Teaching and Guiding Children in Chanting Japa

Participants will explore the goals of having a japa class, learn various methods of teaching japa, and the essence of the japa instruction. (It is helpful to have already taken the “Well-formed Plan seminar prior to having this one.)

Transmitting the Culture of Krishna Consciousness to the Next Generation

What’s the three most important elements and practices to inculcate someone with culture and behavior? Setting a good example is not enough and may even be counterproductive unless these three elements are present. This seminar defines many practical applications.

Sadhana for Parenting in Krishna Consciousness

Involving children in regular sadhana as part of family and temple life, this workshop considers obstacles and useful practices. (note: this seminar is similar to The Vocation of Teaching in Krishna Consciousness, Part II: Inspired for Life, except that it is geared toward the specific needs of parents and their daily practice of spiritual life.)

Motivating our Children to Engage in a Variety of Devotional Services

What are our children’s gifts? In this interactive workshop, we explore how to match activities to people, and come up with a practical plan for implementation.

Motivating our Children to Hear and Read About Krishna

Based on meeting the real and felt needs of our children, participants consider many approaches to increasing the quantity and quality of their children’s reading and hearing about Krishna, so that children will want to make such absorption a regular lifelong habit.

Multi-level Classroom

Designed for academic teachers and school administrators, this seminars covers the philosophy and practice of teaching several grades and ages together.

Speaking and Drama

How to have our children become expert at public speaking? What do we hope to accomplish with courses in speaking and drama? This workshop can be adapted to the needs of elementary or secondary teachers and can focus only on public speaking rather than also including the drama section.

Critical Thinking/Logic

What is Critical Thinking? This seminar explores definitions, the objectives of teaching critical thinking to primary and secondary students, the main means of instruction, and whether students should be taught with the content areas or as a separate course.