Art Classes at Hanuman Temple
With the tremendous support and interest from parents for the initial session of the Art Classes at the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple,
the teachers are happy to announce the third session will begin on Saturday, March 13, 2010.
With age based sessions for kids in groups of 3yrs, 4yrs, 5-7yrs and 8+yrs, the classes are focused on encouraging and developing the artistic
abilities of the talented young students.
The classes will be taught by experienced and certified teachers who generously volunteer their time and efforts.
Art Classes(For ages 3-12)
During the class, each child will enjoy an art project first hand. The project will be presented with stories and morals from Hindu scriptures.
The fun-filled classes will be a time to appreciate being a Hindu child in America while letting imaginations soar.
Classes will meet late afternoons on Saturdays and will charge a nominal monthly fee for materials. We greatly look forward to working with your children and having them enjoy art!
Please see below for some photos and curriculum of the classes conducted.
WHO IS IT FOR
Art Classes is for children from 3 - 12 yr old. Parent education and teaching is also an integral part of our program.
For those interested in learning more, please send an email to ArtClass@DallasHanuman.org
WHEN AND WHERE
Classes for children are held every Saturday afternoon according to following schedule
at Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple, 12030 Independence Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75035.
Schedule:
March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, May 1, May 8
Times & Age Group:
2PM - 3PM: Age Group 5-7
3PM - 4PM: Age Group 8-12
3PM - 4PM: Age Group 3
4PM - 5PM: Age Group 4
4PM - 5PM: Age Group 5-7
HOW AND WHEN TO ENROLL
The registration forms are available at the Temple Front Desk. We request all parents to register as earlier as possible in order to get enrolled in the class.
Please send an email to ArtClass@DallasHanuman.org for any questions.
REGISTRATION FEE: The temple kindly requests a $40 registration fee for all the 8 weeks for each student to contribute towards the art supplies.
WHAT ARE THE CLASSES AND THEIR CURRICULUM?
The class begins with circle time where the teacher narrates a moral story which illustrates various themes such as respect for elders, kindness, peace, being a good friend, etc. The students then engage in a question/answer session to better understand the story and how we can implement this quality into daily life. The teacher then presents a related arts and crafts project using diverse materials and the students spend the rest of the class creating their own masterpiece.
CLASSES CONDUCTED DURING FIRST SESSION
1. Oct 10th, 2009:
The older children had circle time where they leaned about the story of Ganesha and Karthikeya, the meaning of brotherhood, how they were such wonderful children ( repsect for elders ), and their vahanas. The children also learned why we pray to Ganesha first, and the teacher always incorporates the moral and how we implement that quality into daily life. The art lesson was making a peacock out of a clay planter pot , styrofoam balls, paint, feathers, and glitter.
The younger children had circle time and learned the meaning of friendship and brotherhood through a story of butterflies. The art lesson was fingerpainting and blending colors into the outline of half of a butterfly. The half was then imprinted by folding the paper over to create a lifesize portrait of a butterfly.
Bhajans Taught: Devi, Pahi Pahi Gajanana
2. Oct 17th, 2009:
The older children had circle time and learned the story of Deepavali and why we celebrate it. The art lesson was sculpting a clay dhiya, a God's weapon, and sweets. After letting it dry, the children then painted it all festive colors.
The younger children enjoyed circle time , learned the story of Deepavali, and the art lesson was creating and coloring colorful dhiyas.
Bhajans Taught: Krishna, Vishnu
3. Oct 24th, 2009:
The older children learned the story of Matsya Avatara and the first yuga. The moral of the story was compassion and each child expressed their way of being compassionate on a daily basis. The art lesson: using tissue paper, foil, pastels , they painted the scales and faces of a fish while stuffing half of the bag with paper to create a 3d effect of a fish, the other half was tied with a rubber band and then made into a fan to give the effect of the fins and tail.
The younger children learned the story of Matsya Avatara and the first yuga.The moral was compassion and each in a delighful way explained how they can be good helpers. The art lesson: painting with pastels a fish shaped card paper and glued on pieces of tin foil and tissue paper as the shiny scales.
4. Oct 31st, 2009:
Session1: The younger children learned the story of Hanuman and Bhima and how Hanuman is so great yet so humble.
