Class Description
Level
Contents
mathurA
मथुरा
(KG, 1st, 2nd)
[Beginners]
- Reading (paThanam) and Writing (lekhanam) - recognize the individual letters and learn to write some of them (depending on grade).
- Learn 10-20 conversational sentences
- Learn 50 vocabulary words (numbers, colors, etc.)
- Learn shlokas (praarthanaa shlokas, shanti mantras and subhashitams)
- Learn Samskrit Songs (4 songs)
- Listen to and understand simple stories in Samskrit (10 stories).
- Crafts, games and outdoor activities (in Samskrit)
- Learn about Indian culture (Festivals)
gokulam
गोकुलम्
(students from mathurA continue here)
- Simple conversation (very basic concepts)
- Reading and writing of all letters, and short 2-4 letter words (e.g. अजः , कमलम् , etc.)
- Vocabulary (150+ words)
- Learn Shlokas (15)
- Learn Songs (4)
- Listen to and understand simple stories in Samskrit
- Games and outdoor activities (in Samskrit)
- Class Projects
vRndAvanam
वृन्दावनम्
(Grade 3-6)
[Beginners]
(same curriculum as mathurA + gokulam combined curriculum -- for higher grades)
avantikA
अवन्तिका
(students from gokulam and vRndAvanam continue here)
- Continue to build on conversation (more concepts)
- Reading and writing of all guNitAxaram (क् + इ = कि )
- Able to take dictation of 2-5 letter words (शिवः , गुरवः, मालविका , etc.)
- Vocabulary (300+ words)
- Grammar -
- Shlokas (25)
- Song (4)
- Projects
dvArakA
द्वारका
(students from avantikA continue here)
- Conversation - start building sentences with more verbs, longer sentences and linking them (more concepts).
- More focus on conversations
- Reading and writing of all saMyukaaxaram ( वि द् या = विद्या , क र् म = कर्म )
- More focus on able to read short paragraphs. answer questions.
- Able to take dictation of words from गीता
- Vocabulary (300+ words)
- Stories (6)
- Shlokas (25)
- song (4)