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    • Welcome

    • Dear devotees,

      Welcome to Iskconeducation.org, the official website of ISKCON's Ministry of Educational Development (MED). We would like to express our gratitude to all of you who helped us create this website by contributing your valuable materials, time and resources.

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    • Steps to start a school

      By Urmila Devi Dasi

      For each of these, one has to determine who will make the decision (e.g. school board, head teacher (principal), all the teachers, etc.). One also has to determine how the decision will be made (i.e. autonomously, autonomously after a process of consultation, collective consensus, collective vote, etc.)

      Strategic planning

      This should be done before anything else, and in this order:

      1. Establish vision
      2. Assess needs or gaps in the current situation
      3. Assess facilities and constraints in the situation (nature of the community served, availability of personnel, availability of finances, physical facility, laws, etc.)
      4. Link vision to addresses needs/gaps
      5. Modify vision so it is workable with facilities and constraints available
      6. Set immediate and long-range goals for each area of vision
      7. Set priorities
      8. Establish system and timeline for assessment benchmarks to determine if the goals are being met and if, when met, the gaps are decreasing

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    • The Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula Australia - Position Vacant : 2008-05-13

                                                               

      The Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula (Hare Krishna School Murwillumbah ‘ Australia

      Position Vacant: School Teacher (grades 3 - 6)

      The Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula is an independent school offering educational programs for girls and boys from Kindergarten through to year 6. We offerr students a high standard of academic education, combined with a focus on development of character, and a comprehensive immersion in the practices and philosophy of Krishna Consciousness. The school is located on the New Govardhana rural community, which is an 800 acre property with a pleasant, sub-tropical climate.

      A position is available for a full-time qualified primary teacher for a composite class of grades 3 to 6.

      The successful candidate will develop and implement educational plans for all Key Learning areas according to the New South Wales Board of Studies syllabi, and will educate and supervise children with proper care, attention and diligence.


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    • Teaching in Sri Dham Mayapur : 2008-05-09

      Sri Mayapur International School (SMIS) offers educational facilities and guidance for the children of the devotees of Iskcon Mayapur and the surrounding community. 

      The school is an accredited Cambridge International Examination Centre and gives students the opportunity to complete their schooling with recognised international credentials whilst living in the most sacred of Vaishnava Dhams. The school caters for both day school attendees and boarders and has separate accommodation facilities for male and females.

      SMIS is seeking a qualified Primary School Teacher and manager to lead our growing grade k-6 class teachers. The applicant must be experienced in organising the relevant syllabii and assisting the other members of staff in achieving the expectations of the school, parents and community. The applicant must have the necessary experience and drive to manage disciplinary and curriculum focus of the primary school.

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    • The First Building of Bhaktivedanta College’s Campus : 2008-05-08

      Dear Vaisnavas,

      We are glad to inform you of the recent exciting development that the roof on the first building of BhaktivedantaCollege’s campus was finished yesterday, May 6 2008 – an exciting and important moment for Srila Prabhupada’s movement. This building will be used as the College teachers’ and staff dormitory, but for an initial period it will be utilized to accommodate the ever-growing number of students.

      A BhaktivedantaCollege graduate receives a Bachelor of Theology accredited by the University of Wales Lampeter. For the near future we have plans for a Bachelor in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Theology.

      At the moment twenty five students from sixteen countries study at BhaktivedantaCollege. Already we have application for thirty seven students from South and North America, Europe and Asia for level one to three of the academic year 2008-09. Twenty five of them are looking for a partial scholarship as they are from low income countries and therefore unable to finance the tuition, room and board.

      We urge you to support this wonderful project whether by contributing to the building fund to finish the first building, or to contribute to the scholarship fund.

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    • Second BBT Art Seminar : 2008-05-07

                                                   

      The BBT will be holding their second annual art seminar in Vrindavana, India, from October 7-28, 2008.At last year's seminar, taught by veteran ISKCON artists Dhriti Dasi and Ram Dasa Abhirama Dasa, eighteen international students learned practical techniques as well as the mood essential in producing devotional art.
        This year, the course is once again free for the fifteen most-qualified applicants, who will learn BBT Art Department procedures, how to approach painting spiritual subjects, and of course, new techniques. It's also a unique chance to learn from artists trained in the standards Srila Prabhupada taught, and to paint Krishna in His holy birthplace.


