Guru Nanak Sikh School

[mere man jap]

Everything is worthless without naaam

NAAM BINA SABH KHOOR

[Akhoza]

Fateh Jee

I'd just like to add a few points in answer to some questions raised. I teach at the school. Firstly, as someone said, the question is not how many are amritdhari kids, in an area of Southall where most parents of the kids dont know what the 10 Guru's names are, their children are learning about their religion and telling their parents off when they do something like Karva Chauth for example and pass it off as religion. ALL the kids are taught the Mool mantar and memorise the meanings and the Japuji. The 5 Banis are taught and even though there is one 45 minute lesson a week, in comparison to three or four lessons for other subjects I think the kids are doing pretty well.

They enter the Darbar Sahib and know how to sit, that's a major plus point when most of the parents dont go to the Gurdwara unless there's a wedding or something. Also, the question isnt how many amritdharis there are, knowing the background of these kids it would be impossible for the school to let in only amritdharis and grossly unfair. Isn't it better that kids who would not really have heard much about Sikhism apart from wearing gold khanda's and using Singh as car number plates are learning about the Rahit Maryada, the AKAL TAKHAT and the lives of the Guru's. BTW Khalsa Fauj jee, the kids arent brainwashed into following a Dera (which I assume you were referring to Nanaksar) but are guided into serving the Panth. They do their own Gurpurab kirtans, and serve in the Langar, every day a couple of kids volunteer to do shoes (joreya) dee sewa while everyone is in assembly listening to Japuji, singing a shabad, doing ardas and listening to maharaj's hukamnama. The kids have produced a kirtan cd, you can find more info at Sukhmani Kaur's blog www.skaur.blogspot.com

So, in addition to this, the kids have worked hard to produce phenomenal results, coming top out of the schools in hillindgon borough, let's be proud of this, and encourage them. There are kids in the school who are amritdhari, hindu's and non-amritdharis, but they are all learning and our ardas is that they will take amrit not out of force, or to get in the school but after making an informed decision and so they can stick to their commitment. I hope we stop picking on negative points everytime someone does something good in our panth and this change in attitude will help us make even more schools like this one in the midlands, slough and wherever else.

Bhul chuk muaff

Fateh

Gurpreet Kaur

wicked :lol:

When I have kids I'm going to move to Hayes :D

same here... lol .... :umm:

I believe i can teach my kids Sikhism myself and that Sunday school should be enough instead they should go to a school more representative of the society we live in, however i agree with the teacher that Sikhs who just wear bangles and call themselves Sikhs and have no real parental/sunday school education on their religion would benefit alot from the school.

[japmans]

WOW.

i'm sorry...my "hypocrit" detection radar is offf the charts right now

so if this scohol had 98% amritdharis, but only a 2% graduation you'd say "good! gov't standards don't matter...forget having these amritdhari kids becoming influential and contributing members of society...that's boring!"

man, you'd think some people would see some good where it exists!

No one should have even NEEDED bhanji's first-hand experience and accounts of the school... first Khalsa School in Surrey shows results that far exceed the rest of the province, and now this school does it...and in both cases, it's pure criticism.

I, for one, throughly wholeheartedly and respectfully commend this school and its gov't results..god bless it all, because the school is officially doing good work to show how great Sikhs are. the next time a parent looks at the best schools in UK....GURU NANAK's very own name is going to be at the top.

someone tell me that's bad for sikhi.

someone tell me that's bad for parchar.

someone tell me that that is against panthic morals.

someone please wake up

[Sunshine]

There is also a similar school opening in Slough...

http://www.sloughsikhschool.org/

They are in need of donations... :TH:

[rinku_sikh]

WOW.

i'm sorry...my "hypocrit" detection radar is offf the charts right now

so if this scohol had 98% amritdharis, but only a 2% graduation you'd say "good! gov't standards don't matter...forget having these amritdhari kids becoming influential and contributing members of society...that's boring!"

man, you'd think some people would see some good where it exists!

No one should have even NEEDED bhanji's first-hand experience and accounts of the school... first Khalsa School in Surrey shows results that far exceed the rest of the province, and now this school does it...and in both cases, it's pure criticism.

I, for one, throughly wholeheartedly and respectfully commend this school and its gov't results..god bless it all, because the school is officially doing good work to show how great Sikhs are. the next time a parent looks at the best schools in UK....GURU NANAK's very own name is going to be at the top.

someone tell me that's bad for sikhi.

someone tell me that's bad for parchar.

someone tell me that that is against panthic morals.

someone please wake up

:umm: :lol: :D

[GuruManeyoGranth]

Well done Guru Nanak Sikh School.

We as a Panth need to come together to build more of these schools. :umm:

Waheguroo

[nanaksar.org]

Congratulations to the Sikh Panth! Guru Nanak Sikh School 10th position amongs top 50 Best Performing Schools in UK. Please See Attachment.

GNS10thInCountry.pdf

[Nama Singh]

Whoa... thats amazing! Forget being in the top 50... its in the TOP 10!

Congratulations to us all and especially those who have dedicated their time and efforts into it.