Is The Blue Mountains School (BMS) a Krishnamurti School?
Not really. We do not follow any given ‘philosophy, method or religion’ – be it Krishnamurti, Steiner or Montessori. Whether or not the school meets any particular criteria largely depends on whether all those associated with the school – parents, students,teachers and administration alike – all share a common understanding of its original intention. We do try and maintain the vision of our Founder, F.G. Pearce who was no doubt inspired by J. Krishnamurti’s Teachings on Education. BMS is concerned with awakening qualities of compassionate intelligence and integrity while allowing the natural and wholesome development of the physical, mental and other aspects of the child. The School is concerned with the child’s discovery of what it is to grow with clarity, with harmony, with beauty and in freedom. So, ultimately, it depends on interpretations, and over the years, BMS has interpreted philosophies; taken the essence of all that has been said by its Founder, other great thinkers, philoso
