Hari Om! Parents,
Welcome to the Friday Grade 10-12 JCHYK class.
Curriculum
This year we will be covering the following with the focus mainly on Bhakti Yoga part of Bhagavad Gita (Chap 7-12):
· Review of entire Mahabharata, retelling the main incidents, discussing the cause, effect and lessons learned in each story
· Review of Chapters 1 to 6 of Gita
· BG Chapter 7: Jnana Vignana Yoga
· BG Chapters 8: Akshara ParabrahmaYoga
· BG Chapter 9: Rajavidhya Rajaguhya Yoga
· BG Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga
· BG Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
· BG Chapter 12 : Bhakti yoga
· Learning to chant: Gita Dhyana Shloka, Aditya Hridayam, BG 1: Verses 1 - 30
Activities planned
We will be doing 2 types of seva projects this year during Balavihar class time.
1. Co-teaching a younger class - 3 times a year
a. The dates for this assignment will be announced shortly
b. The grade assigned and lesson plan for the class will be provided 2 weeks in advance
c. Meeting with the teacher will be completed one week ahead and enough time will be given to prepare
2. In class projects – duration of 1.5 hours – 4 times a year
a. Ashram support through website re-design, house spirit day, etc.
b. Ashram Spring cleanup and inventory management.
In addition, the CHYK teachers in our Balavihar program are organizing team bonding activities such as apple picking, Garba, etc. Look out for details as we get closer to the events.
We are aware of the competing priorities on these high schoolers time, so we have asked them to come to class whenever they can and as often as they feel comfortable. This will be a stress-free environment, and in fact the learnings from the Gita could be a stress relief opportunity for them. Every class will be conducted in a discussion-based format and will allow participation even if children have missed the previous class. All questions are welcome so long as the intention is to understand scriptural teachings, and elevate our ability to logically think about how it makes sense and how to apply it in our lives. In that journey, we all walk together.
Week 1 Notes:
Shlokas:
1. Sahanavavatu (My prayers page:8)
2. Gita Dhyanam – verse 1 (My prayers page:112)
Group Discussion topics:
1. Why do you come to Balavihar?
2. Are you a believer or Non-believer?
3. Define believer and Non-believer
4. Freedom vs Licentiousness
5. Role of religion in our daily life
6. Coloration of the mind
7. Essence of human birth
8. Our scriptures
9. Gita and its origin
Look forward to a productive year of learning.
In His service,
Aruna and Sirisha
Grade 10-12 Friday Teachers
