So what did you think of our Jhansi ki Rani, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bina Das, Sarojini Naidu, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Bharatiyaar, Madam Bikaji Cama, Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, and Mahatma Gandhi ?
They all came alive Sunday morning, and 'moved, touched, and inspired' ! to quote a Balavihar Teacher. Several teachers and parents came up and complimented the kids performance! We are so proud of their talents and the performance in a short span of time, and are sure you are too! All this would not have been possible but for your support!
Back in the class, we had a mini party to celebrate today's accomplishments with Munchkins, and cereal bars. Kids also received certificates for their outstanding performance today with a token prize.
We continued our quest into the Indian Freedom Movement in the class, connecting the periods between various leaders represented at the assembly presentation. Starting from how India's reputation of being the land of spices attracted foreign explorers, to Christopher Columbus to Vasco Da Gama's sea route, to the formation of the East India Company, and to how India was united under British rule. Had a lively discussion how each of the leaders helped the freedom movement, Doctrine of Lapse, Swadeshi Movement, Dandi March, etc., drawing parallels with American Independence.This is another subject which we cannot cover everything in a matter of 1-2 hours. So we encouraged the kids to do some research and reading at home.
We learnt that a couple of great/grand fathers fought in the freedom struggle, and encouraged them to have a conversation with somebody close to those family freedom fighters to learn more.
Here are a few reminders:
Feb 5th Class: Festivals. Please read up the relevant chapters, and come prepared to talk about it.
Guru Paduka Pooja: We hear that Apr 14th date is on a spring break week, and so it will most likely be moved to March 10, 2017, to be combined with 8th grade. More details when we get them.
Mar 26th Class: Please mark your calendar for a possible Chinmaya Madhuvan visit. More details to follow
Jun 4th Class: As mentioned before, please mark your calendar to stay the whole class- Assembly, in-class, and a class picnic. More details later.
Take Aways: Always love to receive '5 take aways' from the kids.
Next class is on Feb 5, 2017
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