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"