The ISKCON Ministry of Education has a mandate from the Governing Body Commission to enable projects worldwide by connecting resources to people and people to resources. Recently Urmila devi dasi, her daughter Champakalata devi dasi along with Ramgiridhari dasa and myself met in the village of Govardhan to finalize on a structure, team and system […]
On Friday 14th November, Vishakha Despande, the Head of Curriculum and Operational Manager for Gokul Kidz Nerul, Navi Mumbai, was invited by the TV channel IBN Lokmat as guest speaker to mark the occasion of ‘Children’s Day’. The show was ‘Special Talk Time’. The interviewer was Aditi Joshi. The topic was ‘Nursery to Level 9—New […]
Last Thursday we celebrated Damodara puja in our Goloka Education office located within Gokul Kidz, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. During the month of Damodara (Kartika masa), Gaudiya Vaisnavas in particular remember the pastime of Mother Yashoda binding Lord Krishna. It is from this pastime which Damodara receives one of His unlimited names. The name Damodara means […]
Currently, Goloka Education is focused on two main areas of delivery, one in the Early Childhood sector and one in Sanskrit for all ages. Recently, we had launched the first issue of a monthly magazine called Sanätané – Culture of Divinity. The e-magazine was received by thousands of readers and we have received lots of […]
Saàskåta-citra-koçaù The purpose of this Sanskrit Picture Dictionary – Saàskåta citra-koçaù – is to provide those new to Sanskrit, particularly those from English speaking backgrounds, exposure to many of the high frequency words required to communicate in spoken Sanskrit. This picture dictionary will assist in swift Sanskrit vocabulary acquisition. Words are placed into associational categories: […]
Saàskåta Vidyärambhaù – Part One – Students’ Book This book is an introduction to the Sanskrit language. There are two parts to this course: Samskåta-vidyärambhaù Part One and Part Two. The Saàskåta-citra-koçaù (Sanskrit Picture Dictionary) is an ideal reference book and supplement to this resource. Samskåta-vidyärambhaù means ‘the beginning of Sanskrit education’. The course […]
This resource provides an integrated package of flexible entry-level resources for teachers, and for students who are new learners of Sanskrit. A detailed glossary and transliterated text format is used throughout in order to support newcomers to Sanskrit. For some teachers this resource may be their first encounter with Sanskrit. It is designed to assist […]
Card Games & Posters Kids love games! We have made 10 card games to help reinforce the learning of Sanskrit in an exciting and entertaining way. Further explanations and alternative rules for the games are provided in the Saàskåta Vidyärambhaù Teacher’s Guide. Memory Games Memory games are a fun way for language learners to reinforce […]