We desperately wanted to impress Kṛṣṇa consciousness on our children, and nothing out there did the job. So we built what we couldn't buy.
Like many Vaiṣṇava parents, we found ourselves surrounded by the wealth of Śrīla Prabhupāda's books – and yet no clear path for sharing that knowledge with our own children in a structured way. The stories were there. The ślokas were there. The philosophy was there. But the programme was not.
We spent years gathering materials, adapting resources from various traditions, and piecing together lessons week by week. It worked – but it was exhausting, and we knew most families couldn't sustain it. And as our children grew, the materials didn't grow with them.
Goloka School is what emerged from that effort: a complete programme, one week at a time, that any devoted parent can pick up and use at home – alongside whatever schooling your children already do.
We're James and Hema Radhika devi dasi. We live in Portugal with our children, who are Goloka School's first students. Hema Radhika devi dasi is a qualified science teacher. James spent twenty years building systems in banks. Between us we knew how to teach and how to build; what we didn't have was anything worth teaching from.
Every lesson draws directly from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā, Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, and Caitanya-caritāmṛta. We follow Śrīla Prabhupāda's translations and purports as the authoritative source.
Every child starts with a short placement quiz that finds their stage. Not their age, not their school year – what they can actually read and understand. If they're ahead or behind, they simply start where they are.
Everything is ready to print and use. Parent Guides tell you what to say, how to lead the conversation, and what to do with the questions you don't expect. You don't need any teaching experience, and your children don't need to be homeschooled.
These convictions shape every lesson we write, every activity we design, and every decision we make about the platform.
A child who learns Kṛṣṇa consciousness through real understanding, not just familiarity, will have a stronger foundation than one who absorbs it passively. We never sacrifice depth for accessibility.
Children learn philosophy through narrative. Before a child can understand the ātmā, they need to love Kṛṣṇa. Before they can grasp karma, they need to know Arjuna. We always begin with story.
Weekly ślokas, word-by-word breakdowns, and Devanāgarī handwriting are woven through every stage. By the end of Stage 9, a child will have studied over 150 Sanskrit ślokas and can read the script fluently.
Japa, altar service, and offering prasādam are introduced gradually and tracked with gentle consistency. We want children to love their practice – not resent it. The tracker celebrates, it doesn't punish.
No institution can replace a devoted parent as the primary transmitter of spiritual culture. Our role is to equip you with everything you need – and then get out of the way. This is why Goloka School is not a school.
The core programme is intentionally print-based. Pencil, paper, kitchen table, and conversation. The platform exists to help families organise and access content – not to put children in front of screens.
Nine stages, each returning to the same five themes at greater depth. Children move up when they're ready, not when the calendar says.
In the early stages, children meet Kṛṣṇa through story – His childhood in Vṛndāvana, the Rāmāyaṇa's world of dharma and courage. In the middle stages, the Mahābhārata brings moral complexity, and the Bhagavad-gītā enters in its full narrative context alongside Lord Caitanya's own life and teaching. By the later stages, children are studying original texts independently, debating philosophy, and beginning to mentor those younger than themselves.
The Goloka School platform is where your family's weekly materials live. It is designed to make accessing, organising, and tracking your child's education as simple as possible.
Each week's lessons, activity sheets, Parent Guide, śloka sheet, and sādhana tracker – all in one downloadable pack, ready to print on Monday morning.
Track each child's progress, bhakti points, sādhana streaks, and completed weeks. See the whole journey at a glance.
Children can upload the work they're proud of. You give feedback and award bhakti points.
A growing devotional creeper that visually reflects your child's cumulative sādhana and learning progress – a living reminder of what they are building.
Live family calls, and – as we grow – quizzes, games, bhajans, and materials from other devotees to go alongside the weekly lessons.
If your question isn't answered here, try a real week to see for yourself, or get in touch once you join as a founding family.
Not at all. Every lesson comes with a full Parent Guide that tells you what to say, how to lead the discussion, what questions to expect, and what the answers are. You need to be a devoted parent who cares – that is all.
Wherever the Learner Ladder puts them. Every child takes the placement quiz on day one, and it finds their stage. An older child who is new to all this may place earlier than you expect – that's normal, and it's where the learning will stick.
Yes. Goloka School isn't tied to any one country's school system – each stage is calibrated to what your child can actually read and understand, not to a specific country's syllabus. What matters is your child's level, not their passport.
Each lesson is designed to take 30–45 minutes including discussion. With three lessons per week, you are looking at roughly 2–2.5 hours of structured teaching time, plus whatever sādhana your family already does together. Many families find the lessons fold naturally into their existing rhythm, whatever schooling their children already do.
Prices are on the Try a week page, alongside a real Week 1 you can do with your child before you decide.
Six of nine stages are complete. Stages 7–9 are in production. If your child is likely to place there, join the waitlist for their stageand we'll write to you the moment it's ready.
Try a real week, then join as a founding family.