Meet our 2020-21 team!

Gurmat Center is a registered society that is run by a board of directors, administration, teachers and youth volunteers. We are grateful for our amazing team who have invested their time and energy into the organization especially during these difficult times! All of our success is due to our amazing Sevadars, Sangat, and Guru Jee!

Note: Some pictures were included from prior to the pandemic.
 

Last Friday marked the end of a very successful week of Punjabi class midterms. Midterms consisted of a reading and writing portion of all the material students learned since September. For the reading portion of the exam, students learned and memorized names of Gurus, Chaar Sahibzaaday, Punjab’s five rivers, and more!

Throwback to the first ever Sunday Youth & Family Darbar, which was originally named after Sri Guru Harkishan Sahib Jee and known as "Bala Pritam Darbar". This youth Darbar started in 2001 and was the only one of its kind in all of BC! Sunday Darbar has been put on pause for the first time ever since 2001 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week, all Punjabi and Nitnem Santhia students had mock midterms. The mock midterm exams are to help students practice and study. Students are working hard to prepare for their upcoming midterms next week!

In light of new COVID-19 restrictions, the team got together this past weekend to discuss how to maintain the highest level of education during this time. The team discussed unique ways to ensure the continuation of Punjabi, Santhia, Sikh Studies and Kirtan classes.

This past weekend, Gurmat Center received its very own copies of the “Sri Guru Nanak Sakhi Sagar'' book! This 240 paged colour book contains beautiful life stories of Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee. The book contains never before seen illustrations and is a great storytime resource for parents and also a self learning tool for youth. Sevadars and students were very excited to take a look at the books today!

Appreciation post for our wonderful Punjabi Class teachers! These dedicated Sevadars have been teaching Punjabi at Gurmat Center for many years. They are very passionate about teaching and always come up with unique teaching methods to engage their students. With midterms coming up, teachers have been helping students prepare for these exams by providing extra resources such as practice exams. May Guru Jee keep blessing them with this Seva of teaching students Gurmukhi.

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, new COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. This email contains important updates and reminders.  

We have been following recommendations and regulations from our provincial health officer, the Canadian government and local authorities.

Since September, the following precautions have been taken: