Outline of Classes
Hindu Sunday School teaches children from Kindergarten all the way to 9th grade. Students then move on to volunteer as Teachers in Training throughout the rest of high school if interested.
Pre-K to 9th Grade Curriculum
Matsya Class: Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
This is the introductory year of Hindu Sunday School. Students are introduced to basic concepts including, but not limited to:
Dashavatar
Common Gods and Goddesses
Moral stories from the Panchatantra
Simple Shlokas and Bhajans
Arts & Crafts and basic significances about Hindu Festivals
Kurma Class: First Grade (Age 6)
This is the third year at HSS. In this class, student learn about:
Gods and Goddess in detail
Moral stories
Simple Shlokas and Bhajans
*Every class ends with a fun arts and craft activity!
Varaha Class: Second Grade (Age 7)
This is the fourth year at HSS. Here, students learn about:
Shiva and his sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya
Trishakthis
Devotees of Vishnu (Dhruva, Prahalad, Gajendra, and Godha)
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Various shlokas of Gods and Goddesses
Temples of India (including their architecture and significance). Students conclude this unit by presenting about a specific temple in the common assembly session.
Narasimha Class: Third Grade (Age 8)
This is the fifth year at HSS. Here, the kids learn about:
Significances of Hindu Rituals
Hindu Symbols
Hindu Values
Duties of a Hindu
Holy Cities and Holy Rivers
The Hindu Calendar
Lingashtakam
Introduction to the Mahabharata
Vamana Class: Fourth and Fifth Grade (Ages 9-10)
This is the sixth and seventh year at HSS. Over the course of two years, students learn about:
Bala Ramayana
Bala Bhagavatham
Lunar Calendar
Hanuman Chalisa
Rama Class: Sixth Grade (Age 11)
This is the eighth year at HSS. In this class, students learn about universal values and how to live a dharmic life free of negativity. Rama class follows the Purna Vidya Values (Part 6) Book.
Krishna Class: Seventh and Eighth Grade (Ages 12-13)
This is the ninth and tenth year of HSS. Here, kids learn about:
The Vedas
The Mahabharata (in great detail)
In this class, the students are challenged to analyze the severe complexity of both scriptures and to fully understand the lessons/truths given in them.
L.I.T. (Leaders in Training): High School (Ages 14-16)
This is the eleventh year at HSS. During a student's time as a Leader in Training, he/she learns about the Bhagavad Gita. LITs are able to apply whatever they learn in the classroom by running the HSS annual food drive for the Amazing Grace Food Pantry, which has collected up to a thousand pounds of non-perishable food items to date! LITs also lead many other HSS events, like Kalpavriksha, Divya Pratibha Divas, Diwali, and Holi!
T.I.T. (Teachers in Training): High School (Ages 15+)
TITs are students who have gone through all eleven years at HSS who now help teachers and administrators with running classes, earning volunteer hours for their time and commitment to our organization.