Browsing Tag: School

Charni lagna at Khalsa Secondary Academy in Slough, U.K. as school year ends

As a Sikh and second-generation Briton running a public school made up mostly of Muslim students, Balwant Bains was at the center of the issues facing multicultural Britain, including the perennial question of balancing religious precepts and cultural identity against assimilation.

After all, at its root, bullying behavior is about power.

Little did this rice farmer know that his Monty was destined for unraveling the mysteries of the other world...

Why is this important? Any educator will tell you that lessons are most effective when parents reinforce concepts at home.

Sikh Research Institute announces the release of the first phase of Sojhi online today.

Following a letter writing campaign by United Sikhs to the school and State authorities, the school principal called a meeting with parents of the affected students and the Sikh community representatives, on 25th May, when he announced that the students may return to school wearing their turbans.

The freshman students in Alison Sickler’s English class may not have asked Simran Kaur many questions about her presentation on the Sikh community. But, what they wrote immediately after her talk showed that they had learned something that morning.

A controversial application for a Sikh school in Stoke Poges has been withdrawn a day before the planning hearing, with the academy instead planning to use new government laws to secure the site.

“This is the first time the federal government has entered into a settlement on a school bullying matter involving a Sikh student.

The problem of bullying in schools and work place environment has become such a menacing issue that the concerned states and the school authorities are looking at ways of combating it.

SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said all Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir, willing to study after their senior secondary in any type of course, will be provided with free education, free hostel accommodation and free food by the SGPC.

Many organizations including Punjabi American Heritage Society of Yuba City and Sikh Council of Central Valley whole heartedly backed the efforts of Assemblyman Logue and Prof Bindra.

I felt like my dastaar educated people in a way! A dastaar is a token/crown given by the Gurus and being able to actually wear the crown just gives such a better feeling to a person. I also got many Punjabis at my school to wear dastaars too. It was just amazing!

Siri Pritham Kaur's presence testifying in front of the California Board of Higher Education in Sacramento is a testament to the legacy of Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (Yogiji) her spiritual teacher. This moment in history is needed and hopefully will evolve into other state's University World Religion programs.

Simran, Sewa, and Sadachar. Respect for God, responsibility, and morality. This is the motto of the Khalsa Community School, a private religious elementary school...

In the wake of French President Francois Hollande’s visit to India, supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), along with Sikh students, staged a protest here on Friday over the ban on wearing turbans in that country.

Villagers have been angered by plans to open new Sikh faith school in Stoke Poges, England.

The Sikh community in Australia has demanded that religious kirpan be allowed in schools after the government made an amendment in the Constitution preventing the ceremonial knife being worn in schools.

Tirath Dhatt, Chair of the Trust states that “In Kulbinder we have the leader we need to fulfil the vision of Anand Primary School being an outstanding place of learning at the heart of its community where all children are able to fulfil their academic, sporting and creative potential.”

I would like to respond to the mass shooting in Newport, Connecticut as I did with the mass shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin four months ago - I still refuse a life driven by fear and negativity, and I still retain my faith that humans are not hateful and malicious.

"Your kids were the highlight from the whole event for me...I learnt so much from them. Each of them had something new and interesting to say about Sikhism...please say thank you to them from me"

...in celebration of the International Day of the Girl, representatives of SAFAR (The Sikh Feminist Research Institute) visited Khalsa School Surrey for a eighty minute dialogue with high school girls on the seemingly obvious question, “What is a Kaur?”

“In our hearts is the thirst for education,” one 14-year-old told reporters brought to her classroom by the Pakistani military’s public relations wing Monday. “We want to show the world that we are not worried.”

Plans for a free Sikh school in Derby were unanimously welcomed at a second consultation meeting last night.

“When we think of how we might prevent the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, we must look to the harassment endured by Sikh-American children in schools,” said Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E Perez, at a bullying prevention conference in California.

In the living room of their home, Harpreet and Kamaljit Saini told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray they are not confident public speakers. "Before we couldn't even speak in a class of 24 and now, me and him are speaking to thousands of people. That's amazing," Harpreet said.

It's time to stand up. It's time to stand up and face our fears. It's time to stand up and discover the courage we never thought we had. It's time to stand up to change. To a positive revolution. A revolution that we as young people can be a part of. If I can do it, SO CAN YOU!

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill this past weekend which significantly raises hopes that public school children will learn about Sikhs in California.

The wind of change must touch all in France. Minorities must now receive a chance to build a proper self-image and show true allegiance to their national ethic, rather than face the humiliating and inflammatory insistence on choosing ‘flag before faith.’