Submitted by Rohit Sood (not verified) on January 2, 2008 - 05:17.
I have taught in a free progress school called Mirambika, New Delhi, India for three years facilitating children in their learning journey. Over the years I have been working with National organizations of repute to bring in school reform. In the end I feel the School culture is a place which needs a lot of intervention. How the school, its culture and people around the child help him grow and nurture is of immense importance. I have seen it and experienced it in Mirambika, New Delhi with 130 children which is located in the beautiful 30 acre campus of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and not to forget the Rishi Valley School run by the Krishnamurti Foundation in Chittor, Andhra Pradesh in a larger scale. It is a full fledged school and a great example how school life extends to the community.
The challenge I am facing right now to build this school culture in a conventional setting in a city school like New Delhi. A big school with 1500 children and 0ver 120 staff. Is there a system, process, model I could follow to build the culture, heritage, have a space for all engaged in the child's environment to learn as well. How Values, life skills, professional development and the Spiritual dimension which is most missing in our lives become part of the School, Community, Town, State, Nation and the World at large. Help me begin somewhere with children and parents around me. I would love to learn from schools, educators and enlightened people working and struggling in this area.
Ultimately I have to be answerable to everybody in the picture about career choices, competition, globalisation, the government about my dream. There are New Age schools which are open to ideas and have invited me to work. I am at the moment of conceptualizing the idea. Please share more. A learner and aspirant. Rohit
School Culture
Submitted by Rohit Sood (not verified) on January 2, 2008 - 05:17.
I have taught in a free progress school called Mirambika, New Delhi, India for three years facilitating children in their learning journey. Over the years I have been working with National organizations of repute to bring in school reform. In the end I feel the School culture is a place which needs a lot of intervention. How the school, its culture and people around the child help him grow and nurture is of immense importance. I have seen it and experienced it in Mirambika, New Delhi with 130 children which is located in the beautiful 30 acre campus of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and not to forget the Rishi Valley School run by the Krishnamurti Foundation in Chittor, Andhra Pradesh in a larger scale. It is a full fledged school and a great example how school life extends to the community.
The challenge I am facing right now to build this school culture in a conventional setting in a city school like New Delhi. A big school with 1500 children and 0ver 120 staff. Is there a system, process, model I could follow to build the culture, heritage, have a space for all engaged in the child's environment to learn as well. How Values, life skills, professional development and the Spiritual dimension which is most missing in our lives become part of the School, Community, Town, State, Nation and the World at large. Help me begin somewhere with children and parents around me. I would love to learn from schools, educators and enlightened people working and struggling in this area.
Ultimately I have to be answerable to everybody in the picture about career choices, competition, globalisation, the government about my dream. There are New Age schools which are open to ideas and have invited me to work. I am at the moment of conceptualizing the idea. Please share more. A learner and aspirant. Rohit