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Sydney Sanskrit School

Locality: Liverpool, New South Wales

Address: Marsden Road Public School, Marsden Road 2170 Liverpool, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sanskritschool.org

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25.01.2022 Ganeshotsavam 2020 It is the season of festivals and Sydney Sanskrit School students are celebrating Ganeshotsava festival this year with home-made, eco-friendly Ganesha moorthis made up of materials such as grains, fruits, flours, leaves, etc. Along with these, they also did some activity sheets. They wrote shlokas and understood each component of the shloka by breaking it down and understanding how it was constructed, and what it meant in regard to Lord Ganesha. Hope you ...all have a wonderful festival season with your families. Dhanyavadaha

23.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami Part 6 Once again, the students have come through with another segment to celebrate Janmashtami. Please join us in cheering their efforts and the efforts of everyone involved behind the scenes. ... Dhanyavadaha

23.01.2022 Krishnashtami 4.7... This is from the Bhagavadgita chapter 4, verse 7. Whenever the dharma in this world is destroyed, mahapurushas take form to restore the same. Just like Shree Rama took his form in Tretayuga, Shree Krishna appeared in Dwaparayuga to re-establish and safeguard dharma in this world. Students of Sydney Sanskrit School have been studying chapters of Bhagavadgita as part of their curriculum and on the occasion of Krishna Janmastami, they, along with the teachers, had a Zoom session to participate in chanting shlokas from the Gita and shlokas on Lord Krishna. Here is the first video from the series.

20.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami Part 3 The students have celebrated the event this year with a series of zoom sessions. Students from all the different batches participated and created these series of videos. Today’s offering is from the two junior batches of the Wentworthville branch of Sydney Sanskrit School. ... Do enjoy. Dhanyavadaha.

20.01.2022 Bhagavadgita recitation - Juniors This year’s Sydney Sanskrit School Bhagavadgita recitation event took place online last week. Here are some thoughts from the day. We found a new way of doing things this year with our annual Bhagavad Gita recitation. Even though we weren't able to bring everyone together in the usual way, the students still made a wonderful effort in learning and reciting shlokas from the 2nd Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. Initially, the students asked lots ...of questions ranging from, "What is the Bhagavad Gita?" to "What does Sankhya mean?" It was encouraging! Because it showed that they are thinking deeply about these matters and not learning for the sake of learning. On the day of the recitation, we had 2 teachers from other classes join us as guest judges. Though we were not able to give out prizes this year, the judges gave some general feedback and some tips on what the students can work on for next year. The students (and parents for that matter) have put in a wonderful amount of effort with this. We look forward to next year's competition with much eagerness, where hopefully, we will be able to see the students of Sydney Sanskrit School stand on stage, chanting loudly these shlokas that are not merely for learning but for life! We are immensely grateful and humbled by the dedication shown by the students, parents, and teachers to keep the classes and events going despite the limitations.

20.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami class work Sydney Sanskrit School students of all levels, from Melbourne and here, at Glenfield, participated in completing worksheets related to Shri Krishna. The junior-most level students coloured in images of Bala Krishna and learned about the significance of Janmashtami. Higher level students did a couple of other activities which included:... - writing down sentences about Shri Krishna, his family, his actions etc. - writing down 51 naamaavalis/ names acquired by Shri Krishna. These names are the result of the actions performed by Krishna. For instance, Madhusudana - the slayer of the raakshasa, Madhu. They also learnt the grammar components through this exercise. - dictation exercise with Vallabhacharya’s Madhuraashtakam poem composed of just varnamaala and gunitaaksharas. Here are a selection of the students’ work.

19.01.2022 Last Saturday, students of Sydney Sanskrit School were given an opportunity to present in Santosh TV, a Nepalese television programme run by Acharya Rajan Sharma. The TV presents various programmes every Saturday between 8 and 10 and last Saturday, while the GSPSS was presenting their portion, our SSS students Skanda and Nithya Kulkarni sang the Saraswati Stuti and Devi Stuti. The Global Society for Peace and Spiritual Science Incorporated (GSPSS) is an organisation that pr...omotes Sanatana dharma values and traditions. We thank Santosh TV, GSPSS, the students, and their parents for this opportunity. Dhanyavadaha

18.01.2022 Nepali TV Here are some photos from the Nepali TV programme in which students of Sydney Sanskrit School (Neha Natarajan and Ishan) participated last Saturday. (14th November) Also included in the broadcast (posted earlier) was Yogi Acharya’s wonderful lecture on ever moving actions or emotions. ... Dhanyavadaha

