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BalVihar Curriculum


kid1 The first 15 minutes of the class are focused on yoga. The next 15 minutes are designated for a bhajan or shlokas. The last half hour's curriculum is based on an upcoming festival. Children hear stories, play games and other activities based on the festival.

The class has learned Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskara). They are now learning fun yoga poses such as the airplane pose, tree pose, butterfly pose and snake pose.

Bhajans are selected based on what they will be presenting in upcoming events. They are almost done learning a Rama bhajan, Aatma Nivaasi Raam. They love accompanying their song with cymbals and bells! They will present this bhajan during the SETU program on June 28. Later they will start preparing a Ganesha song, Tu Sukha Karta, in order to present it during Ganesha Chaturthi on August 23. Before that, however, they will learn a few verses from the Guru Stotram, Akhanda Mandalaakaaram.

Every Sunday after yoga and bhajan, they hear stories related to an upcoming holiday. For example, they will hear stories about famous teachers and they will share their own stories about their teachers. The next holiday after Guru Purnima is Raksha Bandhan. They will do activities pertaining to Rakshaa Bandhan. We will make Raakhees in class and will follow with a celebration of Raksha Bandhan with their siblings.