Sep 2019 - Kindergarten

Dear Parents,

Thank you for each and everyone for sharing your precious kids with us. We are blessed to have them with us as they spread joy and teach us .

Also Happy to see you all in meet and greet, and to know your inputs / thoughts.

As mentioned earlier, our Kindergarten class studies Vedantic Alphabets and following is the typical flow of the class:

• Recite the opening prayer - Om Saha Navavatu followed by Ganesha, Saraswathi and Guru slokas.
• Recite curriculum specific prayers. 
• Revise the previous class lessons. 
• Introduce new Vedantic Alphabet and we convey the message through story, games, art project and/or coloring) 
• Closing Prayers (Om Sahana Vavatu and Om Purnamadah Purnamidam)*

Slokas 
Opening Prayers 
Om Saha Navavatu, Saha Nau Bhunaktu,
Saha Viryam Karavavahai, Tejasvinavadhitam-astu Ma Vidvishavahai,
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi

Ganesh Sloka1
Vakratunda Mahakaya, Surya Koti Sama Prabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva, Sarva Karyesu Sarvada.

Saraswati Sloka
Saraswati Namastubhyam, Varade Kaama-Roopini
Vidyaarambham Karishyaami, Siddhir-Bhavatu Me Sadaa

Guru Sloka
Guru Brahma GururVishnu, GururDevo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshaat ParaBrahma, Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha

Closing Prayers
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramayah,
Sarve Bhadhrani Pashyantu, Ma Kashchid Duhkha Bhagbhavet.
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi

Om Purnamadah Purnamidam, Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya, Purnamevavashisyate
Om, shanthi, shanthi, shanthi.

This month we talked about GOD, Alphabet A and learnt the meaning of opening prayer.

Introduction

1. Who is God? - God is one who can do what no one else can.
2. Where is God? - God is everywhere.
3. What does God do? - God makes impossible things possible.
4. How to see God? - We see God through a special instrument - Sweet mind

Tale: Three questions

God is He,who can make brown cow eat green grass and make her produce white milk. As we light the candle,the light spreads everywhere. So God is everywhere.

We cannot see God through our naked eyes,we see God through special instrument,it is sweet mind.  Special person who helps others is a sweet person, he has sweet mind. We will become sweet person by learning vedantic alphabets and follow them.

A is for Aspiration.

• What is Aspiration? - Aspiration is the sting determination to achieve our goal.
• How can we fulfill our aspiration? - It is done by hard work.

Tale: The Best Archer

When Dronacarya gave test to Pandavas and Kauravas, everyone failed except Arjuna. A single pointed attention is needed to attain your aspiration. Arjuna always wanted to be a great archer and with his hard work and determination,he became one.

Opening Prayer and it meaning 
We also learnt the sloka Sahana Vavathu and its meaning.

Om Saha Navavatu, Saha Nau Bhunaktu,
Saha Viryam Karavavahai, Tejasvinavadhitam-astu Ma Vidvishavahai,
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi

May he protect us both(children and teacher)
May he nourish us both
May we work together with energy and viguor(deep concentration)
May our study be enlightened and not give rise to hostility (misunderstanding).



With Love,
CMRDU Sevaks,
Suganya, Praveena and Shruthi.