Bi Weekly Classes

• Age group: grades pre-K through 12
• Days: Alternate Sundays (off during summer for other activities)
• Time: 1-2:30pm (or 12-1:30 for some Bengali students
• Place: WKT classroom
• Example of typical class: 1:00 Opening meditation, stories, mantras, songs 1:30 Language (Bengali or Hindi) 2:30 Dismissal and Snack
• Fee: $30 for materials and $100 to temple for facility fee (tax deductible)
• Parents' responsibilities: contribute snack, volunteer in class, help with homework
• Performances: Recital of music and poetry at Saraswati Puja
• Short drama at end-of-school-year celebration

Accomplishments: In April 2004 the WKT biweekly children's class met for the first time. Since then we have covered such topics as puja celebration, history of the Indian subcontinent, and Ramayana and Mahabharata stories. With small group instruction and educational games, kids of all levels are making progress in language, both written and spoken. The students practice meditation and uplifting songs, display holiday artwork, and enjoy occasional visits from special guest teachers including Swami Dheerananda of Chinmaya Mission and Dr. Kanai Mukherjee. New students are always welcome!

Class Scedule for 2007-2008: Bengali: Sept. 9 and 23, Oct. 7 and 21, Nov. 4 and 18, Dec. 2 and 16, 2007; Jan. 6 and 20, Feb. 3 and 17, Mar. 2, 16, and 30, Apr. 13 and 27, May 11 and 25, and June 8, 2008 Hindi: To be determined

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Email or phone contacts
Head teacher (Bengali): Jayasree Majumdar (jmajumdar@verizon.net)
Organizer (Bengali): Urmi Bhattacharya Holz (urmiholz@earthlink.net)
Head teacher (Hindi): Vrinda Shah