Curriculum

Spiritual Strength

Scientific Rationale

Emotional Strength

Social Responsibility

Content

Prayer

Praying with Mahamantra Nama kirtan – the foundation.

Slokas and Stutis

Praising Bhagavan and remembering Him and His words through slokas and stutis from Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and works composed by saints.

Spiritual Geography

Learning more about the various kshetras and temples in India and their greatness.

Nama Kirtan

Mahamantra kirtan as well as singing about His divine qualities, divine names, and divine leelas (actions) through Nama sankirtanam bhajans in different languages by various saint composers from across India.

Values and Life-Skills

Discussions and Exercises to enable children to learn to lead their life ‘intelligently’, responsibly, lovingly, with equanimity, positivity and integrity. Topics include Gratitude, Managing Time-Energy-Attention, Compassionate Communication, Anger Management, Dealing with Failure/Setbacks, Leadership, Responsibility, Goal-Setting, and more.

Katha Shravanam

Inspiring spiritual and compassionate living in daily life, and strengthening faith through stories from the lives of numerous saints of various sampradayas.

Stories from our scriptures, Itihasas and Puranas that grow devotion and show the right and dharmic path.

Connecting with the Roots

Appreciating the wisdom of Sanatana Dharma and its applicability in modern life, and Indian civilization’s achievements in various fields down the ages.

Scriptural focus

Srimad Bhagavatam, Srimad Ramayanam,

Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata,

Bhakta Charitrams from works of Bhagavata Dharma saints

Syllabus

These books are part of the new syllabus that is currently being developed. When the new syllabus is complete, it will have

  1. Nine levels of Gopa Kuteeram textbooks

  2. A detailed series of books on

    • Srimad Ramayana

    • Srimad Bhagavatam

    • Bhagavad Gita⁠

    • Mahabharata

Other books and resources that are used in our classes include:

  • ⁠Existing Gopa Kuteeram syllabus books

  • G.O.D. E-books on our dharma, lives of saints and more

  • Articles on bhakti, faith, prayers and much more, published on our websites

  • YouTube Videos and Shorts presented by Sri Swamiji and his disciples

In this age of misinformation and misinterpretation, we are very careful about the sources of information about our dharma that we use in our classes.

Supplemental Programs & Clubs

Supplemental programs/clubs in addition to the main syllabus are also offered (offerings vary between centers). Some examples include:

  • Hari Katha

  • Ethnic Arts

  • Learning to read and write in Sanskrit

  • Music (Sampradaya Bhajans)

  • Drama

  • Volunteering opportunities

  • Deep-dive into Srimad Bhagavatam

  • Special Sloka Clubs