---
title: Bala Vihar
---
[Skip to content](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/balavihar#main-content)
This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached.
- There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.
[](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/?hsLang=en)
- ABOUT US
- [OUR GURUS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/gurus)
- [OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/spiritual-leaders)
- [FACILITY](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/about-us)
- [FAQs](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/about-us#FAQs)
- [CONTACT US](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/about-us#ContactUs)
- [BADRI (WILLOWBROOK)](https://mychinmaya.org/)
- [GANGOTRI (CHICAGO)](https://www.chinmayagangotri.org/)
- [SWAMI APARAJIANANDA JI CALENDAR](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swamiji_calendar)
- [UPCOMING EVENTS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com)
- [YOUTH](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/balavihar)
- [BALA VIHAR](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/balavihar)
- [SHISHU VIHAR](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/shishu-vihar)
- [LANGUAGE CLASSES](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/language-classes)
- [SUMMER CAMP](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/summercamp)
- [SWARANJALI MUSIC](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swaranjali)
- [STUTI VANDANA](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/stuti-vandana-references)
- [GITA CHANTING](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/gita-class)
- [SEVA@CHIN](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/sevachin)
- FAMILY
- [FESTIVALS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/festivals)
- [FAMILY SERVICE PROJECTS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/volunteer-service)
- [BHAJAN SANDHYA](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/bhajan-sandhya)
- ADULT
- [VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/volunteer-service#VolunteerSignUp)
- [STUDY GROUP](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/study-groups)
- [YOGA](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/yoga-class)
- [CHINMAYA YUVA KENDRA (CHYK) ACTIVITIES](http://mychinmaya.org/chyk/)
- RESOURCES
- [PHOTO GALLERY](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/photogallery)
- [AUDIO DISCOURSE RECORDINGS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/audio)
- [VIDEO DISCOURSE RECORDINGS](https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinmayaMissionYamunotri)
- [MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/newsletter)
- [EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com#emailSubscription)
- [YAMUNOTRI BOOK STORE](https://chinmaya-yamunotri-bookstore.square.site/)
- [FAMILY PRAYER](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/family-prayer)
- [CHINMAYA PUBLICATIONS](https://www.chinmayapublications.com/)
- [SWAMIJI'S DISCOURSE COLLECTION](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swamijis_discourses)
- [DEVOTEE'S CORNER-TRANSCRIPTS OF SWAMIJI'S DISCOURSES](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/transcripts-swamijis-discourses)
- [BHAGAVAD GITA CHANTING - ALL CHAPTERS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swamijis-gita-chanting-all-chapters)
- [BHAJANS](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/bhajans)
- [FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com#socialmedia)
- [Donate](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/donate?hsLang=en)
- [Register](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/balavihar)
- Search Search
Search
.png?width=1080&height=1080&name=Bala%20Vihar%202026-27%20-%20Online%20(1).png)
## Bala Vihar Program
**Offers:** Values imparted through stories from our great Hindu scriptures, quizzes, games, crafts, discussions, bhajans, hymns, shlokas, plays, dances, and cultural festival celebrations **in ENGLISH**
**Additional Activities:** Summer Camp, Indian Language Classes, Bhagavad Gita Chanting, Adult Study Groups, Spiritual Retreats, Service Projects, Yoga Classes
**Dates**: Sept - Jun (Saturday or Sunday). Starting Sept 12-13, 2026.
**Times**: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat or Sun)
**Ages:** pre-KG & Up
**Yearly Fees**: $300/child; $550 for 2 in the Family; Family Max: $800
**Contact:** **Archana Anant 847-207-2055**
** Shan Kanagasabapathy 630-512-1028**
## Saturday Bala Vihar
[Register](https://chinmaya-yamunotri.bestclass.us/query_generators/query_for_lessons_show?lesson=title&lesson_id=&lesson_id=&title=&lesson_date_id=&lesson_date_id=&lesson_phrase=&date_sort=&date_filter=&end_date_filter=&date_criteria=is%20after&end_date_criteria=is%20after&transaction=all&age_category=&locations=589&listings=Class&lesson_age=&num_weekday=&q%5Bs%5D=)
## Sunday Bala Vihar
[Register](https://chinmaya-yamunotri.bestclass.us/query_generators/query_for_lessons_show?lesson=title&lesson_id=&lesson_id=&title=&lesson_date_id=&lesson_date_id=&lesson_phrase=&date_sort=&date_filter=&end_date_filter=&date_criteria=is%20after&end_date_criteria=is%20after&transaction=all&age_category=&locations=591&listings=Class&lesson_age=&num_weekday=&q%5Bs%5D=)
## Bala Vihar Program Details
**Mission: "To help children Learn Values with fun, To delight like the moon and shine like the sun" - Swami Tejomayananda**
**Purpose**:
- To inculcate in our children and youth a reverence for our ancient culture, and inspire them to live up to it with correct understanding.
- To create self-confidence so that they are able to serve and act cheerfully.
- To generate personal discipline, dynamic leadership, and true affection in all their contacts.
- To develop a healthy resistance against temptations in the environment in which they grow.
**What is taught and How?**
- The rich cultural heritage of India, including moral values at different levels, using the medium of stories, drama, arts, crafts, bhajans, slokas, and discussion.
- Chinmaya Mission centers have become models for teaching India's rich spiritual heritage and the fundamentals of Vedanta to the next generation.
- Classes are organized into different grade levels from pre-KG to Grade 12 to match the child's learning ability with the teaching material and techniques.
- Various devotional, philosophical & ethical texts and topics, focusing in the early years on developing love for God, in the elementary years on learning & practicing valuebased living, and in the teenage years on understanding spirituality and fundamental Vedantic principles.
- The syllabus covers topics and texts from Hinduism's Vedas, Puranas and Itihasas. It is child-friendly and taught on age-appropriate levels. A typical curriculum includes: ABC of Vedanta, Ramayana, Introduction of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita, Shrimad Bhagavatam, Mahabharata, Symbolism in Hinduism, Hanuman Chalisa, India and Festivals of India, Values from Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Ramacharitamanasa Hindu Culture. Additional topics are developed and taught at the Chinmaya Bala Vihar camps.
- With the universal philosophy of Unity/Oneness (Advaita Vedanta), children are made to understand that although Hinduism may appear to have many Gods, the Truth (God) is the one ultimate Reality, and thus it is one God appearing as many forms.
- **Our Teachers** are trained volunteers who devote their time to educating the children using a Mission-wide syllabus and training modules. They are also trained on a regular basis by our Resident Swamiji(s).
## Try a class
### Not sure yet whether to sign-up for the school year? Feel free to come to try out a class at Yamunotri.
[](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/?hsLang=en)
Copyright © 2026,
30877 N Fairfield Road
Grayslake IL 60030
Phone: 847-740-1215
#### Core Programs
- [Bala Vihar](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/balavihar)
- [Shishu Vihar](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/shishu-vihar)
- [Summer Camp](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/summercamp)
- [Adult Study Group](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/study-groups)
- [Bhagavad Gita Discourses](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swamijis-gita-chanting-all-chapters)
#### Classes/Activities
- [Hindi/Tamil/Telugu Classes](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/language-classes)
- [Music Classes](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/swaranjali)
- [Gita Chanting Classes](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/gita-class)
- [Stuti Vandana](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/stuti-vandana-references)
- [Yoga Classes](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/yoga-class)
- [Bhajan Sandhya](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/bhajan-sandhya)
- [Volunteer Activities](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/volunteer-service)
#### Contact
- [Contact Us](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/about-us#ContactUs)
- [Email Subscription](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com#emailSubscription)
- [Bala Vihar Registration](https://chinmaya-yamunotri.bestclass.us/)
- [FAQs](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/about-us#FAQs)
- [Volunteer Sign Up](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/volunteer-service#VolunteerSignUp)
- [DONATE](https://www.chinmaya-yamunotri.com/donate)