Chandra Vidyalaya Educational Services

INTRODUCTION

The Chandra Vidyalaya Sunday School at the Hanuman Mandir is an integral part of Mandir’s education initiative. We provide students with essential lessons in Hindu religious teachings, Indian cultural education and Hindi language lessons in the beautiful setting of our Hanuman Mandir.

2023-24 CURRICULUM

Grades, K,1,2, and 3 are at FULL Capacity, So we won’t be registering the kids anymore for these grades. We are still accepting kids for grades 4 through High SchoolOur curriculum is broken up into 3 distinct pieces:

Hindi Language: Younger grades learn to read and write vowels, learn small words for various places, people and things, and learn through short stories and rhymes. Our mid-level students learn to read and write Hindi consonants, apply this to make short words and practice basic conversation starters in Hindi. Our upper class will practice sentence creation, comprehension, and speaking in Hindi.

Hindu Religion: Our curriculum ranges from covering stories of Gods/Goddesses to Bhagwad Gita. Here are the topics that would be covered.

• Dash Avatars of Lord Vishnu through stories, videos and pictures
• Learn about the various Hindu Goddesses and Holy Trinity through stories, songs and illustrations
• Bhagavatam
• Ramayan I – focussing on the story of Ramayan through stories and videos.
• Ramayan II – focuses on the 10 heads of Ravana, virtues and vices as seen in the Ramayana and critical thinking about distinguishing between right and wrong.
• Mahabharata
• Bhagwad Gita

Cultural Education: This applies to all students and will include learning about various Hindu festivals and significant Indian events like Independence day, Republic day, Gandhi Jayanti etc. Additionally, students learn prayer, bhajans and our Indian value system.

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 Sunday School year! Parents, please complete the registration form here or use the button below to access it. Note: Only one form is needed per family, and you can register all your children at once.

The online registration is now closed since most of our classes are at full capacity, please reach out to sundayschoolglenview@gmail.com if you have any questions