Author Archives: Nrtya Kisori Dasi

Handymen are very handy! And Rick Baker is one such man. When we sent a message to the parents, asking for their assistance with keeping the deities’ washing cloths clean, Rick immediately volunteered. But Tarannum […]

While learning about animals, Lower Elementary students engaged in classifying animals based on their characteristics. First, they learned to identify and divide them into Vertebrates and Invertebrates. Then they further categorized the Vertebrates into Mammals […]

Where can you find nouns? Everywhere! Lower Elementary students played “Noun Hunt” around the classroom, gathering various items. They named and described the nouns, then added verbs and created complete sentences. 

Our dear 4th grader, Rasalila Shinde, has recently participated in a national “I Spy Kindness” writing contest and won first prize for the 3rd – 5th grade category. She wrote an essay describing acts […]

There are many people in this world who can tell you about Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami as a Guru or as a Godbrother. Many who can tell you how he served Srila Prabhupada and developed […]

For children, there seems to be hardly anything more they look forward to than getting to come to school with pajamas for a party. Fun crafts, blissful gift exchange, and wonderful Prasadam were the highlights […]

Most children love animals and enjoy studying about them. The Middle Elementary class has just completed a project on animals’ needs and adaptation, learning about the unique features Krsna has given each species and how […]

Krishna Priya grew up as a Hare Krsna devotee in the ISKCON New Vrindaban farm community in West Virginia. Her parents were initiated by Srila Prabhupada and are both very talented and […]

In 5th grade Social Studies, students are learning a step by step method of mapping the countries of the world by heart.   Take a look at their adventures!

In his Upadesamrta, Srila Rupa Goswami describes the six loving exchanges between devotees, two of which are offering and accepting gifts. As the holiday season is coming upon us, when we exchange gifts with our […]

What’s better than celebrating Govardhana Puja? Celebrating it twice! TKG Academy students, along with the Sunday-school students, got to participate in the Temple’s Govardhana Puja grand celebration last Sunday. They’ve been working in small groups, […]

When you are used to working with children, it shows! Dr. Devika Rao, MD. is a Pediatric Pulmonologist (as well as a mother), and being around young children comes naturally to her.  She came very […]

Even Halloween can be engaged in Lord Krsna’s service. At TKG Academy we celebrated the Fall Festival with the students dressed as characters from our devotional scriptures. The costumes included some of the Lord’s main […]

“I’m a little Vaisnava, come and play with me. When you come to my CLASS, this is what you’ll see!” While studying the process of creation, based on an article by H.G. Urmila Devi, Upper […]

Little children love pretend-playing “doctor”. But what happens when a real doctor comes to your school? Dr. Rajendra Chouhan had graciously agreed to meet with our Middle and Uppper Elementary classes, teaching them about the […]

There is hardly anything as nice as going out to explore nature and its wonders. In Mid September, the Preschool and Lower Elementary classes went on a field trip to the Dallas Arboretum and the […]

Our preschool days are busy with various activities. Our mornings begin with Sadhana class. Sometimes we go on Harinama, chanting Lord Krsna’s Holy Names around the temple community, accompanied by musical instruments and […]

Classroom studies come to life when you get to see things with your own eyes and feel them with your hands. At the conclusion of the first six weeks of school, after studying the body, […]

Even after my dear friend and neighbor, Jaysri Radhe, mentioned her plans to give a donation to TKG Academy on Janmastami, I wasn’t prepared for what was coming. When she handed me the envelope, a […]

  Archana Mataji and her husband, Ananta Gopal Prabhu, joined Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji’s community several years back in order to have both their daughters, Brinda and Chakrika, attend school at TKG Academy. For the […]

Inspired by and following in the footsteps of the artists Jackson Pollock and Aelita Andre, Lower Elementary students expressed their artistic talents and had loads of fun! I wish the pictures could capture the sounds […]

Sri Krsna Janmastami, a most sacred and auspicious day for Vaisnavas, has just been celebrated. It was grand and festive. TKG Academy students, since the beginning of the school year, have been preparing for this […]

I find it refreshing and enlivening to be sitting behind the “bench” of a student. “Good students make good teachers”, they say. Teachers are usually in the position of giving, of instructing, but they, too, […]

“Spring cleaning” is a much more common concept, but with the school year’s schedule the summer suits us best. Despite the heat and other more tempting adventures for the summer, we took upon ourselves the […]

We are so excited for this new school year – to see what’s in our classroom and meet our new friends. We happily explore new materials, and learn much more than ABCs and 123! Here Kanai […]

The goal of our educational system is to inspire our children to become devotees of Krsna, while living in this world like perfect, responsible ladies and gentlemen. We see such example in the life of […]

Twelve-year-old  Conor Jennings has joined TKG Academy during the last school year and quickly won the hearts of his classmates. His gentle and respectful demeanor endeared him to his teachers as well. Conor has gained […]

When we called to invite H.H. Kesava Bharati Das Goswami Maharaja to join us for the Donor Appreciation Dinner, he said it should be “short and sweet” and short and sweet indeed it was. The […]

Another wonderful school year has come to an end. An adventurous year it was, with many new students and exciting events. And so it was befitting that the conclusion was extraordinary as well. On […]

Over the years, we have presented many dramas, bhajans and other devotional productions; less frequently we provided opportunities for the parents to actually see what their children are learning in the classroom on a daily basis. […]

In the tenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna describes how He is the origin and opulence in all of creation. In verse 35 He states, “Of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.” […]

What is a better way to learn about the senses than to use the senses to learn? As the saying goes, “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”… So, we engaged our tongues in […]

Have you ever heard of a Public Library located in a Mall? Bookmarks is a Dallas Public Library for Children at Northpark Mall. It hosts many programs for young children, one of which we […]

Gaura Purnima, the appearance of Lord Caitanya, is only a month away… But in our preschool class He has already appeared. Mother Krishna Priya has intrigued the students with His pastimes, from Advaita Acarya Prabhu’s […]

A chilly morning turned into a beautiful, sunny day. We couldn’t have asked for a better weather on our field trip to the Dallas Arboretum. We arrived early on Monday to explore the Pumpkin Village. The face […]

“What do I have in my hand?” asked Vara’s mother. The students guessed: “Paper!” “Rectangle!”… “It’s a letter”, she explained. “What do you do when you wish to send a letter?” “Put it in the […]