The Valley School

For schools of similar names, see Valley School (disambiguation)

The Valley School is a co-educational private day school 20 km south of Bangalore city in India (12°51′13″N 77°30′36″E / 12.8535°N 77.51°E / 12.8535; 77.51). The school was founded in 1978 by philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. The student population of the school is around 325 from classes 1 to 12 (ages 6 to 17).

Culture

Interactions between teacher and student are informal and based on Jiddu Krishnamurti’s philosophy that “Learning cannot happen when there is fear”. Freedom with responsibility is emphasized from an early age, and rewards and punishments are kept to a minimum. Students are encouraged to direct their own learning.

Education and curriculum

The lower school is run based on Jiddu Krishnamurti's philosophies, where teachers and students are given freedom and flexibility. At the lower schools, the students are encouraged to think and derive at answers through guidance and correction. Along with a standard curriculum of science and humanities, extra-curricular activities are encouraged. Tests and examinations are kept to a minimum where there are no official "annual exam" till Grade 9. When a student reaches Grade 9 it will be the first time the students writes an exam conducted by the school.

The Valley

The Valley may refer to any of numerous locations:

Places

Canada

United States

California

The Valley (1976 film)

The Valley is an amateur film made by then fifteen-year-old Peter Jackson in 1976 with his friends. It was strongly influenced by the films of Ray Harryhausen. It was filmed silent on a Super 8 camera and was shown on children's television show Spot On.

Plot

The Valley is about four prospectors who walk into a valley and unwittingly enter a rift in the time/space continuum. As they journey down the valley, one of the prospectors (Ian Middleton) gets taken away by a harpy. Another prospector (Peter Jackson) falls off a cliff. The two remaining (Ken Hammon and Andrew Neal) have to fight and destroy a cyclops. They build a raft, float across a lake, and see a building in ruins. This ruin, unbeknownst to them, is the Beehive building of Wellington city – they haven't travelled back in time but ahead into a post-apocalyptic world taken over by mythical beasts.

Credits

The Valley (Eisley album)

The Valley is the third full-length album by the band Eisley. It was released on March 1, 2011, on Equal Vision Records.

Track listing

All songs recorded by Eisley.

Personnel

Valley School

Valley School may refer to:

Outwood Academy Valley

Outwood Academy Valley is an academy belonging to the Outwood Grange Family of Schools. Valley gained academy status on 14 August 2014; however, Nottinghamshire County Council allowed the special-measures school to be taken over by the trust early than planned. Outwood Academy Valley was Formally Valley School specialist Technology College. The school is situated in Worksop, United Kingdom.

History

Defunct

The school was originally called Bentinck Secondary Modern School. A pupil's result from the eleven plus determined which secondary school in Worksop you could attend. Those thought suitable for either an academic or technical education went sent to Winifred Portland Grammar School and others received training in simple, practical skills at Bentinck.

The name of Bentinck came from the family name of the Earl of Portland, who was then based at Welbeck Abbey in nearby Clumber Park, and the current earl is the BBC radio actor Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland; he is best known for playing David Archer in The Archers.

Valley School (Orderville, Utah)

The Valley School in Orderville, Utah was built in 1935. It was designed by architects Scott & Welch in "PWA Moderne" and other architectural styles.

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