KISHORA
(Level 3) – Age 11-13
Curriculum:
- Prayers: Beginning of Class.
- Purana Vidya: Values, Puja and Prayers.
- Shloka, Sanskrit and India.
- Prayers: End of Class.
Activities in the Class & Home-Work Assignment:
Books: Work Exercises at the end of the book, Choose example characters from Ramayana and Mahabharata and explain the values.
Indian History: Album creation of Rajputs, Marathas and South Indian Kingdoms collect pictures of famous Kings etc.
Syllabus:
- Values: Introduction to Values.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Introduction to Values.
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Indian History.
- Values: Noninjury.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Truthfulness.
- Indian History.
- Values: Purity.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Friendship.
- Indian History.
- Values: Attitude towards Money.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Absence of sixfold enemies.
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Indian History: Southern Indian Kingdoms (New Kingdoms Rise: 1336-1565)
- Values: Desire.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Anger.
- Indian History.
- Values: Greed.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Delusion.
- Indian History.
- Values: Pride.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Jealousy.
- Indian History.
- Values: Accommodation.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Straightforwardness.
- Indian History.
- Values: Firmness in Resolve.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Mastery of the Mind.
- Indian History.
- Values: Absence of Ego.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Respect.
- Indian History.
- Values: Attitude towards Food.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Parents and Siblings.
- Indian History.
- Values: Forbearance.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Charity, Review of Values.
- Indian History.
- Values: Environmental Awareness.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Values: Review.
- Indian History: Rajputs.
- Symbolisms in Hindu culture.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Symbolisms in Hindu culture.
- Indian History: Rajputs and Marathas.
- Symbolisms in Hindu culture.
- Sanskrit/Shlokas.
- Symbolisms in Hindu culture.
- Indian History: Marathas.
Resources:
Core Reference Books:
- Values – Purna Vidya (Part 6).
- A Children’s History of India by Subhadra Sen Gupta.
- “In Indian Culture – Why Do We” by Swamini Vimalananda and Radhika Krishnakumar.
- Shlokas – Purna Vidya – Puja & Prayers.