Good news - Jun 11th - Samskriti - We are now able to secure presence in the Samskriti day program. Our class will be performing a crucial and fun 'audience engagement' activity - in the form of quizzing the audience in between other class presentations.
The same day after Samskriti, as we had indicated earlier, as a part of 'Fun Fair', we will be hosting a 'Spin-the-wheel' India Quiz.
There won't be any assembly presentation or Class picnic on May 21st. We will have our last class of instruction that day on an altered schedule. Class begins at 9.30am. Please stay tuned for BBNJ broadcast email for details.
May 14th - Class - India Inc, IT, Global Indians, Indian Scientific Facts
May 21st - Journey of Life, Sat Darshan, Philosophies,
Jun 4th - CORD COLOR WALK/RUN (Details to follow)
Jun 11th - Samskriti (in Bridgewater High School during Balavihar hours, followed by Fun Fair and Potluck Lunch)
Perfect Attendance! is what we had today - great to see all the kids. Hope we can keep up the perfect attendance for the rest of this academic year.
After reviewing lessons from the past few classes for the benefit of those who missed, we continued our quest into India by going through a slide deck presentation. We learnt how India stands united amidst diverse cultures and languages. Indian Spices - what, and why? Indian Food - Varieties, Betel leaves, & Betel nuts, how what we eat determine our Gunas - Rajasic, Saatvic or Tamasic, importance of Ayurveda, Diversity as seen in clothing, how temples are 'speed-breakers' in life, temple architecture with Shikara, Garbagriha, Kalash, Mandapa etc., famous temples of India - Konark Sun, Puri Jagannath, Thanjavur Brihadheeswara, Lepakshi, Madurai Meenakshi, Chidambaram Nataraja, Rameswaram, Golden Temple, Bahai, etc.,
Kids should be able to identify and name Indian Spices, determine if a food is Rajasic, Tamasic, or Saatvic, find out which part of India somebody is from, looking at traditional clothing, identify and name famous temples.
Please note:
Kids have agreed to prepare and present '10 things' that they learnt this year on May 21st. Please remind them. Thank you!
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