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    • Lord Nrsimhadeva Activity Book and Posters : 2008-05-03

      Activities and Resources for Teaching and Guiding
      Ages 2-18
      Uses:
      For children in non-devotee schools as a supplementary program in the morning or evening
      For children being home-schooled to enrich the devotional part of the program
      For regular academic schools that are related to Krishna consciousness
      For Sunday schools, children’s clubs, and similar supplementary programs

      Organization of the materials:
      •First, there is a simplified version of a story associated with the festival that can be read to the children. A detailed version is also provided at the end.
      •Second, there is the educational focus in three parts: Learning Aims, What children will accomplish by the end of this unit, and Assessing how well the aims have been achieved.
      Some parents and teachers may find these brief ideas to be sufficient for them to develop their own programs.
      •Third, there are lists of suggested activities for children of various ages. There are also genera suggestions not categorized by age.
      •Fourth, there are pages of resources—songs and prayers, where to find stories in scripture,
      pictures to color, Internet links, and so forth, to assist with the suggested activities.
      •Fifth, there are suggestions for how the study of this festival may be related to other areas of Study.
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    • HH Radhanath Maharaj on Children Education : 2008-05-03

       The tape recording of this answer should be send to all parents.

      We are dealing with this subject actually. But in my opinion, inh Prabhupada's opinion, this particular type of educational system may program young people with incredible amount of data which they are going to forget 99% anyway. But it is not meant to give them good character, or faith, or happiness. The idea is the more data you have, the more you pass the exam, the more seats you get in colleges, and the more money you make, and the more happy you will get from that money. That's the whole system. But actually, most really intelligent parents who are leaders of society, they do not even send their children to these school systems. Most of the wealthiest and wealthiest men in this world did not even do good in that system of education. They did not like it, they did not do any  good in it, and some of them did not even do it.

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    • Teaching Position in Bhaktivedanta Manor School : 2008-05-02

      Interested in being part of a school where values come first?
      We offer a holistic relevant education rich with the culture and teachings of Vedic wisdom situated at Bhaktivedanta Manor

      Primary School Teacher Required
      Full and Part time
      Salary negotiable
      To begin employment in September 2008

      The qualities we are looking for are:

      * Willing to be an active part of a team striving to educate and nurture the children
      * Experienced and competent with an ability to take initiative
      * A respect and understanding of Krishna conscious philosophy and Vedic culture
      * A methodical, organised, calm and creative approach to teaching and working with the children
      * Experience in working with the national curriculum and in the classroom preferably with qualified teacher status
      * A commitment to the educational needs of the children they are working with.

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    • Teaching Positions Open at New Raman Reti School - Alachua : 2008-05-02

      The New Raman Reti School (NRRS), a Krishna-centered elementary school, located in the Alachua, Florida devotee community, is seeking applicants for positions of experienced elementary school teachers. The positions will begin in August 2008.

      The school has been serving the devotee community in Alachua since 1990 and is presently serving the needs of 52 students in grades pre-K – 6th, making it one of ISKCON’s largest elementary schools in North America. The school is committed to both a strong Krishna Conscious program, as well as academic excellence. We are seeking teachers who have a genuine love for working with children, who like working with a team, and who have strong sadhana. Positions are opening for teachers of pre-school through elementary.


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    • Bhakti Shastri in Alachua : 2008-05-01

      Have you ever thought of taking the Bhakti Shastri Course, but didn't have four months  to spare?
      Try this alternative instead!
      This summer will mark the first part of a three part study of the Bhakti Shastri Course.  During this three week intensive session, there will be two classes daily.  We'll cover the first six chapters of Bhagavad Gita and the
      entire Sri Isopanishad. Laxmimoni Mataji will be teaching Bhagavad Gita and Nanda Mataji will teach Sri Isopanishad.  The course fee is $100.00.
      Limited housing is available on the temple property for out-of- town guests.

