1. Transform your Mind and Spirit

Martin Luther King had a dream that his four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Mahatma Ghandi suggested that we must be the change we wish to see in the world. Understanding our role in the universe begins with enlightened study and continues with our contributions to society through our careers. High grade point averages and university diplomas might get you an upper middle class income with a generous pension, but these conventional achievements do not guarantee that you understand yourself and how you relate to the world. The Leadership Programme for university undergraduates, and the Junior Fellowship Programme for students about to enter university do not guarantee enlightenment, but they do bring together a multi-cultural group with high academic standards and community conscious people. The rules and roles of society are constantly changing. Become part of the Windsor Fellowship to understand society’s changes and how you want to change existing rules and roles.

 

“It’s hard to believe that what would now be a crime against humanity was legal at the time…I believe that the bicentenary offers us a chance…to express our deep sorrow that it ever happened, that it could ever have happened and to rejoice at the different and better times we live in today.”

--Tony Blair

Sunday November 26

 

The Windsor Fellowship was recognised by the some of the leading luminaries of the political establishment recently after 77 MP’s pledged their support to an Early Day Motion put forward by Labour MP <font style="color: #000000">for Brent South, </font>Dawn Butler, congratulating the organisation on its 20^th anniversary.

After straining to choose a course that would interest me and compiling a list of universities I felt I could gain admission and do well, I had made it to the University of Birmingham, studying Media, Culture and Society. I spent weeks researching the course content from websites and booklets as best I could, and was very confident with my choice of subject that would stimulate me for the next three years.

Most important lesson: You should NOT be writing for at least the first 10 mins of an exam.

Viewed as one of the most talented contemporary literature authors in recent years, Maya Angelou overcame troubled beginnings to find international acclaim with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970.

OHMYGOD! You have a whole load of revision to do, time is ticking away – your heart is ticking faster and you meant to start earlier but you didn’t and now you are in serious trouble. Why do we do it to ourselves every time? And how come all the others who make out that they ‘seriously know nothing’ actually do know plenty.

The Windsor Fellowship Leadership Programme for Undergraduates
A step by step guide by Debi Roberts, Higher Education Services Director. 

 An interview by Steven D'Souza with Asif Kisson

In the next several issues of SMAART Talent we will be featuring a vast array of different role models from British Black and Minority Ethnic Communities. The role models are to be featured in a forthcoming book 'Made in Britain' which will be launched this September and Smaart will be there. 

It all started off as one off course, paid for the by the local police, at a school in Brent, North London. That was more than a dozen years ago. Since then hundreds of black and ethnic minority teenage students have passed through AIMS  - the Achievement, Improvement and Motivation for Students programme, developed and run by the Windsor Fellowship.