Objectives

Goals and Principles For The Individual

The experience of the joy of learning and discovery which I developed as a child and which was engendered in me triggered my belief in the value and the process of education. Gradually emerged and was refined what is now the core of the teaching values and ethos which now guide the educational aspect of the Trust.

Education should be a joy, an enlivened experience of discovery and attainment. This is something which should remain with the individual all their life. And for the teacher, the reward is in seeing that discovery and joy take form as attainment and satisfaction.

Leading on from the above Ethos, Context and Environment this takes practical forms of guidance and relationship before we approach the imparting of knowledge or skills. Some of the keys to this are partnership, fulfillment and self-belief, respect and duty.

The environment in which the teaching takes place is paramount. That is not the physical situation although (being created as a place of joy, harmony) it has its place. Some of the guiding principles in the teaching method are as follows:

1. Respect for the student (and respect for the teacher) and for others in general.

2. Humour (a sense of fun and pleasure in what is being done and studied.).

3. Practice: the importance of the teacher to physically demonstrate to the student and help him master what needs to be done.

4. Trust and self-reliance: giving the student tasks to do without interference having explained the task, the standard, the goal, and the method.

5. Generating a sense of pride and involvement in what is being done and a sense of satisfaction of achieving and doing something.

6. Generating in the students a form of self-belief: not overweening pride and ego but a celebratory form of accomplishment.

7. Engendering an understanding of partnership, interdependence, and teamwork Thus also of leadership, honesty, tolerance, and reciprocity.

8. Self-belief in one's value and of the importance of one's contribution to society and believing that one has a stake in society.

9. The appreciation of a social contract between the individual and society. The practice of the concept that with rights go responsibilities.

Throughout the educational process, teaching is as far as is possible done by example. This includes the standards and ethos of the Trust and what is expected. Students are not simply told what is expected they are given examples of life of why certain ethics and principles are enacted and abided to by here.