Step Up for Students Scholarship Renewal Reminder

The Step Up for Students application season for the 2014-15 school year is now open. If your child received a Step Up scholarship for the 2013-14 school year, please visit www.stepupforstudents.org to complete the 2014-15 application. Scholarship are awarded on a first-come, first served basis (giving priority to renewal families in January). Please renew your child's scholarship as soon as possible.

Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship program can pay up to $4,880* in annual private school tuition costs for each child enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade for families that meet income eligibility guidelines. Family income charts are available at www.stepupforstudents.org. Scholarship applications for new families will become available in early February.

Family Community Meeting Reminder

Dear Families,

We hope you will join us Tuesday, January 14th at 6 p.m. for our 2nd Family Community Meeting of the school year. We have packed the evening with performances, demonstrations, and interactive sessions:

• Bhagavad Gita Recitation by Bhakti Bhavan Students - Prepare to have your heart warmed as our youngest students recite a beautiful sanskrit verse from the Bhagavad-Gita

• Grammar the Montessori Way - Through hands-on demonstrations see how your child is learning english grammar from pre-k through elementary.

• Bhaktivedanta Academy Master Plan - Help us shape our campus by identifying and talking about what you feel are the next priorities as we look to the develop and finalize our master plan.

We will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m., so please don't be late. Childcare is provided (ages 3 and above) and light refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing you.

Yours in service,

Visvambhara Das
Head of School

Important Dates for January

We hope that you all enjoy a fabulous winter break. Below are some important dates to keep in mind when school resumes in January:

Monday, January 6th………..….…End of Winter Break - School Resumes

Tuesday, January 14th…………….Family Community Meeting from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 17th………………..Pupil Holiday - Teacher Workday

Monday, January 20th…..…………Holiday - MLK Birthday

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

Holiday Treats Sold Out

We have sold out of our holiday treats, which closes our annual fundraiser. All together we sold over $4,656 of fudge and cookies! We could not have done it without our army of parent, teacher, and student volunteers:

Adi Gopi, Ananda Vardhani, Ananga Manjari, Anapayini & Radhanatha, Anasuya, Anuradha, Ashley, Aurora, Baladev, Chandramukhi Zaldivar, Gauranga, Gopi Prema, Iccha Shakti, Irena & Stefan, Jahnvi, Jaya Sri Radhe, Kalyani, Karuna Leslie, Krishna Dhama, Lali Shyam, Lalita & Jaya Govardhana, Lela Padma, Malati & Nrsimha, Malika, Mandie, Nataka-candrika, Pishima & Ram, Radha Dainton, Radha Krishna, Radhe, Radhika Hill, Rangi, Saksi Gopal, Sarva Mangala, Satyaki, Shanti, Surya, Takurani, and Yamuna & Ragunath

who together produced and packed 229 tins of cookies and 188 tins of fudge.

Click image above to view the Holiday Fundraiser photo album

The funds we raise through these sales are what allow us to make yearly additions and upgrades to classroom teaching materials and books. Thank you so much for coming together to make this year's holiday fundraiser another success!

Outreach Week Update - Day 3

Today another group of students from our Madhurya Bhavan class visited businesses at Thornebrook Village in Gainesville. They were treated to complimentary ice cream at D'Lites and cookies and drinks at Govind & Sons Fine Jewelry.

Click image above to view the Outreach Week photo album

Tomorrow the elementary and middle school students will head to the Phillips Center to see a performance of the Nutcracker ballet. 

On Friday the younger elementary students will conduct a home visit with Mother Indrani, a senior and loved member of our temple community. Students in the Krishna Sharanam middle school and 3rd year of the Audarya Bhavan class will continue spreading goodwill and spiritual knowledge in the Gainesville area. 

Our Food and Necessities collection box is almost too heavy to move in at night, which is great! Keep bringing items. We will hand the donations over to the New Raman Reti temple for distribution to a family in need on Friday afternoon.

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