{"id":356,"date":"2019-06-12T06:40:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/?p=356"},"modified":"2019-06-15T04:55:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:55:52","slug":"one-lord-so-many-forms-pre-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/one-lord-so-many-forms-pre-k\/","title":{"rendered":"One Lord so many forms &#8211; Pre-K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shubhashree Venkatesh &amp; Bhaskar Ramakrishnan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BV_2019_Pre-K-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Pre-k has children between ages 3-5. We focus on building independence, active participation and mindfulness. Mindfulness is intrinsic to pre-K curriculum. We start with 3 Oms to calm the mind followed by opening prayers. Some house rules followed very well by kids are: Sitting well with backs straight, raising ones hand to speak and practice general hygiene to stay healthy. Kids are taught to welcome, respect and encourage each other.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AA802524-BDF6-4374-A29F-CF94E9E076A6.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Music is the main medium of learning in this class. Kids learn slokas and songs and encouraged to sing in Shruti. Some\u00a0 dancing and games gets them moving and excited. And yoga teaches them focus.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing to see kids this young lying in Shavasana in pin drop silence. We read books and analyze the morals behind words and actions to ensure children understand what is being read to them. Children learn the importance of quality work through careful coloring.\u00a0 The 2 year curriculum really helps kids blossom, get confident, comfortable and ready for KG<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;<strong>Subhasree &amp; Bhaskar<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shubhashree Venkatesh &amp; Bhaskar Ramakrishnan\u00a0 Pre-k has children between ages 3-5. We focus on building independence, active participation and mindfulness. Mindfulness is intrinsic to pre-K curriculum. We start with 3 Oms to calm the mind followed by opening prayers. Some house rules followed very well by kids are: Sitting well with backs straight, raising ones &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/one-lord-so-many-forms-pre-k\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;One Lord so many forms &#8211; Pre-K&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contents","category-teachersreflections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}