18.01.2022 Teacher’s day 2020 Teacher’s day is celebrated in India on the birthday of Prof. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was the first Vice President of independent India and its second President. This date falls on the 5th of September. Here, on the occasions of teacher’s day, one of the students of Sydney Sanskrit School, Shreesha, sings a song for gurus in Kannada. ... Shreesha is also learning tabla, Carnatic music, and Kannada, apart from Sanskrit. Many students who come to the Sanskrit school are engaged in learning their mother tongue and various other kalas, like traditional dancing, traditional music, etc. We are pleased to present the song to you and we are proud of all our students and parents who put in such wonderful efforts to keep the samskruti alive. Dhanyavadaha

18.01.2022 Are you listening? Children are always paying attention to what we say and do. It is amazing how much they catch on to just by observing and listening to others. Sydney Sanskrit School has been teaching the Hindu calendar through songs and other activities. During online learning sessions, there has been a lot of activities based on songs, rhymes, shlokas along with colouring and writing. While writing might have somewhat taken a back seat, it certainly does not mean that s...tudents are learning any less. 2 year old Madhav has been listening to the online Sanskrit classes and here is what he has picked up. The days of the week song. What a blessing children are! Well done, Madhav.

13.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami Part 4 Here is the 4th instalment of the Janmashtami celebrations by the students of Sydney Sanskrit School

13.01.2022 Deepavali activities On the occasion of Deepavali, students of Sydney Sanskrit School learnt the Saptami vibhakti. These children have been with SSS for a almost a year now (since April 2020) and have been practicing their spoken Sanskrit. Here, they are describing the activities they participated in on the occasion of Deepavali. ... We thank the parents and students for taking the time and effort for putting together these clips.

12.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami Part 2 Continuing the celebration of Krishnashtami, here is another video of the students chanting shlokas. Every year Sydney Sanskrit School students look forward to their annual 3-day camp where they experience learning in an outdoor environment. This year unfortunately all group activities are suspended but the students are putting in their sincere efforts through zoom sessions and online classes. We applaud their enthusiasm and the dedication of the t...eachers and parents who are relentless in their service. Dhanyavadaha

11.01.2022 Verb in Lat Lakaara Students of Sydney Sanskrit School are learning about verbs in lat lakaara. They are using emojis to express the verbs and write sentences about the same. These students have been learning spoken Sanskrit so far and they were introduced to the different lakaaraas in this innovative way. They had a lot of fun writing down sentences and using emojis to express the different action words. Here are their sample pages.

11.01.2022 Deepavali 2020 Sydney Sanskrit School students usually celebrate major festivals by participating in them first hand in their teacher’s home. Due to restrictions this year, students participated in online learning and activities. On the occasion of Deepavali this year... - The senior-most students learnt all the information about Deepavali and how the rangoli is the main focus of the festival. Before one enters the house, the rangoli indicates the kind of festival celebrated.... They also wrote sentences about the various activities performed during the festival, spoke and wrote about the opposites & synonyms and explored the grammar component Vyakarna Vishesha (grammatical peculiarities) - Students in the next level learnt about all the activities performed during the three days of Deepavali, from morning till evening. (Including Narakachaturdashi, Amavasya, Bali Padyami - the Gujaraati new year.). They wrote sentences about these activities. - Students in the next level did worksheets on ‘correct the mistakes in the sentence’ , learnt about the basic components of Deepavali- like the kalasha, mango leaves, Lakshmi pooja requirements, rangoli, etc. - Group 4 students labelled the components and learnt about the occasion through listening and completing worksheets. - Junior-most students are yet to perfect their writing skills, but their listening and repeating skills were utilised this year to encourage them to learn their lessons. They were able to write down the key components of the festival transcribed in English. The junior level students base their learnings on the audio, visual, and verbal components. Writing gets progressively more as the levels increase. This year, unfortunately due to the restricted circumstances, the newest and littlest students are unable to perfect their scripts but we are astounded by their ability to pick up by the ear and remember the details. Well done to all students for adjusting so wonderfully to the changed circumstances. Here are some samples for the students’ work.

