Meditation and character building in South Africa

Children who can find stillness in themselves get the chance of developing real character.  

You have followed the transparent man over the last two days, now I am going to introduce you to a remarkable woman who has started a remarkable school.  Her secret is meditation!  Her job  is keeping a school with high aspirations and little finance going.  Here children are given access to being still as a background to their education.  This school is unusual, it is in Durban, South Africa and it is open to children from less well off backgrounds whose one reason for being there is that their parents have a vision for them and that they and their parents are prepared to make sacrifices to get there and stay there.   Welcome to St James School Durban where one woman and her team of teachers and wellwishers are creating characters who could be a new generation of people with the qualities of Nelson Mandela.  They will learn about truthfulness, discipline and the role of a good citizen.   In South Africa if you can't buy an elite education, education for children in the State sector is basic and lacks the energy to inspire children to achieve their full potential.  Not so St James which demands the highest commitment from children, teachers and parents to be great.  The school is helped by financial help from good people in South Africa and outside who can see that this is a story worth supporting.   Each St James child's family must pay what they can towards the education.  If you should be inspired to find out more you should go to the website and watch the dvd which tells the story of Clifford.  He has to travel for over 2 hours to get to school and he tells you why this education will make the difference for him. The school is the inspiration of the Head Teacher, Anisha Ramlaul and her inspiration draws on a vision she has of what a human being can be.  It is this inspiration which carries the school, Anisha is inwardly disciplined, outwardly orderly and totally committed to the welfare of the children and of South Africa.  The older children are introduced to meditation and you can see them meditating in the dvd and you will see that they are really turned inward and focussed.  South Africa needs children who have character enough to be truthful and this is an education which might just meet that need.  Good luck Anisha and the children in St James School in Durban South Africa.  Keep meditating.