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| The school teaches around 250 international students annually and "emphasizes the absorption of Indian values". Subjects (as followed by the ] curriculum) include standard courses as well as English, German, Indian Classical Music (including instruments), and Indian Classical dance (], ] etc.)<ref></ref> The school has an Internet-connected computer lab, science lab, library, art and craft halls, music and dance rooms, and sport facilities including a gym, skating ramp, basketball field, cricket pitch, and soccer fields.<ref></ref> | The school teaches around 250 international students annually and "emphasizes the absorption of Indian values". Subjects (as followed by the ] curriculum) include standard courses as well as English, German, Indian Classical Music (including instruments), and Indian Classical dance (], ] etc.)<ref></ref> The school has an Internet-connected computer lab, science lab, library, art and craft halls, music and dance rooms, and sport facilities including a gym, skating ramp, basketball field, cricket pitch, and soccer fields.<ref></ref> | ||
| An Indian newspaper, while noting an apparent "aura of secrecy", describes the students as "astonishingly different” and that upon coming to the school, the students "transcend all religions" becoming "more Hindu than the Hindus themselves".<ref name="sukhmani">, The Indian Express, December 24, 2000, by Sukhmani Singh</ref> An official school statement says that the villagers bring presents to the students and enjoy looking after them. | |||
| Judith Coney reports that the school has accepted children from the age of 4 and thus "often very young children are separated from their natural parents for prolonged periods, as they usually stay in India for nine months"<ref>Coney, Judith (1999) ''Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement'', (London: Curzon Press) ISBN 0-7007-1061-2 p159</ref>. Coney adds that, "whilst there is evidence that some children have enjoyed their time at the Sahaja Yoga school in India, a number of children have expressed unhappiness at being returned to the India school."<ref>Judith Coney, ''Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement'' (1999) p166</ref> | Judith Coney reports that the school has accepted children from the age of 4 and thus "often very young children are separated from their natural parents for prolonged periods, as they usually stay in India for nine months"<ref>Coney, Judith (1999) ''Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement'', (London: Curzon Press) ISBN 0-7007-1061-2 p159</ref>. Coney adds that, "whilst there is evidence that some children have enjoyed their time at the Sahaja Yoga school in India, a number of children have expressed unhappiness at being returned to the India school."<ref>Judith Coney, ''Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement'' (1999) p166</ref> | ||
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The International Sahaja Public School in Dharamsala, India is a school operated by the Sahaja Yoga movement which was founded by Nirmala Srivastava in 1970. The school itself was founded in 1990, its stated mission to "promote peace and wisdom in the education of children". The school is located in the Himalayas, above Dharamsala in the Kangra district, near McLeod Ganj, at a height of more than 1700m.
Overview
The school teaches around 250 international students annually and "emphasizes the absorption of Indian values". Subjects (as followed by the ICSE curriculum) include standard courses as well as English, German, Indian Classical Music (including instruments), and Indian Classical dance (Kuchipudi, Kathak etc.) The school has an Internet-connected computer lab, science lab, library, art and craft halls, music and dance rooms, and sport facilities including a gym, skating ramp, basketball field, cricket pitch, and soccer fields.
An Indian newspaper, while noting an apparent "aura of secrecy", describes the students as "astonishingly different” and that upon coming to the school, the students "transcend all religions" becoming "more Hindu than the Hindus themselves". An official school statement says that the villagers bring presents to the students and enjoy looking after them.
Judith Coney reports that the school has accepted children from the age of 4 and thus "often very young children are separated from their natural parents for prolonged periods, as they usually stay in India for nine months". Coney adds that, "whilst there is evidence that some children have enjoyed their time at the Sahaja Yoga school in India, a number of children have expressed unhappiness at being returned to the India school."
A director of the school has been quoted as saying "...we don’t like the vibrations to be polluted by outsiders." Students are schooled in "Vibratory Awareness", many being able to detect and treat vibrational problems in others . This is part of the school's vision of fulfilling the students' physical, emotional, intellectual and, above all, spiritual potential.
References
- ICSE syllabus
- School's official website
- ^ "A School for tradition", The Indian Express, December 24, 2000, by Sukhmani Singh
- Coney, Judith (1999) Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement, (London: Curzon Press) ISBN 0-7007-1061-2 p159
- Judith Coney, Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement (1999) p166
- (ref: sukmani article, "quotation"
- Vision and Mission, ISPS website, viewed 22 November 2007.
External links
- Official ISPS website
- Panoramic view of ISPS
- Testimonials from alumni (positive, official Sahaja Yoga website)
- Testimonial from an anonymous alumnus (mixed/neutral, ex-members website)
- A school where students learn to give Article in the Tribune of India, April 21, 2001.
- A School for tradition Article by Sukhmani Singh in The Indian Express, December 24, 2000.
- Extracts from Education Enlightened