Audarya Bhavan Welcome Letter & Supply List
Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:35PM Dear Parents,
Welcome to a new and exciting school year!! It’s a year with new beginnings—new surroundings, new friends, new experiences, new skills and new challenges. It will take time to get to know each other and to learn the rules and what we expect from one another. Together we will help our children learn many things, and we will see them grow and mature all year long.
I would like to introduce myself to all the new parents. My name is Satyaki devi dasi. I joined ISKCON in San Diego, California in 1971, and in 1972 Srila Prabhupada accepted me as his disciple. I served in San Diego as a pujari and book distributor until I married Babhru das in 1973. Over the years I have served at gurukulas in Honolulu, Hawaii, at Bhaktivedanta Village in Three Rivers, California, and San Diego, California, where I was the director. I hold a BA in elementary education from San Diego State Universtiy and a Montessori elementary certificate from the American Montessori Society. I have two grown daughters, Krishnamayi and Lalasamayi, and have several grandchildren.
We have a great team this year that will provide each child with valuable learning experiences. Radha Kunda Dainton will also be teaching in the classroom. Nataka Chandrika will continue teaching reading this year. Last year the children loved her reading program. Radha Kunda will be teaching Spanish and cooking. Ultimately, you, the parents, are your child’s first and greatest teacher. Working together, we will help your child learn many things about the world.
Of course, our main goal at Bhaktivedanta Academy is to teach our students about spiritual life and vaisnava etiquette. In Audarya Bhavan, which means the place of generosity and giving, students will learn spiritual principles and behavior through a wide variety of activities such as Bhagavad-Gita classes, kirtans, arotiks, japa, temple attendance and performing plays, to name a few. We know everyone will be spiritually enlivened.
Along with this letter is the 2011-2012 school year supply list:
Please choose the list specific to your child's grade and read it carefully, and if you have any questions call me at (386) 266-9254. I will be happy to assist
Sincerely,
Satyaki devi dasi
