Wednesday, November 5, 2014

11/02/2014 - Vijayam (7th Grade) Class Update

Class Topics
  • Introduction Shlokas
  • Om Sahana Bhavatu
  • Recap - Dr Tomar's key points
    • G - Goals
    • R - Reinvent
    • E - Effort
    • A - Accept Failures
    • T - Think Poistive
  • Geeta Dhyana Shloka (8-9) - Pg 54 --56
  •  Topics
    • Charity
      • Rama lives in the heart of those who do charity
    • Humility (Amanitvam) - Bhagavata Geeta Chapter 13
  • Charity and Humility
    • Activity
      • Spend 5 dollars at a sit down restaurant. The menu provided as follows
        • Pizza - 2:50$
        • Soda - 1:00$
        • Dessert  - 1:50$
    • Most of the children spent all the money on themselves. Some children did give TIP to the waitress.
    • Story time - 'Two nickels and a Five Pennies'
    • Lesson - One must do their own share
    • Charity - . Discussion
      • Definition from the dictionary
      • "Giving Unconditionally with the purpose of betterment of others"
      • Four Types -
        • Physical
        • Intellectual
        • Emotional
        • Material
      • Talked about famous people to name a few
        • Bill Gates
        • Warren Buffet
        • Gandhiji
        • Mother Teresa
        • Kailash Satyarthi 
        • Charity is not limited to people who are rich.
      • Using examples of Gandhiji and Mother Teresa introduce chapter 13 of Bhagavata Geeta that talks about Humility (Amanitvam)
      • Ended the class with another activity - bowling - To emphasize charity to donate points earned to a person who did not get any points.
      • HW - Can you feel proud of your accomplishments but be humble at the same time.
      • Sreekar needs to complete the write up for the values of the month topic "Giving"

10/26/2014 - Vijayam (7th Grade) Class Update

Talk by Dr. Tomar