Browsing Tag: School

Journey of a Sikher ~ Hat Day

Last week Baltej, who is in Kindergarten, told me that next Wednesday is ‘Hat Day’ at our school. I asked him what that meant and he let me know it would be a day where you could wear a hat to school. Then he asked me if he could wear a dastaar (turban) on ‘Hat Day’, sensing how excited he was about it I told him sure it was a great idea.
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Freshman dons sacred turban: Jaspreet Gill becomes fourth Sikh to attend school

When freshman Jaspreet Gill first donned the sacred Sikh turban—known as a pagri - at Franklin Elementary School, he was 13 years old. Instantly his friends began acting differently towards him.
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Sikh Grammar School - Australia ~ Design Excellence

The Sikh grammar school is the first of kind initiative in the Sikh community. The major objective of the institution is to set up a school having students from pre-school to year 12 with the education program based on the syllabuses, curriculum and assessment requirements of registered and accredited schools in NSW.
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An important milestone ~ initiating its 101st school - The Kalgidhar Trust-Baru Sahib

An important milestone of initiating its 101st school at Chunni Kalan Mohali - 7th October of this year will be achieved by The Kalgidhar Trust-Baru Sahib
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Rising star at the Met reveals his secret heartache at top private school

The most senior Sikh officer in the Met yesterday revealed how his bullying hell at a top private school has inspired him to help other young victims.
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Bullying Prevention ~ Minimal Progress

Where he ends we begin | Bullies won't kill another Singh Unite as CHILDREN make the change | Don't let things stay the same
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Sikhs play down school knife fears

The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission has raised concerns over planned changes to weapons laws which will explicitly forbid school students from carrying knives for religious reasons. Although baptised Sikhs will be allowed to carry a small kirpan,...the allowance does not extend to schools.
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Two proposals of Sikh schools

Of the 31 applications for a Free School there are only two from Sikhs. The Slough Sikh Education Trust hopes to set up a free school with a Sikh ethos as a solution to the number of oversubscribed schools in the town.
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It's absurd to force children to attend Catholic school

According to the school board, only 30 per cent of kids who go to school in Morinville identify themselves as Catholic. That means 70 per cent of the students in the community, a significant majority, are compelled to go to a Catholic school even though they are non-Catholics. The school division does allow children to be exempted from formal religion classes, but nonetheless, Catholicism necessarily pervades the curriculum and the ethos of the school.
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Web of Popularity Achieved by Bullying

New research suggests that the road to high school popularity can be treacherous, and that students near the top of the social hierarchy are often both perpetrators and victims of aggressive behavior involving their peers...
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