Ashley Deans, Ph.D. Directeur de l'École Maharishi (K-12), Fairfield, Iowa

« Imaginez que vous visitiez une école où il n'y a pas de cadenas sur les casiers, et un billet de cinq dollars est épinglé sur le tableau d'affichage avec une note demandant que son propriétaire le réclame.

«Vous entrez dans une classe de neuvième et vous êtes accueilli par une mer de visages rayonnants. Les étudiants sont bien éveillés et impatients d'apprendre. Vous posez une question et toutes les mains se lèvent. Les étudiants gloussent d'avance avec anticipation.

"I warmly invite all families to come and experience Maharishi School in action. Interacting each day with students and teachers who are lively and enthusiastic, who work in a friendly and harmonious way - giving their full attention to each activity - fulfils my aspirations as both a teacher and a parent. At this school, learning ability, receptivity, intelligence and creativity all develop significantly, regardless of the student's background or gender.

"Our teaching staff are required to undergo additional training throughout the year in Consciousness-Based Education. This brings them to a very high level of both practical and values knowledge ensuring that all our children are treated with respect and kindness, at the same time given sufficient guidance by both example and understanding.

"We have currently five full time teaching staff as well as seven specialist part-time staff teaching the following subjects: Drama, Music, Italian, Science, IT, Ayurved and Sanskrit"