Child Abuse Prevention Seminar

Thomas Pourchot, Ph.D. (Tamohara das) and Mireya Pourchot (Mantrini devi dasi), counselors and educators in the areas of marriage, parenting, and child protection, will be conducting a seminar on child abuse prevention. Both are trained facilitators of the Good-Touch/Bad-Touch abuse prevention program that is used in schools nationwide to arm children with the information needed to identify and respond to child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and bullying of all types.

They will be conducting a seminar for parents which will include:

• Incidence of child abuse, importance of problem
• Video presentation “Hear Their Cries”
• Types of abuse, signs and symptoms
• Short term and long-term consequences of abuse
• Community role in child protection
• Parents role in child protection
• Prevention programs – Good Touch / Bad Touch

The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bhaktivedanta Academy, 17414 NW 112th Blvd, Alachua, FL. This session is free of charge. Refreshments will be served and childcare is available.

Please register below:

The Lifting of Govardhana Hill Performance Video

Students from Bhaktivedanta Academy's Audarya and Madhurya Bhavan classes perform The Lifting of Govardhana Hill, on Govardhana Puja, 2011.

Parent-Teacher Conference Invitation

Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for the week of November 7th. A conference sign-up sheet is in the school office. Please schedule in person or by phone at 386-462-2886, for an opportunity to meet with your child's teacher.

Si usted tiene alguna pregunta y necesita ayuda en español, puede solicitarla llamando al 386-462-2886 (oficina).

Krishna, Hear Our Song Video

Students from Bhaktivedanta Academy's Bhakti Bhavan class sing an original song - Krishna, Hear Our Song, on Govardhana Puja, 2011.

Harvest Festival Volunteer Thank You and Pictures

This year's Harvest Festival and Govardhana Puja celebration was one of the best ever, thanks to the many volunteers who commited time to help setup and run the various activities: 

• Anangamanjari
• Andy
• Baladeva
• Govinda & Saradiya
• Jahnava
• Kamala
• Krishnadas
• Krishna Dhama
• Malika
• Mauri
• Nitai-lila
• Madan Mohan Mohini
• Param
• Pishima & Ram
• Rohini Kumar & Vaisnavi

 Pictures of the event are now online:

• Bhaktivedanta Academy Online Photo Gallery
• Facebook

 Thank you to everyone who helped make it a fun-filled celebration for all.