Bala Vihar

These classes are optional and fees for these classes are charged separately. They are offered at 2 locations - South Forsyth middle school location and at our ashram

Enrichment Classes at the South Forsyth school location (SFMS)

Language Classes for Bala Vihar kids CMA offers languages classes for Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Sanskrit to registered bala vihar kids. Registration for language classes can be done along with the bala vihar registration. Fees covers books etc. Kathak Classes (for kids (9+) & adults): Sundays 9:45 - 10:45 am at the SFMS gym. Teacher - Leera Rawal Leeraji having trained under Kumudiben Lakhia & Birju Maharaj has been practicing and performing for over 30 years. Leeraji is a long time CM devotee and sevak. Contact Leera Rawal at leera.rawal@gmail.com for all details.

Enrichment Classes at Chinmaya Gurukul, 4980 Pittman rd, Cumming, GA

Kids swaranjali (bhajan classes for kids):

• Saturdays 6-7 pm
• Fee - No charge
• Teachers - Rani Acharya and Haritha Badri

Contact Haritha at harithabadri@yahoo.com or Rani at rani.charya1@gmail.com to register Tabla Classes (for kids & adults):

• Sat 8:30 am - Kids class 1
• Sat 9:40 am - Adults class
• Sat 10:45 am - Kids class 2

The course content though based on the syllabus recommended by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. Instructor: Shri Shivprasad Kotagal from Param-Shikhar Academy of Tabla (disciple of Pt. K. Paramjyoti). Email Shivji at paramshikhar@gmail.com to register. Veena Classes (for kids & adults): Saturdays 3-5 pm at Chinmaya Gurukul Instructor : Jaya Kottamasu, student of Sri Chavali Sarveswra Sarma has been teaching Veena for the past 10 years. She holds a veena certification from Ghantasala Music College in Vijaywada Contact Jayaji at jayaveena@gmail.com (678 361 0487) for all details North Indian classical (Hindustani) instrumental music classes Group Sitar Classes (Beginner to Advanced) for kids & adults: Saturdays - 11 am -12:30 pm Group Instrumental music classes (guitar, voilin, voila, keyboard, oboe, flute etc): Saturdays 9:30 - 11 am Learn to play Hindustani music form on any instrument of your choice, improvisation & composition techniques and more. Eligibility: Student to be able to play a scale on the instrument Start date for both classes - Sept 29th Instructor: Kakali Bandyapadhyay Kakaliji began study of the sitar at the age of 7, with lessons from Pandit Kalyani Roy, a disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan. She later studied with Pandit Indranil Bhattacharyya, disciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan. She attended master classes with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and earned a bachelor’s degree in music with top distinction in India. She is an artist affiliate at Emory University, and has been teaching sitar and Hindustani music in metro Atlanta area for the past 18 years. Contact Kakali Bandyopadhyay at sitarkb@gmail.com (cell: 678 677 3975) for all details Workshop on North Indian classical (Hindustani) & semi classical instrumental music

• Date - Sat, Sept 22nd, 2018
• Time - 9:30 - 12:30 pm
• Fee: $40
• Venue - Chinmaya Gurukul, 4980 Pittman rd, Cumming

Eligibility: Student to be able to play any instrument (guitar, voilin, flute, cello, oboe, keyboard, etc) at a basic level Workshop includes- Introduction to Hindustani Music, Ragas and Talas. Attendees learn compositions on ragas, basic concept of improvisation and perform together at the end of the workshop. Conducted by Kakali Bandyopadhyay. Contact Kakaliji at sitarkb@gmail.com (cell: 678 677 3975) to register (RSVP by Sept 20th) Signups for all enrichment classes on Aug 19th, 9:45 - 10:45 am at SFMS rotunda

Balavihar Competitions

Bala Vihar service projects
CMA provides ample opportunity for bala vihar kids to do selfless service. Kids can serve every Sunday at the bala vihar location helping in tasks like parking, setup, cleanup, bookstore, ticket sales, food sales etc. based on their age. There are also opportunities to help at the ashram doing various tasks like cleanup, organizing, gardening etc. In addition to this, there are several service projects that are coordinated by CMA to help the outside community like MedShare, lunchbags for the homeless, Soup kitchens etc. as well as participating in toy & food drives that are conducted every year during Thanksgiving.

Balavihar classes at Marietta

Chinmaya Mission Alpharetta offers Balavihar and adult classes at Marietta. Classes are from Aug-Dec 2018 and Jan-May 2019. Currently Enrichment & language classes are not offered at this location.

Location Powers Ferry Elementary school, 403 Powers ferry road, Marietta, GA - 30067
Timings Sundays 4-5:30 pm
Schedule:

• 4:00 - 4:30 pm - Assembly (prayers, pledge, Gita chanting, aarti & announcements)
• 4:30 - 5:30 pm - BV classes for kids; Vedanta class for adults

Fees for Aug 2018-May 2019 is:

• $150 for family with no kids
• $300 for family with 1 kid
• $450 for family with 2 or more kid

Fees for Jan 2019-May 2019 is:

• $75 for family with no kids
• $150 for family with 1 kid
• $225 for family with 2 or more kid
• There will be a one-time fee of $50 for new families joining to cover material cost

If you are interested in registering your family, please do so here: MariettaRegistration

SFMS Balavihar Teachers classlist

Class	Teacher Name	Room Number
Mahalaxmi Kumar	Prek - all_Marietta
Iti Sodhani	PreK - Gajanana	434
	PreK - Ganesha
Babitha Krishnasamy	KG - Lakshmi	333
Balaji Kankipati	KG - Saraswati	337
Avinash Gupta	1st grd - Vasistha	234
Lakshmi Vedala	1st grd - Vishwamitra	237
Kavita Choudhury	2nd grd - Hanuman	439
Sailaja Tennati	2nd grd - Lakshmana	440
Uma Kandaswamy	2nd grd - Sita	442
Sujatha Thota	3rd grd - Balarama	448
Sandhiya Krishnamoorthy	3rd grd - Devaki	438
Haritha Jayanthi	3rd grd - Yashoda	454
Rekha Kabadi	4th grd - Parashurama	455
Kalyani Sankaranarayanan	4th grd - Prahlad	457
Preeti Pradhan	4th grd - Vamana	458
Anandi Suri	5th grd - Abhimanyu	339
Padma Kashyap	5th grd - Arjuna	340
Amee Gupta	5th grd - Sanjaya	342
Praveena Surasani	6th grd - Chanakya	349
Sridevi Raj	6th grd - Laxmibai	372
Pranitha Kalvakuntla	6th grd - Vikramaditya	373
Lalitha Yellamraju	7th grd - Aryabhatta	375
Girish Mhaskar	7th grd - Panini	376
Kavil Subramanian	8th grd - Sushruta	238
Guru Kashyap	8th grd - Vyasa	240
Suri Anantharama	9th grd - Chinmaya	242
Bindu Damidi	9th grd - Tejomaya	248
Bhavana Subramanian	10th grd - Sivananda	257
Rajasekar Dhandapani	10th grd - Tapovan	258
Anjali Malhotra	11th grd - Shankara	504
Shekhar Kanetkar	12th grd - Omkara	506

Marietta BV teachers Class list
Toddler-KG - Neha Pandya - Rm 308
1st & 2nd grade - Nithya Vaidyanathan & Vandna Pandya - Rm 310
3rd & 4th grade - Mahalakshmi Kumar - Rm 312
5th & 6th grade - Seetha Sarangpani - Rm 314
7+ - Bhavana Subramanian - Rm 314