Alachua County Bookmobile Visit (04/18)

We are excited to announce that the Alachua County Bookmobile will be visiting our school next Friday, April 18th! This will be the first and only Bookmobile visit of the school year, and we look forward to welcoming them periodically throughout next school year.

All students have been issued library cards, allowing them to check out books during the visit.

Here’s the schedule for the day:

• Bhakti Bhavan: 10:30 - 11:30

• OPEN (Free Browsing Time During Lunch): 11:30 - 12:00

• Audarya Bhavan: 12:00 - 1:00

• Krishna Sharanam: 1:00 - 2:00

• Madhurya Bhavan: 1:45 - 2:45

A huge thank you to the Alachua County Library and our parent librarian, Jisnu Dasa, for making this exciting event possible!

Spirit Day (Ratha Yatra) - Friday, April 25th

Our Spirit Day Ratha Yatra festival has been rescheduled from the originally posted date (April 11) on our school calendar. It will now take place on Friday, April 25! The students will get to celebrate this sweet festival by pulling Jagannath deities in carts, singing kirtan and worshiping the Lord in this most ecstatic form.

Families are invited to join us as spectators on the parade route as the students pull the Rath Cart from 1:30 pm. Prasadam cookies will be distributed to everyone at the end of the procession.

Please note the following:

• Procession start time: 1:30 pm
• Procession start location: School grounds
• Parking: Families may park in the school parking lot
• Procession/School end time: 3:00 pm (Regular Pick-up)
• Student dress code: School Uniform

We are looking for volunteers to make preparations to offer to Their Lordships (sweet and savory). If you are able to make a preparation, please bring it to the school office by noon on the 25th.

We also need a handful of safety volunteers to help us manage the event. If you’re able to serve in this capacity, please let the office know by replying to this email, or calling (386) 462-2886.

We hope you can all come along and take part in this wonderful festival of Lord Jagannath!

Yours in service,

Bhaktivedanta Academy

Father’s Day Invitation: Friday, April 4th

We are pleased to announce this year’s school Father’s Day event, which will be held on Friday, April 4th.

Each class has special activities planned for students to share their school experience with their dads (a significant family friend or relative is welcome if a student doesn't have a father who can attend).

Please RSVP using the form below by Friday, March 28. There is a maximum of one guest per student for each class event.

Father’s Day 2025 RSVP

The schedule is as follows:

• Radha/Krishna Bhakti Bhavan - 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

• Audarya Bhavan - 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

• Madhurya Bhavan - 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

A note for Krishna Sharanam Families: The Krishna Sharanam class will not participate in this event because it falls during their class trip to Washington DC!

We look forward to seeing our dads here!

Yours in service,

Gaura Purnima Celebrations at Bhaktivedanta Academy

Please join us for Bhaktivedanta Academy's festivities in honor of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

On Wednesday, March 12th @ 1:00 pm, Krishna Sharanam will perform an abhisheka ceremony for Panca Tattva which will be live-streamed in the Friends of Bhaktivedanta Academy group on Facebook. 

On Thursday, March 13th  from 2 - 3:30 pm all Bhaktivedanta Academy families are invited to join us in walking through our Krishna Sharanam classroom.  The classroom has been transformed into a spiritual oasis in honor of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.  The students and teachers have worked for months on this project, and have completed an amazing offering for Pancha Tattva which you are all encouraged to come and appreciate.  

We hope you can join in the festivities!

Yours in service,

Bhaktivedanta Academy

Grandparents Day 2025

We are pleased to announce this year's Grandparents' Day event, which will be held on Friday, March 7.

Each class has special activities planned for students to share their school experience with their grandparents (a significant family friend or relative is welcome if a student doesn't have a grandparent who can attend).

If your child has a grandparent or family friend who would like to participate in Grandparents' Day, please RSVP using this form:

Grandparents’ Day RSVP

Please RSVP by Friday, February 28. There is a maximum of two guests per student for each class event.

The schedule is as follows:

• Radha/Krishna Bhakti Bhavan - 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

• Audarya Bhavan - 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

• Madhurya Bhavan - 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

A note for Krishna Sharanam Families: Each year, the Krishna Sharanam class hosts an alternate event on Grandparents’ Day. This year their event will be: Career Day. However, because the class is busy with their annual Gaura Purnima projects, Krishna Sharanam has decided to move this event to April. Please stay tuned for more details.

We look forward to seeing our students' grandparents here!

Yours in service,

Bhaktivedanta Academy