| Balavihar class of 11-May-2003 |
| Class |
Segment |
Teacher |
Class Details |
| Toddler |
N/A |
Geeta Chitti
Uma Shankar |
- Made card for Mother's day
- Talked about Mother's day
- Karagre vasathe lakshmi
|
| Pre-K |
N/A |
Indira Samudrala
Vaishali Bhatt |
- Regular slokas/bhajans
- Gita chapter 3 verses 1-7
- Matru Devo Bhava - 'M' is for Mother - Mom is God, Mother Earth, Mother India, Mother Nature - mother is not only the one who gives birth but anything that sustains us, nourishes us is a mother.
- Art project for Moms
|
| K |
Instruction |
Usha Avva |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Aparna Nair |
|
| Grade 1 |
Instruction |
Pushpa Rao |
- Youth helper Shravani
- We made a card for Mother's day
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Nirmala Rajan |
- Sahana vavatu
- Gauri Nandana
- Subramanyam Subramanyam
- Atmarama Anandaramana
- New song : Tumhi ho mata Pita tumhi ho (gave a handout with the words)
- Practiced Geeta chanting for competition
|
| Grade 2 |
Instruction |
Sangita Patankar |
- Daily prayers
- Geeta chanting
- Mother's day project
- Little talk about Gurudev and mother
- Happy birthday Dear Gurudev
- Happy Mother's day
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Tara Shamsunder |
|
| Grade 3 |
Instruction |
Kalindi Shah |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Anjani Gharpure |
|
| Grade 4 |
Instruction |
Manorama Patel |
- Youth helper Preeta Ragavan
- Geeta slokas
- Guru pooja, Mother's day Pooja in auditorium
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Lata Narayan |
|
| Grade 5 |
Instruction |
Asha Das |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Tara Shamsunder |
|
| Grade 6 |
Instruction |
Kasturi Iyer |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Suvarna Gole |
- Sahana vavatu and meaning ('My Prayers' page 6)
- Ganesha sharanam
- Guru stothram - also we discussed why we celebrate Guruji's Swami Chinmayananda's birthday and venerate all gurus - Some glimpses of Swami Chinmayananda's life
- Recited 'Prayer to Mother' by Sawmi Tejomayananda ('My 'Prayers' page 47) and discussed the meaning of each verse
- Lively discussion on 'what are parents and what we can learn from them'
|
| Grade 7 |
Instruction |
Savithri Ragavan |
- Shortened class due to Gurudev's B'Day and Mother's day celebration
- Matru Sthavam meaning
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Premananda Kamath |
- Beginning/ending prayers
- guru stothram
Matru sthavam
- Geeta chapter 3 verses 31-35
|
| Grade 8 |
Instruction |
Vish Murthy |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Chetana Giyanani |
|
| Grade 9 and 10 |
Instruction |
N.M.Sundar |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Radhika Manikonda |
- Ganesha, Saraswathi slokas
- Guru stothram
- Om Guru Om Guru (in 'My Prayers')
- Subramanyam Subramanyam
- Discussion of Guru and Mahabharata
|
| Grade 11 and 12 |
Instruction |
Amrish Garg |
|
| Bhajan/Sloka |
Radhika Manikonda |
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