SCHEDULE 2020–2021 Saturdays & Sundays. (scroll down for complete list)
ISW LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL SCHOOL Established 1992
Students from all language encouraged to attend cultural assembly & yoga
September 20– Open House 10-11 am
10:00am – Information Session, teacher introductions
September 26-27 – First semester
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Language class Session 1
11:00am – 11:30am – No Assembly
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Sat September 26 & Sun September 27, 2020, ‘Spirit of Shrewsbury’ Online
October 3-4
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Language class Session 1
11:00am – 11.30 am – Assembly ART
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Signups for Diwali Dance (TO BE CONFIRMED)
October 10-11 – (Columbus Day weekend)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Language class Session 1
11:00am – 11.30 am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
October 17-18 – Navratri Begins Sat
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30 am – Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
October 24-25 – Navratri ends Sunday
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am – 11.30 am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Diwali joint event with WAM, Worcester Art Museum – TBD
Non Indian food collection for Diwali - TBD
Oct 31 - Nov 1 (Daylight savings time ends – set clocks back one hour on Sat 2AM)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30 am – TBD
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
ISW DIWALI Puja and Cultural program TBD
November 7-8
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
November 14-15 – DIWALI – school closed
November 21-22
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00 am – 11.30 am –Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
November 28-29
Thanksgiving weekend – NO SCHOOL
Sunday, December 6th 2020 – ISW Christmas TBD
December 5-6– – (Set up Giving Tree with tags)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Assembly: Ramona Michaels & Xmas Story
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
December 12-13 – (Giving Tree: Collect Mittens: Walmart gift cards)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am – 11.30 am Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
December 19-20 – (Giving Tree: Collect Mittens: Walmart gift cards)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am – 11.30 am – Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
December 26-27 – Merry Christmas – NO SCHOOL
January 2-3 – Happy New Year - Welcome back 2021
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am – 11:30am – Assembly Music with Sarita Deshpande
OR Assembly (Lohri, Pongal, Makar Sankranti)
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
January 9-10
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am –Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Jan 15 Shrewsbury School closed – Prof dev day
Jan 18 Shrewsbury school Closed – MLK Jr Day
January 16-17 – MID YEAR LANGUAGE EXAM
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am –Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Telugu School Sankranthi Celebrations - Saturday January 16th TBD
January 23-24 – 2nd session begins (Hindi Teachers Meeting – TBD)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta (Assembly Republic Day with Sharad Mehta)
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
January 24th ISW General Body Meeting, 2 pm
February 6-7
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Assembly Music with Sarita Deshpande
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
February 13-14 – NO SCHOOL – WINTER VACATION
February 20-21
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
February 27-28
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
March 6-7
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Music class with Sarita Deshpande
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
March 13-14 (Daylight savings time-set clock ahead one hour Sat 2AM)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
10:30am – 11.30 am – ISW Saraswati Puja TBD
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
March 20-21
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Religion and Indology
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
March 27-28 – Holi is March 29th
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am –No Yoga TBD TEACHERS Meeting
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
April 3-4
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – ISW Bollyfit teacher Sunita Kalyani
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
April 10-11
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
April 17-18 - NO SCHOOL – SPRING VACATION (Ram Navmi, Baisakhi)
April 24-25
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
May 1-2 - FINAL EXAM (TBD)
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Cultural assembly TBD
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
May 8-9 - FINAL EXAM (TBD) Mother’s Day, School is being held
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Yoga with Alka Mehta
11:30am – 12:30 pm – Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
May 15-16
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am –Telugu
Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am – Hindi class Session 1
11:00am - 11:30am – Assembly: Dharmic Jeopardy No Yoga
11:30am – 12:30 pm –Tamil and Gujarati class Session 2
Sunday May 23 –Annual Program - 11.30 to 2.30
Mass Audubon's Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary off Route 20 Worcester
LAST DAY ANNUAL PROGRAM on Sunday May 23