10.01.2022 Nepali Radio 2 On the 14th of this month, students of Sydney Sanskrit School were given an opportunity to present in Santosh TV, a Nepalese television programme run by Acharya Rajan Sharma. The TV presents various programmes every Saturday between 8 and 10 and last Saturday, two of our students Ishan and Neha Natarajan participated. Ishan sang some prarthana stotras and Neha sang Garudagamana, a composition of Sri Sri Bharatiteertha Swami of Adi Shankaracharya Peetham, Daksh...inamnaya, Shringeri. We thank Santosh TV, GSPSS (The Global Society for Peace and Spiritual Science Incorporated (GSPSS) is an organisation that promotes Sanatana dharma values and traditions), the students, and their parents for this opportunity. Dhanyavadaha https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3446368702112182&id=100002172596573

09.01.2022 Bhagavadgita Recitation 2020 Senior students of the Glenfield batch of Sydney Sanskrit School and the newly joined students participated in the Bahagavadgita recitation competition on Thursday. Shlokas from Chapter II of the Gita were recited and the chief guest on this occasion was Guru Nikhila Kiran ji who spoke about the qualities of the chapter. Dhanyavadaha to all those who arranged for this event and participated in it.

09.01.2022 Spoken Sanskrit Students who have joined Sydney Sanskrit School this year and who are between 4 years and 5.5 years old, have been having a lot of fun with their online classes during the Corona crisis. Although they have not been able to polish their written skills as much as they would have liked to, they have been doing a lot of spoken Sanskrit - numbers, colours, knowing the animals and birds. They have also been completing worksheets incorporating the things they have learnt. Here are some worksheets completed by the kids where they have used verbs to describe some action words.

09.01.2022 Deepavali at SSS Wentworthville Here is a report from one of the teachers. This year Wentworthville 1a celebrated Deepavali festival online on Zoom. After studious learning efforts in Sanskrit academics we had fun-filled hands on activity to craft the Lanterns ie. AkaashDeepam - see photos below. ... We discussed the common vocabulary used during Diwali, aspects and reasoning about celebrating It. Students came up with their knowledge and also grabbed new knowledge from each other and teachers. The students gave overwhelming response by carefully focusing on the instructions given and implementing it in a correct way. We literally lit the class !!

07.01.2022 Krishna Janmashtami Part 5 Here is Part 5 of the celebration.

06.01.2022 Bhagavadgita recitation 2020 - Seniors The senior students of Sydney Sanskrit School participated in recitation of 15 shlokas of the second chapter of the Gita. Despite having been busy with completing their Prathama exams recently, many students came forward to participate in this event. ... We applaud their enthusiasm and the dedication of the teachers to keep a sense of normalcy in these unpredictable situations. The school committee would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the parents who encourage their children in their diverse interests and activities. Dhanyavadaha

02.01.2022 Ganeshotsava 2020 Students of the Glenfield batch of Sydney Sanskrit School participated in some online activities during their class time to learn about Lord Ganesha. The intermediate students filled in some related worksheets, wrote sentences about Lord Ganesha, and sang a song. Here are some shots taken during the class.

01.01.2022 Prathama exam Sydney Sanskrit School has taken affiliation from Dakshinaamnaaya Shringeri Jagatguru Aadishankarapeetham,Shringeri, to conduct Sanskrit certification examinations of different levels like Prathama, Dwiteeya, etc. While the school used to conduct classes for teachers on a regular basis as part of keeping updated with the curriculum, this year saw the first batch of students sit for the certification exam since the School’s inception in 2006. 26 senior students ...aged between 10 and 17 participated in the Prathama exam along with some parents and a few teachers as well. 7 teachers undertook the Dwiteeya exam this year. The arrangements for the three hour examinations were entirely done by the committee members of Sri Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Australia - keeping in mind the various restrictions imposed for Covid prevention. Mr Bobby Singh Mishra of the Yaadein Vision Group was present on the occasion and spoke about the importance of our culture and its bhojana, bhaasha, and aabhuushana - the food, language and attire. Sydney Sanskrit School feels proud that students born and brought up in Australia have shown the interest and pride in learning the Sanskrit language and achieving this level. Even though they are not exposed to long duration written examinations, the students pulled through with flying colours for which we not only applaud them but also their equally dedicated parents and teachers. Kudos to one and all. The school thanks Mr Bobby Singh for being present on the day and sharing his thoughts with us. We also extend our heartfelt dhanyavadaha to Pundit Jatin Kumar Bhatt and Sri Mandir committee members for not only making arrangements for the examination but also for their delicious prasadam. We are truly blessed. Stay safe, shubham bhavatu.