News 2002

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Blessings to the school

 

His Holiness XVII Karmapa came to our Sarnath school for the third year running. He blessed our stupa and our new garden and agricultural project.


His Holiness XVII Karmapa

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Lama Mary Lopen

Lama Mary Lopen, the head of the Don Buddhist lineage, visited us on January 27th.

 


Gaden Tripa Rinpoche

On 5th January , Gaden Tripa Rinpoche came and blessed our school:

"I will ask the blessing of the Lord Buddha for the school, children and teachers. I say Namaste to all of you. I learnt Hindi many years ago, but now I become old and forget it! I will pray to God for the benefit of all beings, that all should live together in harmony. Now I will pray a little for the stupa, and I will ask Lord Buddha to bless the children."

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Raj Bali Tiwai, the former UP State Government Minister for Education, came to our school three times a week in 2001/2002 to talk to us about our culture and history: of Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi, Buddha, Ram, Jesus, Christ, Mohammed, stories from the Ramayana. His talks were always popular with the students.

Raj Bali Tiwai

 

 

 

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Garden and Agricultural Project

We began an organic garden project for the top two classes of the school with two experienced organic farmers, one from south India and one from the North. They taught us ways of farming without the use of chemical fertilisers and harmful pesticides. We made a vermiculture pit, with worms to create compost from our food waste, which we then used on our fields

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Students have a good psychological results from BHU

Psychological tests taken June 2002 by psychologist Professor Sharma from Benaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, UP, gave very favourable results for Alice Project students, compared to other schools around.

Forty two students in Class V aged between 10-13 were tested on four different levels, concentration, memory, moral values and socialisation. Results at Alice Project school were compared to those of a local Government school.

 

 Attention an concentration: Excellent 11.9%. Good 50%. Poor 38.1%
Other school: Excellent: 0.0% Good:30.5%. Poor:69.5%

Memory Excellent :11.9%- Good: 57% - Poor:38%
Other School Excellent 0.0% - Good:40% - Poor: 60%

Moral Values Excellent 11.9% - Good 88.1%
Other School Excellent 5% - Good 75%- Poor 20%

Socialization Excellent 9.5% - Good 69% - Poor 27.5%
Other School - Excellent 0.0% - Good 35% - Poor 65%

 

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Volunteers

James Jaku's art classes
James Jaku came and taught teachers and students very practical and very exciting art - he got everyone drawing, even (and especially) our maths teacher. He taught us cartoons and mandala's - and we liked best mandala's from nature.

 

Pat came and taught philosophy to the teachers and meditation to the students

 

Mike, from America, came for a month and taught the top classes Math and Science. He taught us how engines worked.

Pat, from America, came and taught the teachers Philosophy and the students she mindfulness and meditation.

Mau, (Maurits Bartstra) from Utrecht, Netherlands, came and taught us computers and English.

Sarah, from Cananda, taught her favourite Class V English.

Rachel, from England, came and taught us about our environment.

Bryan, from America, came and taught students meditation.

Michael, from America, came and taught us some theatre.

 

 

 

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Awanish, our principle got married in November 2002l

Everyone went, of course. Vinod brought a new jacket, Adylia had a silk suit made - everyone dressed up. Awanish looked like a prince and his bride like a beautiful princess. More photographs

 

Alice Project
Ghurahoopur
Sarnath
Varanasi
221007
UP
India

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