Articles and Speeches
The following is a selection of articles and speeches on the KPM Approach to Children
Tarla Teacher's Graduation Speech
A School of the Heart (English translation)
A School of the Heart (Original document in French)
Agnès Marshall, a kindergarten and primary school teacher from France, participated in the Child’s World Program in the summer of 2004. She shares her experience in “Une Ecole De Coeur”, which has recently been translated into English: “A School of the Heart”.
Experiential Learning: The KPM Approach to Children
Article submitted and presented by Atma Vidya Educational Foundation at a conference on ‘Towards a Humanistic Education: Review of Experiments in Education,’ organized by Indian Council for Gandhian Studies and the Madhavimandiram Loka Seva Trust, dated 28th January, 2006.
Article submitted and presented at the International Democratic Education Conference (‘IDEC’) on ‘Shanthi (or peace) in Education’ in Orissa, India (December 2004) by Atma Vidya Educational Foundation.
Presentation given at La Maison des Associations, Paris, France by KPM model school representatives on 8th September 2004, under the auspices of KPM Education (France).
Article 'Education Within the Child's World' at a national seminar on 'Schooling in India: Development of Educational Alternatives for the Twenty-first Century' by Atma Vidya Educational Foundation (April 2004)
Article entitled 'It is Science All Around' published in the National Science Magazine (May edition, 2003)
'I-school, my school' published in The Week magazine (February, 2003).
The Week-Looking for that spark
'Looking for that Spark - Sri Atmananda Memorial School' published in The Week magazine (February, 2003).
Education from within child's world
Article entitled 'Education from Within the Child's World' submitted at the International Forum on Education Reforms in the Asia-Pacific Region, Hong-Kong (2001).
Speech given at the International Forum on Education Reforms in the Asia-Pacific Region in Hong-Kong by Mrs. Tarla R. Nanavati, Principal of Sri Atmananda Memorial School (2001).
Speech entitled 'New Visions from Ancient Traditions' given at The State of the World Forum, San Francisco, by Mrs. Mary Thomajan (1997).
Creating Real Change In Education
Speech entitled 'Creating Real Change in Education' by Mrs. Tarla Nanavati, Principal of Sri Atmananda Memorial School, at the Association of ISC Schools Principal's Conference (1997)
Speech by the late Sir Bernard Ledwidge, KCMG, of UNICEF UK at Sri Atmananda Memorial School, India (1991).
Speech of Sri O. C. Vincent, I.A.S., District Collector, Pathanamthitta on the occasion of the inauguration of Sri Atmananda Memorial School, Malakkara (1987).