It was really nice to see the kids after a few weeks' break. After the last class on March 4th, we had Vedic Science Utsav on March 11th, in which several of our class kids participated. We all learnt a lot from our projects plus from each other's projects! It was great to see the kids' research, demonstrations, and poster presentations. Very proud of all the participants! Well done, Diya, Hari, Maanas, Nikhita, Rima, Suchir.
We had our Gurudwara visit on March 18th. As you saw, we had several fun things organized at Gurudwara for us - Talk on Sikhism, Q&A, Turban Tying demo, Langar, Breakfast, etc., Last year, we learnt about the major religions of India, including Sikhism. This year, it was really nice to hear what Sikhism is about, from those who practice the religion.
We had break on the following two weekends. Hope you all had a good Spring break.
Here's our student blogger, Seema Parmar's account of the class happenings of last class:
We did many things in Balavihar class this week. First, the teachers assigned us some time to start planning Samskriti. During this time, our class decided that we would videotape a skit summarizing the values we learned throughout the year. The skit we chose is the Story of the Mongoose. This a tale about a half-gold mongoose who tells a long how he got to be half- gold. We also appointed jobs for everyone. For example, Suchir and Diya Hunashimarad are the script writers, Nikhita is the music director, and Seema is the editor. We plan to all work on the script via a shared document.
After this brainstorming, we resumed our quest into where God resides. The answer is in Ram Charit Manas, the text this class is based on. We revised prior lessons on how Cataka bird is so selective and determined to drink water only from raindrops, and also other stories on perseverance, of King Bruce, etc., We also learnt who Rama was - He was the son of Dasaratha, conqueror of 10 senses, and was born in Ayodhya. We learnt the meaning of Ayodhya - a place where there is no fight(yudh). If we live by self-control, conquering all our sense organs, we will create an 'Ayodhya' in our heart - where God can reside.
Remember to come to Samskriti on June 17 2018 from 9 to 12 in the high school auditorium.
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