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)