�?There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.’ Krishnamurti Children spend most of their childhood at school, (from nursery, primary, through to secondary and beyond) and all
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Love
One of the four heavenly abodes in Buddhism is �?loving kindness’ or metta in Pali, (the others are compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity). Metta is sometimes translated as �?compassion’, though in this formulation, it is distinctly �?loving-kindness’. This is because karuna is used to describe �?compassion’. The Pali language makes this distinction between metta and karuna: Karuna connotes active sympathy and gentle affection, and a
Staying present to experiences, embracing difficult emotions
What a thrilling end of the Spring Term it has been! There was the fantastic, well-attended Family Mindfulness Day and, on the following Tuesday, I was amazed at how well the children from our small school performed in the �?Let’s Dance’ celebrations. We hardly paused for breath to mark Red Nose Day and raised a little shy of £400 in
On beauty and harmony in a hectic world
This week’s blog is inspired by a conversation I had recently with Paul Moss, former Head at St James’ School in London. At the centre of St James’ ethos is the intent to provide for the spiritual, intellectual, and physical development of every child. Their inclusion of spirituality, in addition to the Platonic ideals of beauty and harmony, led to