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In 1989, our founder, Steven Rudolph, moved to New York City to pursue a career in music. To make ends meet, he simply picked the first job available to him—a part-time English teaching gig. Pretty soon, however, he found himself even more engaged in his part-time job than his music career, and experienced a level of satisfaction he had never felt before. He decided to pursue a career in education instead of music and found a full-time teaching position. The choice was transformational. Rudolph was now spending the majority of his week working in a capacity that led to a deep sense of purpose and fulfillment. At the same time, he began to reflect on his newfound level of satisfaction and the career that resonated so profoundly with him. He came to a disconcerting conclusion—his current station in life was the result of sheer luck. He didn’t originally seek out teaching; he stumbled upon it. While he considered himself fortunate to find the job of his dreams, he realized that millions of others weren’t so lucky.
Traditional schooling had taught them important skills, such as math and writing, but had done little to help them uncover what they should do with their lives. Rudolph understood because he had experienced this shortcoming of the education system firsthand. He promised himself that he would fill this gap and create a school where every child would be able to find direction, purpose, and fulfillment. Over the coming year, Rudolph dedicated himself to drafting plans to establish his revolutionary new school in New York.
But circumstances took him to Japan in 1991 where he taught English to youth aged 18-21 at a vocational institute for two years. These young people were in despair over not being able to attend university for various reasons. With Japan’s high value placed on education, they felt like outcasts and were profoundly unmotivated. They did not know why they should put effort into learning English. That’s when Rudolph decided to put what he had learned into practice. He developed a system of ascertaining each student’s strengths and brought those strengths into alignment with why a command of the English language was so important. The results were nothing short of astounding: happy, motivated students who did well and knew exactly where they were going in life. During his time in Japan, Rudolph earned his M.A.Ed.
In 1994, Rudolph’s school became a reality, but not in New York. In the end, his idea resonated most strongly with a friend in New Delhi, India, who invited Rudolph to establish his school there. The Jiva Public School was born. While the institution began with a modest eight students, it was the first school to feature MN theory at the core of its curriculum. The Jiva School stressed self-discovery over strict academic performance. The program focused on the students, aligning their intelligences and natures, nurturing their abilities, and instilling in them a genuine sense of what to do with their lives. This focus, combined with traditional teaching methods, prepared students for the unique challenges of today’s world. Over two decades, the Jiva School’s principles and successes attracted hundreds of new families. Today the Jiva School offers a comprehensive K-12 education to over 2000 students.
