For over ten years film icon George Lucas has been a catalyst for educational innovation with his online publication "edutopia." He identifies promising practices "to help students receive a 21st century education." This widely circulated and respected source now includes the Quiet Time program, with the Transcendental Meditation program, among its list of recommended strategies. I... Read More »
Dear Friends, Forty-some years ago, when Maharishi met with a group of educators to formulate the principles of natural law for the Science of Creative Intelligence curriculum, they made the #1 principle:“The Nature of Life Is to Grow.” Growth is woven into every aspect of our lives: physical, mental, spiritual. In the context of institutions, it... Read More »
Dear Friends, The clock is ticking. Our Senior Class is approaching the final quarter of their highly decorated school careers. Think of all this Class has achieved: State championships in speech, science, poetry, robotics and Destination ImagiNation. Volunteered for a wide variety of school and community service projects Leadership of their Student Councils Back-to-back State Runner-Up... Read More »
Our own Lijuan Cai, International Student Advisor, and her husband Yunxiang Zhu, Vice President of Asia Expansion and Professor of Management at MUM, had the honor of greeting Xi Jinping, Vice President of China, on his visit to Moline, Iowa. Here are two news reports: Chinese Couple Excited About Vice President's Muscatine Visit From The Gazette: Mike... Read More »
Dear Maharishi School Parents, The last few weeks have been jammed with special activities, with more approaching. Jamie Vollmer’s Call to Action It began with the seminar organized by the MUM Education Department, featuring our own Jamie Vollmer. Jamie is a nationally acclaimed author and speaker on school-community relations, Fairfield-based and parent of two Maharishi School... Read More »
ADDvantage, the Magazine for the United States Professional Tennis Association, features Lawrence Eyre, 2009 USPTA National High School Coach of the Year. Get your game on track with meditation and yoga by Eric Hinchman, USPTA January 2012--The mind of a tennis player is the craziest thing. Consider the 1975 Wimbledon men's final when Arthur Ashe defeated... Read More »
Dear Maharishi School Parents, Happy 2012 to all of you! We are excited about the start of the New Year and look forward to major steps of progress for Maharishi School in the coming year. This is the time of year when the extracurricular activities swing into high gear for our older students, with the speech... Read More »
by Christine Albers, Director of Expansion When Oprah Winfrey walked through the doors of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment on Wednesday, October 19th, I knew I would remember that day for a long time. For several weeks, her Harpo Productions film crew was at the school interviewing students. Rumors circulated that perhaps Oprah might... Read More »
This week I knelt down next to a two-month old boy and had an epiphany. Actually two. His eyes were so wide-open, absorbing experience, gazing unfiltered to and through me at a world of wonder. Two thoughts emerged. First, how each of us is hard-wired to learn (The SCI principle: “The nature of life is to... Read More »
AN INTERVIEW WITH LAWRENCE EYRE, "NATIONAL TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR" Eleven-year-old Lawrence Eyre loved tennis from the first moment he set foot on court. He learned to play in the public parks of Moline, Illinois, and in high school he became the Quad-Cities singles and doubles champion. At Yale University he varsity lettered his freshman... Read More »