What We Offer

Downingtown Balvihar offers cultural and language curriculum from grade PreK to 6 and supports youth through Youth-group program in strengthening their cultural identity and shaping them into good citizens through volunteer work and community involvement. We also celebrate several events like Navratri, Holi etc. with our community.

Classes offered

Culture Classes: PreK to Grade 6

Language: PreK to Grade 6

Languages offered: Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi

Youth Group Program: Grade 7 and above

CULTURE CLASS OVERVIEW

Downingtown Balvihar cultural classes enable students to understand and explore our Indian heritage, traditions and values. The journey of culture education starts at an early age (PreK) with interactive story based curriculum which progresses through advanced topics with the grade advancement.

The vision of the culture class is to provide an overview of each aspect of India's values, food, music, arts, festivals, history, geography, and discussions on social topics and individual contribution to the current world.

We emphasis on integrating the Indian values along with the American culture, fostering them to become good and responsible role models for the next generation.

Language class overview 

Downingtown Balvihar offers language classes to build basic language understanding among children, starting very early from pre-K level and progressing to higher grades.

Commencing from the basic words and phrases, which children use in their daily lives, we approach towards vowels-alphabets and words. The lessons are based on day-to-day things they see, hear and do, like colors, shapes, greetings, foods, clothing items, gestures and many more. Gradually we move forward to making words from alphabets learned and forming sentences to communicate. We try our best to teach in a way that students are not overwhelmed but learn and feel engaged in classes.

We currently have Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi languages. Our goal is that each child becomes proficient in recognizing these vowels and alphabets by their sounds and are capable of understanding and conversing. 

YOUTH GROUP PROGRAM

For DBV graduates who are motivated to further explore, develop, and integrate a cultural relevance to their modern lives, we offer a robust Youth Group program (DBVYG).  Under the guidance of dedicated mentors, DBVYG members put cultural values into action through volunteer work and community involvement.  They strengthen their cultural identity through discussions, debate, and teaching.  Through our guest speakers, DBVYG students benefit from the experience, knowledge, and guidance of South Asian role models from all walks of life.  By working closely together with their peers, they form lasting friendships and a supportive cultural community of their own.  DBVYG inspires and equips our young adults to become community leaders who represent the best of Indian values and culture.