Hari Om Parents,
We are very excited to welcome you and your children to the Balavihar class for the 2025-2026 academic year. We had a shortened class this week due to the extended assembly. We began our class with 3 OMs followed by opening prayers
- Sahana Vavatu
- Vakratunda Mahakaya
- Saraswathi Namastubhyam
- Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
We have provided a copy of these prayers to the children who are new to Balavihar. Please have them practice these shlokas.
We had a round of introductions. The children responded to the following questions - Name, how many years in Balavihar, their favorite hobby/activity, Preferred learning style (visual, linguistic, intrapersonal (working as a group group), Kinesthetic (activities).
This small exercise enabled us to understand the children better and how to keep them engaged in the coming sessions. We then introduced the curriculum for this year.
- Ramayana - The reference book will be Ramayana by C. Rajagopalachari. Here is a link to the book on amazon: Buy the book here. Although not mandatory, the children are welcome to read the book and bring their insights to class discussions.
- Vibhishana Gita - Key to Success.
We gave a brief introduction of Ramayana (Rama + ayana (journey) - Rama's journey). We did an activity where we drew a picture of Lord Rama on the board and the children followed along. Here is a snippet of the drawing.
We asked them what one word came to mind when they thought of Lord Rama. Responses included: brave, dharma, courageous, chill, politics, etc.
Few key dates for this month
- Sep 13, 2025: Open House
- Sep 19, 2025: House Inaugural (Our house is Bajrangi's bolts; Color: Yellow)
Reminders: Please ensure your child arrives on time for each class and they bring their Prayer book, Balavihar Handbook, a notebook, and pens/pencils.
Our next class is on Friday, Sep 12th at 7 pm.
For those parents who missed coming to the class, our classroom is "Madhava" and it is across from the book store. If you have not already joined the parents Whatsapp group, please reach out to us.
Thank you,
Venkatapathy Sankar and Anupama Sivakumar
