Sorry for the delay in sending out the class summary.
Oct 11-
We reviewed A is for Aspiration and started with B is for Brotherhood.
This is very relatable to children as all of them know and respond to love.We talked about what it means to be brotherly- create community by being kind, speaking kind words, waiting for our turn to speak in class, not pushing in the playground.
We listened to the story of Krishna and Sudama- the story of such love that Sudama did not even ask for the wealth that he really needed and Krishna blessing Sudama with all that He himself enjoyed in Dwarka!
Bhagavad Geeta telecast of Swamiji's chanting Chapter 1 started. Please make use of Geeta coaching classes, an hour before regular Balavihar, if you can.
Oct 18-
We learned the meaning of Om Sahanavavatu- connecting it back to B is for brotherhood and community.
The teacher and students chant before class so that the magic of learning can happen.
We did C is for Cleanliness. Being clean by body is easy to understand.But being clean in mind? That took some pointing and guiding before the class came to the understanding that having unkind or negative thoughts is what dirties the mind, and a dirty mind cannot give us joy, fun or smartness.
We did a small experiment with 3 glasses of water-One with dirt outside(like having dirty body)
One with dirt inside( like having a dirty mind)
And one with water sweetened with sugar.
Which cup would you like to drink from?
Class did some discussing with this.
Please talk to the kids about how thoughts like anger, pride ,envy dirt the mind and how can we clean up the mind.
We had the houses inaugural and it was an energetic event!
Thanks to the parents who contributed to our grade annadaanam.
Happy Deepawali to all in advance.
Hope to see you all at the fundraiser-Vrindavan Surabhi.