The children learned we should not boast and put others down. We then talked about the acual day of Halloween as the art class fell on Halloween day,
and talked about the colors and season of fall. The children painted (using paintbrushes for the first time ) a pumpkin. Bhajan Taught: Vande Santam Hanumantham
Session2: The teacher asked each child one by one what does humility and arrogance mean and how can we be humble?
The students thought about it and how they can be humble at school and at home, and we discussed the story of Hanuman and Bhima.
We discussed the many qualities of Hanuman and how he protects us.
We then learned about an art utilized in some regions of India where a variety of colorful dhaals and beans are used for art creations.
The children created a dhaal/bean creation of Hanuman using toor dhaal, masoor dhaal, chana dhaal, and kabuli channa.
Bhajan Taught: Vande Santam Hanumantam
5. Nov 7th, 2009:
Session1:
Stories on baby Krishna. Lesson : how we can pray to God everyday and thank Him for our wonderful life.
Art project: with the younger ones we want to focus on motor skills and strenghtening his/ her " writing" hand. As last week they practiced holding a brush and making strokes, this week they practiced holding a different type of fabric paint tool and designing their very own t-shirts
Bhajan Taught: Repeating and reinforcing learning Krishnam Vishnum
Session2: Taking lessons from Bhagavad Gita
one of the main lessons of Lord Krishna explaining to his disciple Arjuna how one should follow his/ her dharma without being attached to the fruits of the action. For the children, we discussed how this can relate to their life as perhaps even a teacher may not praise them and just constanly pick on him, but the student should prevail by following his duty and stuyding well for the sake of being a good student. Another example was helping out an elderly person or volunteering - there will be no recognition, but for hte sake of being a moral person , it is good help others - another example an adult may favor one child over another and insult one, but the child should still behave in a righteous manner for God is watching us ~
Art lesson - modeling clay and sculpting baby Krishna's face and cow
Bhajan Taught: Aychutha Ananta
6. Nov 14th, 2009:
Session1: Literal meaning of Dattatreya, how Guru is our friend , guide, and an angel that protects us in our daily lives gearing us towards the righteous path
Bhajan: Dattatreya Atreya Putra
Activity: finger imprrints, thumb imprints from colorful fingerpaints with an outline of the hand to create a festive bird
Session2: How Guru plays a role in our life, discussion of each child's perception of who Guru is and how He/She affects us, one of the many stories of Lord Dattatreya and how he is the trinity in Hindusim.
Bhajan: Dattatreya Trimurti Roopa
Activity: creating henna like intricate designs to mimick an imaginary bird, focusing on drawing.
& using fingers in finger paints to design a creative impression of their version of a bird.
7. Nov 21th, 2009:
Session1: Learning about Goddess Saraswati (Knowledge and all the Fine Arts ) story. We should pray to Devi for strength , knowledge, love, and protection to guide us. Example ~ school and learning.
Bhajan: Jai Jai Vani Saraswati
Activity: The children traced their hand and arm. Enhancing motor and coordination skills, the children focused with concentration to cut out his/her hand and arm.
Session2: discussion of personal experiences with Saraswati in their life and how they can start to include a prayer to Gon on a daily basis. Older kids learned about Indian history and Nehru and concentrated on drawing skills and the theory of drawing.
Bhajan: Annapoorna Jnana Poorna
Activity: The children learned about the art of imaginaton and the intricacy of detail and design. Using paper plates, they connected three pieces to mimick the body and face of a caterpillar.
Older kids drew hat and the rose. Some students attempted to see their portrait and draw their own perception.
They finished off the sketchings with the use of red and gold glitter.
8. Nov 28th, 2009:
Session1: Lord Shiva and how he is touched by pure devotion. Moral ~ to not judge others with arrogance , be patient, and always pray with a pure heart full of devotion.
Bhajan: Shankara Shiva
Activity: The 3 year olds learned about primary colors and mixing colors.They had a pre-made drawing of a bird wgicg they colored and cut.
The 4 year olds learned about shapes and how to draw shapes. Using these shapes they drew their own bird using circle, triangle, and a parallelogram.
Session2: The students learned about the history of quilting as an art in American history. They learned about how it is passed down from generation to generation and weaves a story of tradtion and culture with various fabrics.
Bhajan: Shankara Shiva
Activity: Mimicking the quilt, the children had a life size posterboard where they made a quilt using various types of paper -metallic, patchwork, and various colors.
Older kids created their own collage from various magazine, newspaper, and other published materials to display what they are thankful for
