Mahwah Bala Vihar / Language Class Schedule September 2024 – June 2025
Classes will be held at Hindu Samaj Mandir, Mahwah, NJ - Downstairs auditorium & classrooms
Days: Sep-Jun, on 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays monthly (IN-PERSON CLASSES ONLY)
Swaranjali: 9:30AM to 9:55AM (open to both adults & children)
Bala Vihar Timings: 10:00AM to 11:25AM
Assembly: 11:30AM to 11:50AM / Restroom & Snack break: 11:45AM - 11:55AM
Language Timings: 12:00PM to 12:45PM (Mandatory with Bala Vihar, choice of Hindi or Tamil or Sanskrit)
August: 25 (Open House/Registration/Fee Payment/Meet the Teachers)
September: 8, 15, 22, 29 (extra day)
September 7: Ganesh Chaturthi
September 8: Welcome assembly/Back to Bala Vihar intro/Meet with grade-level & language teachers
September 14: HSM – Institute of Spirituality inauguration
September 15: Onam
September 29: Outdoor activity/CORD Walkathon for all classes (venue TBD)
October: 5, 6, 13, 20, 27
October 3-12: Navaratri
October 5-6: Satsang with Swami Shantananda ji/SEWA Diwali donations kickoff
November: 3, 10, 17 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
November 1: Diwali
November 10: SEWA Diwali Food donations close
December: 8, 15, 22
December (TBA): CMTC Surabhi Fundraiser
December 14: Gita Jayanti
December 22: Holidays activity
January: 12, 19, 26
January 14: Makara Sankranthi/Pongal
February: 2, 9, 23 (class 1st week instead of 3rd)
February 17: President’s Day holiday
February 26: Maha Shivaratri
March: 9, 16, 23
March 14: Holi
March 30: Ugadi
April: 6, 13, 27 (class 1st week instead of 3rd)
April 6: Rama Navami
April 13: Start preparation for Annual Day & Graduation
April 14: Tamil New Year
April TBD: Gita Yagna Preliminaries (Chinmaya Ramdoot)
April 20: Easter holiday
May: 4, 11, 18 (class 1st week instead of 3rd)
May TBD: Senior Graduation (Chinmaya Ramdoot)
May 8: Gurudev Jayanti
May 11: Mother’s Day / Matru Pooja / Observation of Gurudev Jayanti
May 26: Memorial Day weekend (no class)
May TBD: Gita Yagna Finals
June: 1, 8, 15 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
June 8: Annual Day rehearsal
June 15: 13th Annual Day & Father’s Day (LAST class)
Classes are based on the following grade groups: -
Kindergarten-1st grade: Krishna (Room # 11, Downstairs Auditorium)
2nd-3rd grades: Achyuta (Room # 8, Multipurpose Area)
4th grade: Keshava (Room # 5, Multipurpose Area)
5th-6th grades: Gopala (Room # 6, Multipurpose Area)
7th-8th grades: Govinda (Room # 7, Multipurpose Area)
9th-10th: Mukundha (Room # 5, Multipurpose Area)
11th-12th: Mukundha (Room # 13, Upstairs Community Center)
18+ years: Mahabaho - Adult Study Group (Room # 3, Multipurpose Area)