Class Name: JCGB Level 5b
Access on-Line: Go to JAINA.org and go to Education and click on JCGB Pathshala
Teacher: Yogendra Jain (yokjain@yahoo.com, 781-856-0769 - please feel free to call me anytime if you have questions, ideas, etc.)

Students present:
- Nirali Vagadia
- Sajani Shah
- Aastha Kodia
- Nisha Shah
- Priyam Turkhia
- Sagar Shah,
- Dhruv Jain

Our Class Goal/Vision: (Discussed What we want to accomplish over the next two years)
- Learn and do meditation and relaxation
- Learn and be able to teach to your parents Jain Elevator Pitch
- Do a project for YJA/JAINA (summer of 2010 or 2011)
- Learn to think and make decision in context of Jain Core Values
- Design and Develop a Jain Museum at our new temple (in classes)
- Do self analysis

What we did / discussed in the class:
- Learned meditation and relaxation technique
- Did 15 minutes of meditation
- Discussed goals for the next two years
- Discussed religion versus science
- Calculated the number of hours spent on religion versus studying science  (500 hours per year in science versus 1000's of hours in entertainment, and at the most 30 hour in religion)
- Brainstorming on why we have faith in Jainism
- Read/ Discussed Treasures in Jainism (JWOL Book Chapter reading)
- Homework given

Homework (for Sunday January 10th, 2010 Pathshala) :  (less than 1 hour)
- When doing school homework - take a deep breath after turning each page or doing a new problem
- Read chapter on Non-Violence in Jain Way of Life book
- Read JWOL Book - chapter on A Day in a Life of a Jain
- Read Marriage and Commitment
- Ask your parent "What is Jainism"  and bring back to the class their response.