| Academic Year 2017 – 2018: Class dates will not be finalized until end of August. We plan to have the first two classes on Sept 10th and then immediately following on Sept 17th. For Oct, Nov, Dec, we plan to have Pathshala on every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday. |
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| Pathshala Director: Monica Shah Education@JainSocietyDC.org |
Food Coordinator:Sunil Dharamsi sunilpallavi@juno.com |
Tentative Pathsala Schedule for 2017-18 (subject to rental approval from school)
Coming soon…
Class Information
We have a great team of about 36 teachers who teach the JAINA curriculum emphasizing the Jain way of life. Our teachers are a key to success and we would not have such a vibrant Pathshala without the dedication and hard work of our teachers.
| Name (Grade) | Teachers | Contact | Curriculum |
| Nursery (Age 3) | Dhruti Shah Rupa Mehta |
703-200-7611 —— |
Nursery |
| Pre-Alpha (Age 4) | Shilpa M Shah Nishma Shah Rupal Doshi |
410-292-0814 240-888-5079 —— |
Prealpha |
| Class A (KG & 1st) | Bela Gandhi Nirali Mehta Sheetal Rao |
703-554-2142 or 703-793-3049 —— —— |
Class A |
| Class B1 (2nd) | Nita Shah Nayana Gangar |
571-326-5705 —— |
Class B |
| Class B2 (3rd) | Pallavi Dharamsi Chhaya Shah |
—— 703-342-6851 |
Class B |
| Class C1 (4th) | Monica Shah Jhalak Mehta |
443-306-9955 240-461-1802 |
Class C |
| Class C2 (5th) | Ami Shah Minal Shah |
703-729-0383 —— |
Class C |
| Class D (6th & 7th) | Rupal Shah Sonal Ajmera |
443-812-8233 or 443-535-8340 240-328-0808 |
Class D |
| Class E (8th & 9th) | Megha Doshi Manna Shah |
703-200-3080 240-498-6183 |
Class E |
| Class G (10th) | Kamlesh Shah | 301-838-9778 | Class G |
| Hindi Class | Shweta Jain Vishal Jain |
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Hindi Class |
| Gujarati Class | Sonal Ajmera Mehul Doshi Hemangini Shah |
240-751-8300 267-374-1003 —— |
Gujarati Class |
| Sutra Class | Shilpa P Shah Ripal Shah Ami Doshi Minal Shah Abha Parekh Savita Jain |
703-435-8118 443-799-6438 949-872-5651 —— —— —— |
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| Adult Class | Pravin Dand Dr. Atul Shah |
| Class Schedule @ Cloverly Elementary School | |
| 09:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Hindi/Gujarati Classes |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Prayer, Aarti / Mangal deevo in Gym, Assembly in Gym |
| 10:35 – 12:15 p.m. | Pathshala Classes |
| 11.50 – 12:15 p.m. | Sutra Classes in Gym (Class B1 to G students) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Class-wise Dismissal for lunch |
| Class Schedule @ Jain Center | |
| 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. | Adult Pathshala by Dr. Atul Shah & Pravin Dand |
| 12:30 p.m. | Parents Lunch in School Cafeteria |
Click here for Pathshala Registration
Click here for Volunteers Registration
Lunch Sponsorship Sign-up / Lunch Sponsors list / Lunch RSVP
Please contact our Lunch Coordinator, Sunil Dharamsi if you wish to sponsor Pathshala lunch and/or need help forming a group.
Please click here to view the Pathshala lunch sponsorship list (names and dates).
Lunch Guidelines:
Please make sure that the food served qualifies Jain criteria and following ingredients are NOT used or included in any form.
- Non Vegetarian items including eggs and gelatin.
- Root vegetables / Anantkaya like onion, garlic, potato, carrot, eggplant, brinjal, spinach, mushroom
- “Dwidal” – Dicotyledons i.e. any grain [or flour of that grain] which can be split into two when mixed with raw milk, curd, lassi, shrikhand or other milk item leads to Dwidal. Yogurt / Milk / Buttermilk have to be nicely warmed before mixing it.
Some examples of “Dwidal” include
– Making “Kadhi” by mixing besan in buttermilk without nicely warming it
– Making “Dahi Bundi” or “Rayatoo” without nicely warming yogurt
– Making “Dahi wada” by putting wada in yogurt without nicely warming yogurt
– Dicotyledons include all “kathol” & all “Dal” & their flours, Methi – seeds or leaves - Green vegetables on “tithi.”
Pathshala PTA
Pathshala PTA helps organize various social events at the Pathshala. We encourage parents to join and/or participate in these events.
For any questions / suggestions regarding Pathshala, please contact Monica Shah at Education@JainSocietyDC.org.