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Children are not vessels to be filled but lamps to be lit.
- Swami Chinmayananda
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May 31, 2020 - Grade 6 (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents,

Below is the update from our class grade 6 Sunday AM this week.
We continued e-balavihar sessions through zoom.

With Almighty, our Poojya Gurudev and our Dear Swamiji's blessings, We are optimistic for betterment in every way in this challenging times until we all meet in person. We strongly believe "this too shall pass".
We're almost winding up this Balavihar year and 6/7 will be the last session before we break for summer and with all prayers we wish to go back to our dear ashram and be with all in person from fall for the next Balavihar year.

At His Service.

31st May 2020 / 9:15AM

Shlokas

We started with regular opening prayers. We learned the 9th verse of mahisasura Mardhni stothram.

India the Sacred land- Journey through India.

As the topic goes, we travelled interestingly through some audio visual session today. Few videos and more picture slide shows of temples- religious and spiritual : Historic monuments and Scenic spots of importance all through India.
We began today's session with some details of a few prominent Temples of India like-
1. Madurai Meenakshi Amman.
2. Lepakshi Veerabhadraswamy
3. Tirupathy Balaji
4. Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Trivandrum and
5. Brihadeeswarar big Temple Thanjavur

We started on the Spiritual exploration experience.
1. Konark temple
2. Kajuraho
3. Golden temple
4. Bahai - lotus temple
5. Bodhgaya
6. Mahabalipuram

Next was the Historic (Monuments) Exploration experience.
1. Taj mahal
2. Red Fort
3. Qtub Minar
4. Mysore Palace
5. Hawa Mahal
6. Ajanta/ellora

The last category was the Scenic exploration experience. (understanding the varied landscapes)
1. Srinagar, Kashmir
2. Backwaters of Alappuzhai
3. Munnar
4. Jaisalmer
5. Dilwara, Mt.Abu
6. Girnar Mountains

Followed by show and tell and discuss some fun facts on-
1. Kanyakumari Amman (Nose ring significance)
2. Vijaya Vitthala temple, Humpi musical pillars
3. Rudreswaraswamy temple 1000 pillars, Warangal
4. Konark Sun temple
5. Ajanta/ Ellora cave temples
6. Dwarka exploring under the sea
7. Amarnath lingam
8. Kailash/ Mansarovar  Parikrama yatra
9. Ram sethu Bridge- A NASA point of view.
Some pictures to enjoy from today's session.


There is an E balavihar summer camp 2020 coming up starting 6/15 through 8/15 (9 continous weeks for a fee of $100 per child (sibling discount- yes) 2 hours per day Mon through Fri. Please click the registration link given here.


To keep up all our spirits high, even at this lock-down, the field day activities are encouraged from home, since weather getting better, outdoor activities along with sun shine is fun. Please join the Chinmaya vrindavan Balavihar facebook page and please post/share/upload your activit(ies)/(y) videos and gain points for your respective houses.

Please continue the likhita Japa.  Keep all your likhita japa at pooja place in your home as a raksha at this critical times.

We concluded our session with the Santhi manthra.

Requirements for class

*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please ensure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.

Please stay safe and healthy.
 
Next class is on 06/7/2020  at zoom- the last session before we go in for the summer.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.
Grade 6 teachers Sunday AM
Latha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer