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2025

ISW University:  Provide learning activities around a greatly expanded set of areas including Conversation circles in English and college preparedness, STEM skills, life skills, table lessons, dance classes, QI skills seminar, summer activity classes, chess & 3D printing.

The possibilities are endless We welcome teachers and students. 

Sign up to volunteer   We thank the seniors from last year as they go off to college, and welcome the new freshmen entering 9th grade.  If you signed up last year, please re-sign the google form again. Need to be IYG member to volunteer for Tutoring

We also welcome Adults (18+) to sign up for teaching, all ideas welcome.

Track your 2025 volunteer hours: by January 31, 2026   

2024

ISW University/Campus: Provided learning activities around a greatly expanded set of areas including Conversation circles in English and college preparedness, STEM skills, life skills, QI skills seminar, summer activity classes, chess & vedic math.

The possibilities are endless We welcome teachers and students. 

Sign up to volunteer   We thank the seniors from last year as they go off to college, and welcome the new freshmen entering 9th grade.  If you signed up last year, please re-sign the google form again. Need to be IYG member to volunteer for Tutoring

We also welcome Adults (18+) to sign up for teaching, all ideas welcome.

 2023

ISW University/Campus: Provided learning activities around a greatly expanded set of areas including Conversation circles in English and college preparedness, STEM skills, life skills, QI skills seminar, summer activity classes, chess & vedic math.

The possibilities are endless We welcome teachers and students. 

Sign up to volunteer   We thank the seniors from last year as they go off to college, and welcome the new freshmen entering 9th grade.  If you signed up last year, please re-sign the google form again. Need to be IYG member to volunteer for Tutoring

We also welcome Adults (18+) to sign up for teaching, all ideas welcome.

Track your 2023 volunteer hours: by March 31  2024 Closed now


2022

Track your volunteer hours:  by March  31 2023

ISW University in its second year 2022 has continued providing One on One Online tutoring classes in Spanish Math and English, summer activity classes like Cooking & chess classes in person.  Most popular has been the classes in 3D printing in collaboration with IIT AGNE taught by Ashish, Kunal & Sunny They also taught Lego Robotics.  Sumit Koul taught 18 SAT prep classes for Math on Sundays and Dr Bhatia started Product Innovation.

ISW yoga continues with weekly chair yoga sessions and one daily session at 6.30 am attended by 4-5 people per Hemant Gera. ISWU Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga was restarted in person on Saturday mornings




ISW University Committee

  • Jagan Srinivasan -Executive Board member
  • Shiamin Melville - Chair
  • Ashish Cowlagi - Faciliator
  • Atharv Deshpande - Registrar

ISW University Committee 

Regular Meetings- 

For any general inquiries on joining, send an email to iswuniversity@iswonline.org 

Upcoming events

    • 6 Dec 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • 3 Jan 2026
    • 2:45 PM
    • India Center, I52 Main Street, SHrewsbury, MA 01545
    Register

     ISW University   presents  

    In person classes available for grades 4-6 in Elementary Math and pre-Algebra

    Starting  December 6, 13, 20, 2025 and Jan 3, 2026
    $15 for all 4 sessions. 45 mins

    Tutor: Saket Gahlot, current 8th grader at Oak Street Middle School, Shrewsbury, MA and current attendee at  Art of Problem Solving, Waltham, MA

    For more information:  iswuniversity@iswonline.org

    We would also love to hear back from you on completion, so please email us

    ISW University Team

    Atharv Deshpande Registrar
    Shiamin Melville Chair 508-353-4316








    • 15 Dec 2025
    • 6:15 PM
    • 2 Feb 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • India Center, 152 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA
    • 5
    Register

    ISWU & ISW Symphony: DANCE classes for Harvest -Adults

    Starts  December 15 2025  on Mondays (six sessions)

    Performance ISW  Harvest  Festival  on February 7, 2026

    December 15 , 22 (closed Dec 29)
    January 5, 12 ( closed Jan 19) Jan 26,
    February 2 

    LIMIT 20 adults who are performing, please do not miss a practice more than once

    1. Two Adult groups, will divide, 10 in each group  per dance style once classes start
    2. Since the time is short, we are requesting only performers to sign up

    Become a ISW member here, for a  $25 annual fee.
    $30 for all 6 sessions plus rehearsal  for ISW Members, and $50 for non members, starting at 6.15 pm  There may be a  stage fee for dancers (TBD)

    No Refunds, once classes start

     Choreography by Tanvi Manjrekar & Sakshi Dindore. 

    ISW University Team & ISW Symphony
    Shiamin Melville 508-353-4316 Chair
     Sarita Deshpande Chair 








    • 15 Dec 2025
    • 6:15 PM
    • 2 Feb 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • India Center, 152 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA
    • 2
    Register

    ISWU & ISW Symphony: DANCE classes for Harvest - Kids

    Starts  December 15 2025  on Mondays (six sessions)

    Performance ISW  Harvest  Festival  on February 7, 2026

    December 15 , 22 (closed Dec 29)
    January 5, 12 ( closed Jan 19) Jan 26,
    February 2 

    LIMIT 20 kids please do not miss a practice more than once

    1. Juniors born 2017 and after Should be 5 years by event date Feb 7 2025
    2. Seniors Born 2016 or before

    Become a ISW member here, for a  $25 annual fee.
    $30 for all 6 sessions plus rehearsal  for ISW Members, and $50 for non members, starting at 6.15 pm  There may be a  stage fee for dancers (TBD)

    No Refunds, once classes start

     Choreography by Ria Deshpande (Juniors) Seher Sodhi & Sana Iyer (Seniors)

    ISW University Team & ISW Symphony
    Shiamin Melville 508-353-4316 Chair
     Sarita Deshpande Chair 








    • 3 Jan 2026
    • 3:00 PM
    • 7 Mar 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • India Center, 152 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
    • 25
    Register

    ISWU & ISW Sports: Chess Beginners & Intermediate Classes  and free drop-in sessions (in person)

    Starting Jan 3rd, 2026


    • Beginners & Intermediate levels.
    • Saturday Sessions - Jan 3rd, Jan 10th, Jan 24th, Jan 31st, Feb 28th and March 7th.
      No classes on Jan 17th, Feb 7th, Feb 14th and Feb 21st. .  
    • One hour each, 6 sessions, $30 Saturdays
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Open to children above 5, at India Center, 152 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA
    • If more than one registrant per email id, please login again, and register and pay for second registrant
    • Some knowledge of Chess is required for Intermediate.
    • If your child needs you, you should be available and be in next room

      And also, if your child has any medical conditions or allergies, please mention to us

    • Free drop in sessions for chess fans

    Volunteers: Jay Pathak, Sohan Hegde, & Chintapalli family.

    High School Chess Enthusiasts from Tara Chess Academy & IYG

    ISW Membership can be completed/renewed here.

    We typically keep in touch by whatsapp 

    ISW University and ISW Sports  Team

    Atharva Deshpande  Registrar
    Shiamin Melville Chair 508-353-4316
    Radhika Chintapalli Chair of Chess
    Abhijeet Nikte Chair


    Also contact: iswuniversity@iswonline.org if you looking for tutoring  in any  grade/subjects

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        ISW QI Communications Webinar
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