Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple
Bal Vihar
What is Bal Vihar
Why Bal Vihar
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Connect your kid with Heritage and Culture
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Enjoy & Learn festivals, customs and tradition
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Foundation of Hindu religion and spiritual beliefs
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Practice language & proud to speak mother tongue
What we offer
| Timing | 4-6 Kindergatern | 7-10 Elementary | 10-14 Middle |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Prayers | Prayers | Prayers |
| 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Religious Classes | Religious Classes | Religious Classes |
| 11:20 AM - 11:30 AM | Snacks break | Snacks break | Snacks break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Language Class | Language Class | Language Class |
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FAQ
GBT Bal Vihar is a volunteer run program, driven by successful working professionals & entrepreneurs in various industries. Teachers are none other than the parents of the registered students. We are always looking for backup teachers, recruiting new teachers (as parents of graduating children leaving the program due to other commitments) and volunteers to help out on special events like Diwali, Holi etc. If interested, kindly reach out to the organisers and they will introduce you to respective committee members. This is not just a religious learning opportunity for our next generation but also learning through examples of volunteering & helping us progress on a spiritual path. High school children who finished the program can seek this volunteering opportunity to gather the school volunteer hours.
As the expectations range is wide, I don't have any thoughts on this other than asking the parents to stay with the child. Open to ideas and suggestions here.
In this country with the busy lives we live, it is a great challenge for parents to propagate & teach about Indian culture. Even if time permits, these values are better learnt & inculcated when learnt & experienced as a group or dedicated curriculum. So this is a great forum to Learn religion, awaken spirituality in young minds and inculcate good moral values.
GBT Kitchen provides Indian snacks (ex: Upma, Poha) during the snack break between 11:30am to 11:40am, which is also a volunteer driven Non profit initiative. Lunch is available for purchase at nominal rate after the BV class is over. If interested in sponsoring other snacks, reach out to organisers.
Program
Bal Vihar program are designed for kids fun way learning.
| Class | Content | Key Objectives | Prerequisites | Recommend Age/Grade |
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| Pre-School | Students will get an intro to Hindu religion through stories, fun activities, interactive games, arts and crafts. Intro to Hindu Gods & Festivals Intro to Basic Slokas | 1. Create curiosity and enthusiasm about Hinduism and Indian culture | None | 4-6 years (Pre-K to K) |
| Jr. Elementary (Dashaavatara) | Students will learn about the 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu (Dashaavatara). They will also learn about the reason for each of the Avatars and How Lord Visnhu saves people from demons every time. | 1. Awareness of how Lord Vishnu saved the world in every Avatar. 2. Key morals of the story |
2 yrs of Preschool | 1st Grade |
| Sr. Elementary (Ramayana, Gods & Goddesses) | Students will learn the story of Rama & Sita and their battle with demons. Rama's brother's & guru's are also discussed in detail. They will also learn about sub stories involving Shravan Kumar, Vaali, Sugreeva & Hanuman. | 1. Students should be able to identify and remember the key characters in the story and the role in the story 2. Understand the qualities of key characters |
2nd Grade | |
| A1 (Mahabaratha) | Students will learn the story of Mahabharatha. Students will also learn the story of Lord Krishna and learn about Shrinathji | 1. Students will get familiar with this important epic and key characters. 2. Through these stories, they will learn morals and values that they can incorporate and apply in their daily lives. |
3rd Grade | |
| A2 (Festivals of India, Religions of the world) | 4th Grade | |||
| B1 (Values) | In this class, Children will learn about the concept of values. The differences between universal and cultural values. They will learn how to identify & manage six fold enemies such as Desire, Anger, Greed, Delusion, Pride and Jealousy. They will work on a project to learn about values from people around them and apply it in their day to day life. | 1. Understand the concept of values and why it's important. 2. Learn techniques to identify negative values/thoughts within oneself and manage it. 3. Apply learnings to day to day use |
5th Grade | |
| B2 (Why do we do what we do? What do you believe? | 6th Grade | |||
| C1 (Bhagavadgita - Primary) | Students will learn from the Bhagvadgita and try to absorb the Gita to apply in their real life situation. | Introduction to the Gita. Understand how the teachings of the Gita apply to the real world. Engage students in discussions about each topic in a relatable way. | 7th Grade | |
| C2 (Bhagavadgita - Advanced) | 8th Grade |
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