Author Archives: Vrnda Priya Malynn

In a lecture by His Grace Nityananda Prabhu, the following question was posed: “How do we balance the spiritual and material aspects of education in the gurukula?” His response was insightful […]

One of my absolute favorite things about teaching a multi-level classroom is when the themes of the grades come together and the entire class is able to discuss as a group. In Language Arts, the […]

Fifth and sixth graders needed a hands-on way to remember the many historical figures they came across in their study of Ancient Rome. When I suggested “Romanmon Cards” – modeled after Pokemon cards, but containing […]

In Literature, students are writing persuasive essays. We discussed how a strong persuasive paper addresses the opposition – that is, it accounts for opposing arguments and subsequently defeats them. In reading “Bhakti Bhava” […]