REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS 2010-2011

Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center - Dulles Chapter




1. Every participant, with or without children, new or currently registered, is required to fill in the Registration Form. A child may not be enrolled without his/her parents' enrollment and participation in Adult Classes.

2. Please note that at least one parent is required to attend the Adult Gita/Vedanta Class while children are attending Bala Vihar. The only exception to this is if you are a Sevak, teaching a Bala Vihar class. Children CANNOT be left at the Mission premises without a parent.

3. If for some reason, you are not able to make it to the class, please inform via email, your child's class teacher, and also send an email to absent@chinmayadulles.org.

4. Please make sure your Primary E-mail address is always kept current. All Mission activities are notified via e-mail. Please make sure to check your e-mail regularly. For any changes to your email address, please inform email_sevak@chinmayadulles.org promptly.

5. Bala Vihar Sessions:
Two identical Bala Vihar and Adult sessions are offered on Sunday Morning (9:50am - 11:30am) and Afternoon (1:20pm - 3:00pm). 

Please provide your first and second choice of session preferences. All efforts will be made to accommodate your first choice, but as sessions are filled, your second choice may have to be used.


    The Sessions will be filled in the following priority sequence:
    a. Active volunteers (teachers, coordinators, Sevaks, etc.) and their children
    b. Returning children with good attendance and
    c. The remaining spaces will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Classes may be cancelled if sufficient students are not available for any given session.

6. Language, Arts and Shloka:
    a. All children in Language/Arts/Shloka classes must be enrolled in the Bala Vihar program.
    b. The tentative timings for Language, Arts, and Shloka-1&2 classes are as follows:
       - Language, Bharatnatyam and Semi Classical Dance classes will be held in between the two Sunday Bala Vihar sessions from 11:35am-12:35pm.
     - Kuchipudi classes will be held only on Sundays from 2:00pm-3:00pm.
     - Shloka-1 class will be held on Sundays from 11:45am-12:15pm in parallel to Language classes
     - Shloka-2 class will be held from 12:40pm-1:10pm. 
     - Children enrolled in Language and Arts classes would have to enroll in Shloka-2 class only. 
     - Exact schedule will be posted on our website (http://chinmayadulles.org) by the 4th week of August 2010.
    c. One or more of these classes may be cancelled if there is not sufficient interest, or if the teacher volunteer is not available. This will be notified latest by the 4th week of August 2010.
    d. Contribution (if you are not a Sponsor-level donor): The one-time annual non-refundable contribution is requested at the time of registration. Payment can be made by check along with the Bala Vihar registration.
    e. We will try our best to schedule the language, arts and shloka classes so as to minimize any conflicts. In case you have chosen both language and arts classes, and they happen to be at the same time, we will notify you, via email, and ask for your preference, before the open house (Sept 12, 2010).

7. Annual Pledges:
    a. Amounts of pledges are given in the online application form.
    b. The preferred method of payment is by a single check for the total pledge amount for the whole year to reduce the administrative work for our volunteers.
    c. If this is not possible, you can pay only the Adult Basic Pledge of $360 per year, or the Sponsor Level Pledge of $101 per month by monthly automatic bank deduction spread over 12 months.
    d. The non-refundable Bala Vihar Pledge and the non-refundable Language & Arts Pledge would still need to be paid in full by check at the time of registration.
    e. If the annual contribution poses a financial difficulty, please contact Membership coordinator to discuss financial aid.
    f. In case we are not able to offer your preferred session, and if you wish to withdraw, please notify membership@chinmayadulles.org latest by September 30, 2010, and the pledge refund (by check only) will be mailed to your home address.

8. Mail Registration Receipt and Payment Information:

Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive the signed Online Registration Receipt along with your payment information.
    a. Print the Online Registration Receipt.
     b. Complete with attachments needed
         1. For members making a one time payment in full:
               - attach a check for the Total Pledge Amount as shown on the receipt.
         2. For members using monthly automatic bank deduction for the Adult        Basic Pledge:
               - complete the bottom portion of the Registration Receipt
               - sign the form
               - attach a void check
               - and attach a check for the Bala Vihar Pledge and Language & Arts          Pledge Amount as shown on the recepit.
         3. For members using the monthly automatic bank deduction for the        Sponsor Level Pledge:
               - complete the bottom portion of the Registration Receipt
               - sign the form
               - attach a void check.
    c. Mail the Online Registration Receipt and payment to:
             Suhashini Muthukrishnan (Membership Co-ordinator)
             25462 Chambers Drive, South Riding, VA 20152

    The completed Pledge receipt with payment is due by Friday, July 2, 2010.
    Forms received thereafter will be accepted on a first come first served basis, and subject to availability of seats. Your registration will be confirmed via e-mail from the Membership coordinator by 1st week of August, 2010.

    For any questions, please contact Suhashini Muthukrishanan, Ravi Manne, or Ramesh Golla at membership@chinmayadulles.org, or call (571) 921-4893.

    10. Continued enrollment in the program is contingent on your following the rules of conduct.



    11. Rules of Conduct
      a. NO eating, drinking or chewing of gum in the classrooms.
      b. Do NOT bring sports equipment to the center. There shall be No running in the hallways.
      c. Respect self, others and property. Maintain decorum at all times. DO NOT touch classroom material. Leave furniture and classroom environment in order. Put trash in trash bins.
      d. Parents of Bala Vihar children can neither leave the premises during the Bala Vihar session, nor loiter in the hallways. They are expected to be in the Adults' Gita / Vedanta class.
      e. Classes start promptly. In case of tardiness, please wait outside until the prayers are over so as not to disturb others.
      e. Maintain appropriate dress code.
      f. Teachers put in a lot of effort in preparing for the class, and they care for the Bala Vihar children. If your child cannot come to the class because of sickness or going out of town, please inform your child's Bala Vihar teacher.
      g. In order to encourage regular attendance, 'Excellence in Attendance' awards will be given at the end of the year, to students with a good attendance record. A good attendance record is defined as no more than 3 informed absences (teacher to be notified) during the year.
      h. Please purchase the class textbooks at the Open House. Please make sure that children come prepared to each class with their Bala Vihar textbook, notebook and needed stationery, as required by the teachers.


    Our Mission is to provide to individuals from any background the wisdom of Vedanta and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness, enabling them to become positive contributors to society.

    Bala Vihar Mission: To help children Learn Values with Fun, To Delight like the Moon and Shine like the Sun.
                                                                -Swami Tejomayananda

     

     

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