What a riveting and insightful discussion did we have! Today's topic was 'religions of India'. As we progress through the year, the level of participation and quality of discussions keep going up! Way to go, Dharmam kids!
We talked about Sanatana Dharma, how it became 'hinduism', its ageless and founderless nature, what is unique about Hinduism, and how it compares to other world religions. Of course, we also talked about Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Children presented on their chosen topics - 'Gimme 5' - five facts about their chosen topic from last class.
As mentioned in our last email, the other 5 is 'Take 5' - 5 takeaways from the current class. We had asked the kids to email it to this email id. We already received the first one - Thanks, Dynamic Dhruv!! A great job! Please encourage your kids to email it via your/their email id, while it is still fresh in their memory. and Thanks!
Reminders:
1] Next week is the much awaited - 'Meet the teachers'. We will present the current year's curriculum, expectations from the students, parents, goal of the class, etc., followed by 'Q&A'. It is about 15 minutes. You will hear more about it soon! Please mark your calendar, and attend. Parents engagement make learning so much easier!
2] We had talked the importance of attitude of gratitude in the pursuit of happiness in the earlier classes, and touched upon it again today. A few students are still keeping up with the gratitude journal ! Kudos to them! We would request you to encourage them to continue with gratitude journal.
3] Next week's topic is Saints. Kids are free to choose any of the Saints of India, such as Sankara, Ramanuja, Swami Chinmayananda, Mirabhai, Sri Ragavendra, etc., (For more ideas, please refer to their text book) and present 5 things about their chosen topic.
4] Please ask your kids about the 5 take aways from today's class.
5] Please send text books, a note book, and a nut free snack with your child.
Next class is on December 11, 2016
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