Why are we teaching Tamil
• Tamil is the basis for Tamil Culture
• Our Children have to interact with people back in Home
• Good for Creativity and Brian Development to know more language
• Above all our Mother Tongue
OUR AIM
• Bring common platform in Teaching Tamil in GA and later stage to North
America
• GATS could act like TOEFL and SAT boards
• Have yearly exam for each grade.
• Finalizing syllabus for the exam
• Have graduation in Tamil Language
• Get accreditation and credit hours for Tamil Language from government To
benefit for the college admission.
Points for discussion Syllabus.
– Three possible syllabus we could select or
combination of all three
• Tamil Nadu government text books – Freely
available for use to teach and for exam
• Tamil Virtual University materials ‐ Freely
available for use to teach. Also they have 6
levels of exams and US centers for exam
• Singapore government Tamil education books – We need permission to use their materials
(copyright). I think it could be done.
• Get accreditation for Tamil with Georgia – In CA people has done this before. Getting help
from them
– Find out State government or school district has
the authority to give accreditation.
• Have yearly exam for each grade.
• Have graduation in Tamil Language
Please participate in our discussion, join as a volunteer and help future generation
Our Schools : I. School Name:GATS-Bharathi Payinthamizh Palli
School Location: Hindu Temple of Atlanta
5851 Highway 85 Riverdale GA-30274
School hours: Every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Princpal: Mrs.Valli Sundaram
Vice Principal: Dr.Kalai Parthiban
For details please contact
Dr.Kalai at arkchellam@aol.com (404-354-7576)
II. School Name: GATS - Alpharetta Thamizh Palli
School Location: Piney Grove Middle School
8135 Majors Road, Cumming, GA 30041
School hours: Every Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Calendar: Fulton/Forsyth county school calendar
Princpal: Sundari Kumar
Vice Principal: Raja VenuGopal
For details please contact
principal.gats_cma@catamilacademy.org (770-446-0660)
or rajahoo@yahoo.com (630-890-6788)
III. School Name:GATS-Lilburn Thamizh Palli
School Location: Lilburn Tamil School, Atlanta Tamil Church, 6111,Oakbrook parkway, Norcross, GA 30093
School hours: Every sunday 01.00 p.m. to 02.15 p.m. (Just before Lilburn Balavihar school.)
Princpal: Ravi Palaniappan
Vice Principal: Vani Manoharan
For details please contact:
Ravi Palanippan at raviclri@hotmail.com (678-799-1212)
or Vani Manoharan at vanimano1@hotmail.com (404-538-0720)