      To sign up or to get more information go to www.Alachuacommunityspirit.com
      Pre registration is required
      Three week Bhakti Shastri Intensive Course - part one
      Starting Date:  June 23, 2008  thru July 11,2008
      Course fee :  $100.00
      Bhagavad Gita chapters 1 thru  6 taught by Laxmimoni Mataji
      Sri Isopanishad taught by Nanda Mataji
      Classes will be held at the Alachua Learning Center
      Two classes daily
      Temple Prasadam available for an additional fee
      Limited housing available for and additional fee


    • Basic principles of Krishna Conscious Home Schooling : 2008-04-30

       By Aruddha Dasi
      Home schooling should be a part of a Krishna conscious lifestyle, not that Krishna consciousness is one aspect of home schooling.
      A Krishna conscious lifestyle should be the focus of homeschooling. We should be inspired to raise our children as good devotees instead of focusing only on their scholarly achievements. Srila Prabhupada’s books are of a very high caliber, and so if we base our curriculum on his books, academic achievement will naturally follow.
      What does this Krishna conscious lifestyle for children really mean?
      Prabhupada explains this very simply.
       “Simply follow the program of the elders, let the children associate as much as possible with the routine Krishna conscious program, and when the others go out for working and business matters, the children can be given classes.”

      This is what we tried to do in our homeschooling. The children lived at home just as they would in the gurukula, with a few adjustments. We did our own morning program, and after breakfast prasadam we studied the Bhagavatam for two to three hours everyday. This became a major part of our home schooling curriculum, and through the Bhagavatam we covered many subject matters. After our study, we applied all that we learned through practical daily activities. We did preaching activities such as giving classes at local schools, writing and rehearsing for plays, organizing festivals, Deity worship, distributing books at local events and harinam. There was never a dull moment--homeschooling was so full of a variety of activities that there was no time for anything else.


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    • Open admissions to the Srimad Bhagavata Vidyapitham : 2008-04-27

      The Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Vidyāpīṭham in Govardhana, Sanskrit school of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, is inviting applications for new students to enter our three-year Bhāgavata-śāstrī Program at the beginning of our next school-year on October 1st.
      The Bhāgavata-śastrī Program, with strong focus on the study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and on acquiring competence in Sanskrit, is excellent preparation for future translators, editors, preachers, and teachers.
      With generous support from the Friends of the BBT, and our schools co-director Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Dāsa, we are able to cover all the tuition, prasadam and accommodation costs for our students. Students are only required to meet their travel expenses to come to the school as well as any major medical expenses.

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    • Krishna and His Cows - by BGIS students : 2008-04-19

      I like cows because they play with us. We should respect cows because they are very important to us. So many people beat or kill them. We should stop them from doing this because cows are our own mothers.
      The cows sleep for one or two hours a day. One Sunday I went to goshala. I saw a bull named Krishna eating two buckets of food in five minutes. Some cows were playing with Krishna. When the big bull Krishna came to me I ran away from there. There was another cow there named Pushpa - we took her blessings. When we were giving leaves to the cows all the cows came to us. And some cows were recovering from sickness. I like cows because they are very cute. Cows are important because they give us pure milk. We should respect cows because they never hurt us.

       Rohan, Class 4

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    • Bhakti-shastri in Vrindavan : 2008-04-10

                                           
      Bhakti-sastri course is a systematic study of Srila Prabhupada's books. Srila Prabhupada wanted all of us to deeply study his books, so that we could be better preachers, teachers and have a clear understanding of the beautiful science of devotional service.
      This year the English Bhakti-sastri course and Hindi Bhakti-sastri course in Vrindavan takes place from July 11 to October 25.
      As was Srila Prabhupada's desire, "Introduction to Deity Worship" is added to the curriculum.
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    • BGIS Graduation 2008 : 2008-04-07


      We warmly congratulate the 2008 graduates of Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School, Vrindavan.  In March, six students of Grade 12 received their High School certificates along with transcendental gifts and a traditional ceremony where the teacher worships the student with chadder, chandan and ghee lamp.



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    • Learn Something and Teach it to Others : 2008-03-02

      Hong Kong, February 17, 2008 Since last September I teach courses in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This department is the most prominent and developed department of religious studies in the whole of China, and it receives many graduate students from mainland China. By special arrangement, the ‘professorship in Indian studies’ which I hold this year is a position officially sponsored by ISKCON-Hong Kong, an arrangement happily welcomed by the university.



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