Teachers
Education Program

Objectives of the Course

ROLE OF A TEACHER IN SCHOOL

‘The right kind of education begins with the educator’ ~ J Krishnamurti

‘Role of a Teacher in School’ is an online course that will enable participants to engage with J. Krishnamurti’s teachings, their relevance in contemporary times and the educational approach that derives from the teachings.

Objectives of the course

​The course will provide:

• An orientation for prospective teachers who wish to teach in schools.
• An opportunity for interested people who are either starting out in teaching or planning to
make a career change to education.
• A fresh look for teachers with experience.
• An opportunity to gain a foothold in the ethos of education before taking up full-time
responsibilities.
Selection of participants will be through an interview process.
Applicants would need to bear in mind that this is a composite program consisting of 4 modules. The course will involve substantial reading and will be conducted in English.

What is a School?

‘A school is a place where one learns about the totality, the wholeness of life. Academic excellence is absolutely necessary, but a school includes much more than that. It is a place where both the teacher and the student explore, not only the outer world, the world of knowledge, but also their own thinking, their own behavior.’ ~ J Krishnamurti

Education was always one of Krishnamurti’s chief concerns. He felt that if only the young and the old could be awakened to their conditioning of nationality, religion, prejudices, fears, and desires, which inevitably leads to conflict, they might bring to their lives a totally different quality. His concern found expression in the establishment of schools in India and abroad. 

When Krishnamurti spoke to school children, his language was lucid and simple. He explored with them their relationship to nature and to one another, and to psychological problems like fear, authority, competition, love and freedom. To him the schools were a milieu in which the larger existential issues could be explored in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility. 

The more apparent features of this spirit are shared by all schools—large campuses of great natural beauty; a friendly, caring relationship between teachers and students; simple, wholesome vegetarian diet; austere but comfortable living quarters; spacious and inviting classrooms; well-equipped libraries and laboratories; and a small teacher-student ratio with highly qualified and motivated teachers

Methodology and Salient features

I. Whole group engagement with facilitators of the program during virtual class sessions for each module.

II. Course-work using reading and other materials and reflection and writing.

Objectives of the online course

It is hoped the participants will:

• Encounter key questions in school education

• Enlarge their vision of education and life

• Get a sense of enquiring together

• Get some understanding of the culture of the Krishnamurti schools

Faculty

Each module will be facilitated by one or more experienced senior teacher (s) / administrator(s) drawn from various Krishnamurti schools in India.

Note: While all the resource people for these modules are experienced teachers and role-holders with many years of experience in K schools, they are not authorised interpreters of J. Krishnamurti’s teachings.

Course credits transferable to any university in India

Application Process

Interested individuals can apply online here. Statement of purpose needs to include the intent of the candidate choosing teaching as a career and what they expect to learn from a course of this nature. As a part of selection process candidates will be expected to be available for a virtual meeting as and when required.