Manor schoolchildren broaden faith horizons

The children at Bhaktivedanta Manor school seize the relatively quiet month of January as an opportunity to visit various local faith communities. They use this time to be shown around various places of worship, ask questions from other religious practitioners, and actively engage in understanding a little bit more of a faith other than their [...]

Bhaktivedanta Manor School Trips Leave Lasting Impressions

While summer holidays have already begun in the US, schoolteachers all over the UK are still looking forward to their six-week break from July 24th to September 2nd, when they’ll get to take some time off from their rewarding yet busy jobs. Most, of course, only have one class to take care of. For ISKCON [...]

Krishna Avanti Plans Total of Five Schools in Coming Years

Krishna Avanti, England’s first state-funded Hindu primary school, will kick off the next school year with a brand new sister school, and exciting future plans for more to join them. The project began in 2003 when the I-Foundation, an independent charity affiliated with ISKCON, spotted a glaring need for such a faith school. There were [...]

Krishna Avanti Primary School opens its doors

The Krishna Avanti School opened its doors to the press for the first time on Friday 29th January. The School is the first Voluntary Aided Hindu faith school in Britain and is also the most eco-friendly. The School, in the London borough of Harrow also marks the country’s first vegetarian state school. It is an [...]

Creating a Display/Shrine

You can make displays for the classroom, corridor, foyer or elsewhere. They are particularly useful for special projects/days or multicultural events. They are a creative activity for your pupils, and can be linked to a relevant scheme of work. They also help inform others about the work of the RE department, and stimulate interest in [...]

The Sadhu’s Blessings

This story is an example of one that can be effectively used to explore Hindu concepts, specifically the notions of the atman (true self), karma and reincarnation. The Sadhus Blessing (pdf download, 4mb)

Specialists in Presentations to Schools and Colleges

Teaching about Hinduism can be a daunting task. Balancing accessibility with accurate representation can be especially demanding, considering the tradition’s diversity. But, as with all challenges, there is here an underlying opportunity. The tradition’s wealth of sights, sounds, smells and tastes provide fantastic material for exciting learning. More here

How to practice Japa Meditation

The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is the sublime method of reviving our Krsna consciousness. As living spiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our [...]

Lifestyle Management

The world has changed significantly in the previous two decades. Lifestyle choices which were once the reserve of an elite few in society are now accepted as the norm. Indeed, for any society to advance new practices and ideals need to be both studied and subsequently embraced. The practice of yoga was first disclosed in [...]

Spirituality & Success

The current unstable nature of the world is making it increasingly difficult for one to confidently move forward in life. As formal qualifications increasingly hold little value over the paper they are printed on, employers are looking for something unique. Character rather than qualification is what is needed to guarantee future success. Formal education teaches [...]

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Hertsmere School Interfaith Children of the Manor School participated in an interfaith event held at Allum Hall in Elstree which was coordinated by the Hertsmere Forum of Faiths. Various faith schools in the Hertsmere area performed items to illustrate their beliefs and there was food and displays as well. The Manor School children very confidently [...]

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