issues in growing up – The need for sex education in schools Read Post »
One of the features of schools is that teachers are expected to do what they are allocated.
Creating an Atmosphere in School: For ‘teachers-who-are-learners’ Read Post »
The Annual Teachers’ Conference held at The Valley School, Bangalore between 15 and 17 Oct, 1999, was an occasion for the coming together of teachers from the various KFI centres.
Questioning Ourselves: Reflections on a Teachers’ Gathering Read Post »
Find your place on earth, dig in, and take your responsibilities from there.
The current climate in so-called mainstream education, both private and government controlled, indicates that it has reached a kind of impasse.
On Ethics in Education Read Post »
Of the great Indian religious philosophers born in the nineteenth century, Krishnamurti was the youngest as well as the most radical.
Krishnamurti and the Modern Mind Read Post »
The question posed before me as an architect is, “Can architectural space influence the learning process in a positive way?” or, “Can architectural space contribute to the personal growth of a child with joy, freedom, compassion and awareness?” From my experience in designing and studying a number of educational institutions from primary schools to postgraduate research institutions, and from various postoccupational surveys, my answer to the above questions is a resounding “Yes!”
A Space for Learning: An Architect’s Vision Read Post »
Excerpts from a talk at the National Conference of the National Center for Montessori Education, San Diego, California, March, 1999As a teacher, educator, and speaker, Krishnamurti had a strong prepossession to awaken in people the ability to learn, and live full, intelligent lives.
The Arts of Listening, Looking and Learning Read Post »
The ground around is covered with dry leaves, and above, the birds twitter and hop among the bare branches.
Since education is the responsibility of the parents as well as of the teachers, we must learn the art of working together, and this is possible only when each one of us perceives what is true.
Art of working together Read Post »
Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course.
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity (Courtesy: Union of Concerned Scientists, MA, USA) Read Post »
To meet the challenge of the twenty-first century we need to buildeducation on the foundation of eco-literacy.
The Language of Nature Read Post »
The author has known Eklavya for many years through his parents and teachers, and through Eklavya’s children’s magazine ‘Chakmak’.
Innovations in Education – EKLAVYA: A Report Read Post »
The question asked most often by visitors to the Centre For Learning is, ‘…but how do your children manage in the Real World outside, when they leave this school?’ There was a time when this question would perplex me – isn’t CFL in the real world just as everything else?! But over the last few years, I have begun to think more about this issue, and I can see that there is a need to answer such a question in depth and with seriousness.
The Post-School Programme Read Post »
Krishnamurti has often spoken about all our schools being one.
Learning to be a Teacher: Impressions of the Teachers’ Conference – 1998 Read Post »
It seems that more and more governments today, democratic ones at least, are claiming to have education at the top of their priority lists.
On Redefining Education Read Post »
Working with children on a project has been a most rewarding experience.
As the Mystery Unfolds Read Post »
I would like to begin by thanking David Moody for writing his interesting article, thus giving me an opportunity to note down some of my thoughts on the nature of insight.
Reflections on the Nature of Insight Read Post »
The following three pieces have been received in response to David Moody’s article: ‘The Insight Curriculum’, which appearedin Volume 2 of the journa1, July 1998.
Demystifying Insight Read Post »
