Class Schedule
Mahwah Bala Vihar / Language Class Schedule September 2023 – June 2024
Classes will be held at Hindu Samaj Mandir, Mahwah, NJ - Downstairs auditorium & classrooms
Class 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 11:15AM
Assembly: 11:20AM to 11:40AM / 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: 27 (Open House/Registration/Fee Payment/Meet the Teachers/Purchase Books)
September: 10, 17, 24
September 10: Welcome assembly/Back to Bala Vihar intro/Meet with grade-level teachers
September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi
September 23: Teachers Sammelan at Chinmaya Vrindavan
September 24: Outdoor activity/CORD Walkathon for all classes (Ramapo Reservation hike)
October: 8, 15, 22
October 1: Symposium at the temple/SEWA Diwali Food donations kickoff
October 22: Service Project Day (Temple Garden/planting)
October 15-24: Navaratri
November: 5, 12, 19 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
November 12: Diwali/SEWA Diwali Food donations close
November 26: Thanksgiving weekend (no class)
December: 3, 10, 17 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
December (TBA): CMTC Surabhi Fundraiser
December 17: Holiday Pizza
December 24 & 31: Christmas /New Year’s weekends (no class)
January: 7, 21, 28 (class 1st week instead of 2nd)
January 14: Martin Luther King holiday (no class)
January 15: Makara Sankranthi/Pongal
February: 4, 11, 25 (class 1st week instead of 3rd)
February 18: President’s Day holiday
March: 10, 17, 24
March 8: Maha Shivarathri
March 25: Holi
April: 7, 14, 21 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
April 27-28: Swamiji Satsang **
May: 5, 12, 19 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
May 11: Senior Graduation at Chinmaya Ramdoot
May 12: Mother’s Day / Matru Pooja
May 26: Memorial Day weekend (no class)
June: 2, 9, 16 (class 1st week instead of 4th)
June 9: Annual Day rehearsal
June 16: 12th Annual Day & Father’s Day (LAST class)
** Satsang and/or Workshop: With Swamiji/Archaryas of other centers (Dates TBD)
Classes are based on the following grade groups: - To be finalized for 2023-24
Kindergarten: Krishna (Room # 11, Downstairs Auditorium)
1st grade: Achyuta (Room # 12, Downstairs Auditorium)
2nd-3rd grades: Madhava (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 # 9, Multipurpose Area)