BE (part of) THE BOSS ... Special Opportunity for BBNJ Dharmam Class

This is a special opportunity for our BBNJ 5th and 6th Graders.  Parents, please use the embedded link to register your child/children as soon as possible so we can plan logistics for this event. 

Our BBNJ Chyk class (Tapovanam - Grade 11 & 12) has planned to conduct an overnight BOSS camp for tweens (Grade 5 &6) on Sat. Jan. 10th and 11th at our Vrindavan ashram.  Schedule and guidelines are as attached. Some of our sevaks will be guiding them in managing the camp. 

BOSS - Building Optimistic Smart Students  - acronym created by chyks and they are really excited. Follow the below link for website.

BOSS Tween Camp

Please check out the website for details and registration form. This is a free camp but we want all 5th and 6th grade children from BBNJ to register to plan the camp effectively. Also during registration, we have asked the parents if they are willing to sponsor food/gifts etc...We are planning to have a simple dinner like cooked pasta & sauce. For breakfast we are planning to make buttermilk pancakes with syrup. 

BOSS Tween Camp 2015

For Balavihar Children in Grade 5 & 6

January 10th Saturday and January 11th Sunday schedule

TOPIC DETAILS DAY 1

1:30 pm Drop-off/Registration Arrival at Vrindava ashram

2:00 pm Meet and Greet

2:15 pm Icebreakers

3:00 pm Social time / Snack break Nut free snack. Parents can sponsor when

3:30 pm Activities / Bangra dance

4:30 pm Team game / T-Shirt painting Children bring a plain T-shirt for activity work

5:30 pm Swamiji’s speech

6:00 pm Learn the BOSS camp song

6:30 pm Kung Fu Panda – Value based

7:00 pm Puja at Temple Maha Arathi

8:00 pm Dinner Parents can sponsor  when registering via

9:00 pm LEGO movie

10:30 pm Lights out

95 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury, NJ 

registering via online * discussion online

TOPIC DETAILS DAY 2

6:30 am Wake up /Get ready

7:00 am Yoga Children must bring Yoga mats / Beach towel

8:00 am Breakfast / Reflection

9:30 am Departure

Camp Guidelines for participants and Parents:

1. All campers must arrive on time @ 1:30pm on Jan 10th,2015, at Chinmaya Vrindavan Ashram

2. Parents should pick-up their child by 9:30am on Jan 11th,2015 from the venue

3. Children must wear comfortable clothing to do activities sitting on the ground.

4. Campers must pack the following items along:

• a. Sleeping bags
• b. Toothbrush
• c. Pillows
• d. Pajamas
• e. Plain white T-shirt or unused T-shirt
• f. Yoga mat / Beach towel
• g. Personal medication if under medication

5. Campers must NOT bring the following items along:

• a. Any video games
• b. Handheld games
• c. Chewing gum
• d. Sharp items (Scissors/knife)

6. Snacks , Dinner and Breakfast will be provided to all campers.

7. As this camp is at Vrindavan Ashram, following are key guidelines:

a. Maintain silence at all times within temple

b. Shoes must be placed only in the shoe racks

c. Messing up the serene ashram environment will not be tolerated.

d. Writing on walls/dirtying the floor is strictly prohibited.

(Campers and their parents will be held responsible)

Dec. 21st Class ... Dharmam Jeopardy Challenge! ... Start planning for our Assembly Presentation!

2015 Dharmam Jeopardy Challenge Planning

(Currently scheduled for Sunday, February 8th)

(Yes, this means that we will give up our January 25th slot)

Based on input from the class we have decided for our Assembly Presentation, we will be conducting a Dharmam Jeopardy Challenge (DJC). We have identified our topics and topic owner.  As a topic owner, your responsibility is to formulate 4 questions and answers for your category.  Please use the sample Google Sheet template to document your questions/answers and send back to the teachers...or better yet, save on the master Google Sheet (Google Sheet is part of Google Docs).

Here are the topic areas that were assigned: (IMPORTAT! ... if you did not attend class on the 21st, please make sure you look for you name on this list and know your topic area assignment.)

Dance Forms - Soumya

Literature - Rohan

Language - Varun

Food - Anish

Festivals - Karina

Freedom Movement - Veena

Education - Nandina

Awards - Smruthi

Technology and Education - Swetha

Religious/Social/Cultural Customs - Soumya

Epics - Neev

Politics and Government - Anish

Arts and Music - Meghana

Sports - Ishan

Religion - Bhavya

Famous People - ?

* some people have more than one topic area because they volunteered for it. However, we want everyone to have at least one topic area.  If you don't see your name on this list, please contact us today.  

Template to use when submitting questions/answers: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t1H4nvKQKIt-UHLPUdxGd34Ilzdk141lcHrQzEr3dc0/edit?usp=sharing

If you can create and save on line in the same document that is best.  Please try and get this done by Friday, January 2nd; that will give us one day to compile all the questions and answers for discussion during class on January 4th.

December 7th 2014

For today's blog update, we have enlisted the help of a student volunteer to share her experience both in words and a picture:

I learned about the 7 Kandas in the Ramayana and that the Tulsi Ramayana was in a language called Awadhi. I also learned about the Vedas, Rig Veda, Atharra Veda, Sama Veda, and Yajur Veda. Also, we learned that Smrithi means memory and Sruthi means what is heard. We finally learned about the caste system in the olden times in India.

-Smruthi