Resource Material on Consciousness-Based Education

Faculty Development, Teaching Guidelines, and Curriculum for New Charter and Private Schools with a Consciousness-Based Education Program

• “Faculty Training Course”
  The Faculty Training Course is an introductory faculty development course for teachers. The course presents a comprehensive introduction to Consciousness-Based education as applied to primary and secondary levels. It is designed to give school teachers who have been instructed in the Transcendental Meditation program a basic understanding of Consciousness-Based education and its contribution to the field of education. Special emphasis is given on how to teach the Natural Law curriculum to young students and to applying Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching.
• “Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching”
  Maharishi’s Principles of Ideal Teaching is a body of ideal teaching principles based on the natural laws guiding teaching and learning as brought to light by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi over the past 40 years. These principles form the common core of teaching philosophy and practice at Consciousness-Based schools, and enliven the five Fundamentals of Education: Receptivity, Intelligence, Knowledge, Experience, and Expression. When these fundamentals are fully enlivened through ideal teaching, learning is effortless, joyful, successful, and fulfilling.
• Natural Law Curriculum
  The Natural Law curriculum is an interdisciplinary course of study. By exploring universal principles of natural law, students discover patterns of order and growth in their own daily life, in all aspects of human achievement, and in nature. They learn that the ìunified fieldî of natural law—described by physics as giving rise to all the diversity, order, and harmony in the universe—is expressed within them as well. This study, along with the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, enables students to understand and directly experience their own unlimited potential and their connection to everything in the universe. .

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Administrative Guidelines for New Charter and Private Schools with a Consciousness-Based Education Program

• “Guidelines for Establishing a Consciousness-Based Education School”
  This document provides an introduction for educational leaders who are planning to begin a Consciousness-Based private school. It provides an introduction to the mission, philosophy, and goals of Consciousness-Based schools, and useful information to set up school governance, administration, and curriculum. It also provides important guidelines to recruit personnel and students, and for financial planning prior to beginning a new private school.
• “Sample Bylaws for Consciousness-Based Education Schools”
  This document provides those who are establishing a Consciousness-Based school with guidelines on the responsibilities, authority, structure, and functioning of the School Board of Directors and administration. It highlights the fundamental principles, policies, and procedures of Consciousness-Based governance and administration.
• “Administrative Handbook for Consciousness-Based Education”
  This handbook is a comprehensive guide to academic and business administration of Consciousness-Based schools. It provides school leaders with guidelines for successful governance, administration, and business management. It lays out the structure and functioning of each of the primary school offices, and provides an overview of their activities, key personnel, standards, policies, procedures, and forms. The final sections of the handbook provide guidelines for professional development and evaluation, technology planning and implementation.
• “Faculty Handbook for Consciousness-Based Education”
  This handbook provides an introduction for faculty to Consciousness-Based education, curriculum, and teaching methodologies. It is helpful and informative in expressing the academic and administrative policies, procedures, and guidelines for the growth of happiness, coherence, and enlightenment of students, faculty, and administration. It includes a description of faculty assignments and responsibilities, guidelines for creating and maintaining an ideal learning environment, guidelines for classroom management, grading and report cards.
• “Student and Parent Handbook for Consciousness-Based Education”
  This handbook provides an introduction to Consciousness-Based education for students and parents. It includes an overview of the traditional academic curriculum of Consciousness-Based education schools, required academic courses, student routine, class schedules, school rules, procedures for handling inappropriate behavior, and information on admission.

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