International Sahaja Public School
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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 Shri Mataji 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.
[edit] Overview
The school teaches around 250 international students annually. 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.)[2]
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.[3]
An official school statement says that the villagers bring presents to the students and enjoy looking after them. An Austrian report in 1995 stated that visitors "dropping in" were refused entry.[4] An Indian newspaper describes the school as having an "aura of secrecy",[5] and signs at the gate read, "No admission" and "Visitors are not allowed." Contact with parents is also limited. According to the school's director, "...we don’t like the vibrations to be polluted by outsiders. Sometimes we even tell parents not to come here."[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "A School for tradition", The Indian Express, December 24, 2000, by Sukhmani Singh
- ^ ICSE syllabus
- ^ School's official website
- ^ Children in New Religions Susan J. Palmer, Charlotte Hardman, Rutgers University Press (July 1999)
- ^ "A School for tradition", The Indian Express, December 24, 2000, by Sukhmani Singh
- ^ "A School for tradition", The Indian Express, December 24, 2000, by Sukhmani Singh
[edit] External links
- Introduction to ISPS, from the Sahaja Yoga India website
- Testimonials from alumni (positive)
- Testimonials from alumni (negative)
- 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
