SCHOOL

Pandav Vidhya Shala School is held in the beautiful venue of Bushey Academy, providing a perfect setting to learn our languages, culture and music.

Gujarati

Bal Gopal class (age 3 -5): Children learn through interactive flashcards, games, singing through play – focusing on the key skills of Speaking basic sentences and learning all alphabet and numbers.
Sahadeva class: Children focus on writing, letter formation and word recognition. Building on topics such as; learning to tell the time, learning body parts, fruits and vegetables.
Nakula class: Children having achieved a full understanding of the alphabet, they progress to learn the vowels allowing them to form simple sentence and to start reading short sentences.
Arjun and Bhima class: Children start to combine grammar and punctuation and build full confidence in their reading/writing skills.
Karan and Yudhistra class: Children focus on the foundation GCSE level and building their bank of OCR words and getting full understanding of their expectations for GCSE’s.
Dhronacharya class: Children start the GCSE classes where they focus on the different writing formats expected at GCSE level. Our Qualified GCSE team, including our in house OCR Oral examiner are fully focusing on the 4 skills, Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing to attain top GCSE grades.
Draupadi: Students build a foundation of Hindi, through interactive sessions, learning the 4 keys skills Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. The student build full confidence in writing and speaking to prepare them for their next stage of pre Hindi IGSCE.
Kunti: Students focus on punctuation, grammar and different writing formats – e.g. emails, letter writing and writing articles, preparing them for IGSCE standards, and building confidence through past papers.

Hindu Dharma

Govind class (ages 3-7): Students learn basic Hindu values, Hindu symbols and sanskars. They get an understanding of our Hindu Gods/Goddess and festivals through play, drama, singing, storytelling and different activities. To get a full understanding of Hindu morals and how it helps them in everyday life.
Shyam class (7-11): Students are now get an understanding of the basic pre GCSE definitions, how festivals are celebrated and gain an understanding of how Hindu Dharma is a way of life. Students gain confidence and learning how the 16 Hindu Sanskars benefit them and provide Motivation, Leadership and Strength to achieve the highest in life.
Madhav class (12 plus ): Students follow the Hindu GCSE syllabus from Edexcel board covering 2 Modules, they are taught by qualified Hindu GCSE teachers with wealth of experience attaining High GCSE achievements.

Dhol & Tabla

We teach Tabla & Dhol to students in a fun, friendly and creative environment where young people have the freedom to develop a love and appreciation for music. We build on fundamental musical skills that are continually developed throughout their time at the Pandav Vidhya Shala.

Tabla & Dhol classes are kept small to establish musical understanding and good habits from the beginning. Through regular homework and continuous assessments we ensure children develop to their full potential. Students are expected to practice their Tabla & Dhol for 10-15 minutes at least four times per week. If pupils reach the required standard they can be entered for graded exams during the summer term.

We also train students in performance skills, learning to recite music on stage is about much more than just ‘playing the right notes’. After acquiring this basic technique the complex skill of musical expression and style is developed. Through self-awareness students are taught to review their performance, to listen and match note lengths with other players and to constructively examine their peers.

Adults

It is never too late to learn Tabla & Dhol, a non-exam based flexible program is available for adults.