Kolkata: St. Jude's High School Introduces 'Silence' Initiative

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Pablo Neruda's Poem 'Keeping Quiet' has come to life in Kolkata's St. Jude's High School as the students maintain a brief period of silence for inner peace at the start of the day.

The Principal, Mrs. Aditi Chakraborty believes that outer silence promotes inner peace, stabilizes one's mind, and introduces them to a stable and positive quiet part of themselves. Therefore, the teachers of St. Jude's High School urge students to maintain a brief period of silence for five minutes at the start of the day.

The school believes that practicing silence in a classroom can raise the school's value and offers a pattern where teachers take care of students' internal discipline and free thinking. It also promotes the idea of growth and care among the students.