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– I’m building a boat.

Laura Rubizzi, teacher, «Our children don’t always fit into primary and secondary schools very well, because we teach them to discuss, to ask their teachers for the information they need. But they socialize easily, work together and respect the rules, even if they are very autonomous».

Parents play a big role here, organizing various different activities.

Marco Montanary, Carlo's father, «It’s my second time as a parent here. My son, Carlo, developed every day, when he was here. It was always a play, an idea, something new or invented, a drawing, everything that could help him develop».

Today these teaching methods have been extended across 20 other nursery schools in the region.

At the Rishivali school in India’s state, the atmosphere is one of peace and serenity. There the teachers and students explore their inner and outer worlds. It’s all part of the Krishnamourti philosophy. Let’s joint them and their journey of discovery.

Tanuj, junior school coordinator, «These days one of those disciplines that sort of develops the mind, the body and the spirit, so for us this fit in with the philosophy of Krishnamourti, where the idea of being able to develop certain quietness».

Krishnamourti found it the Rishivali school in 1926 with some very specific aims.

Kumaraswamy, secretary, «Krishnamourti wanted the school to produce good human beings, «good» means non-sectarian mind with a global outlook, concerned for environment, concerned for others».

The 360 students range from 8 to 18 years old. And lessons often revolve around the natural world.

Sita, English teacher, «I’m an English teacher, and I felt this tree had been bare for a long time, so I wanted them to see the change that has happened. So I’m trying to use the five senses to draw something out of them and then later use it to do some written work on the tree».

Pupils here do not compete between themselves. The youngest of them don’t ever even receive marks for their work.

Prateek, student, «We are given a lot of freedom, and I when mean my freedom as in we are having very friendly relationship with our teachers. It’s sort of

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informal way, but also it’s formal. When we come to class, you know, we can ask questions, doubts our teachers, whenever we feel like».

Most pupils leave here at the age of 18 to go to universities in various faraway cities.

Siddhartha, principal, «But the point is not to make children feel that they are different from the world. It’s important for them to understand that they are the world, that’s another thing that Krishnamourti often say, you are the world».

Contemplation at around 6 p.m. is the last class of the day.

Goodbye for now, but join us next week for more insights into the world of education. You can find all our episodes on our websites.

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