October

October 11

Hari Om. We started the class with chanting of 3 Aums. All the kids who finished last week's homework displayed their coloring. We finished B for Buddhi.. intelligence. We talked about using our intelligence to take the right decisions. We also discussed using Helmets during cycling etc to protect from head injury. We started C with C for cow. We talked about how cows are Krishna's favorite animal and one of the reasons Hindus don't eat beef. We talked about Nandi who is Shiva's bull. We then covered C for Chakra and C for counch. Please ask your kids what Bhagavan holds in his 4 hands. We saw the story of Ambarish where Vishnu used his Sudarshan chakra to protect his Bhaktas. We made a mini field trip to the mandir to see the Nandi in front of the Lingam and what Bhagavan Vishnu holds in his 4 hands. We finished the class with a game of hangman.

In the story Sage Durvasa took hours to take a bath in order to create trouble for king Ambarish. The home work for week is to check how much time the kids take to take a bath/ shower.

October 4

Hari Om. We started the class with chanting of 3 Aums. We covered Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as the Deities responsible for creation, maintenance and destruction. Please ask your kids about the bed of Vishnu. We covered A for avatara, where Bhagavan comes to earth in different forms to fight evil people. We talked about the popular avatars of Rama and Krishna. We finished A with for Atma - that which is in all living things. We talked about how the difference between living and non living things. We started B with B for Bhagavan and Brahma. Please ask your kids about the cools things that Brahma holds in his 4 hands. We started B for Bhakti. Love for Bhagavan is Bhakti. We show love for our parents by hugs, doing things to help etc. we will cover different ways to show Bhakti next week. Homework for the week is for the kids to give their parents a hug to show their love

September

September 27

Hari Om. We started the class with chanting of 3 Aums. We covered Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as the Deities responsible for creation, maintenance and destruction. Please ask your kids about the bed of Vishnu. We covered A for avatara, where Bhagavan comes to earth in different forms to fight evil people. We talked about the popular avatars of Rama and Krishna. We finished A with for Atma - that which is in all living things. We talked about how the difference between living and non living things. We started B with B for Bhagavan and Brahma. Please ask your kids about the cools things that Brahma holds in his 4 hands. We started B for Bhakti. Love for Bhagavan is Bhakti. We show love for our parents by hugs, doing things to help etc. we will cover different ways to show Bhakti next week. Homework for the week is for the kids to give their parents a hug to show their love

September 20

Hari Om. We started the class with 3 Aums. We had a round of introductions. We started the curriculum with A. We covered A for Aum. Bhagavan has many names. Aum is the most beautiful name of Bhagavan. We talked about Brahma who is responsible for creation. Please ask your kids how many heads Brahma has. We covered the story of Ganesha and the cat and covered the concept of Ahimsa - Non violence. Please ask your kid to relate the story. We finished the class with a game of hangman. Please ask your kids the words that were covered in the games.

We have two home work.

1. Find the meaning of their name

2. Discuss what the kids understand regarding Ahimsa