ICC hosts an array of cultural events that inform and connect the community through shared experiences.
Upcoming events:
05/14/22
HoliFest 2022
Holi is South Asia’s most fun and exuberant festival – the centuries old Festival of Color that marks the beginning of spring and brings positivity into lives. India Cultural Center is translating Holi into HoliFest, a community wide celebration and color throw on Saturday, March 14 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich. It is going to be a blast. ICC will have music and dancing, activities for kids, food vendors, and a massive color throw. Each participant will receive several bags of color and the first 1,000 people to register will receive a white HoliFest t-shirt to wear during the color throw. If you have participated in a color throw, you know how much fun it is. If you have not, you are in for the experience of your life.
Learn more about the event and get all your questions answered.
Advance General Admission tickets ages 2+ :$25 pp
General Admission on the day of ages 2+: $30 pp
Tent Group Sales pp: $30.
Tent sales close Wednesday, May 4 at noon.
To be rescheduled
South Asian American Time Capsule
Learn something new about South Asian Americans’ experiences in the US. Samip Mallick, co-founder and executive director of South Asian American Digital Archives (SAADA) and a leader in community-based storytelling will present an eye-opening and thought-provoking look-back at the challenges South Asians have faced.
SAADA believes South Asian American history is an integral part of American history. Their mission is to create a more inclusive society by giving voice to South Asian Americans through documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent their unique and diverse experiences.
Samip's will talk about the missing stories of South Asians in the American narrative from the 1700's to the present day and about the diversity, vibrancy, and power of the South Asian American community.
The presentation will address the history of racism and exclusion in the US and is recommended for middle school, older students, and anyone who wants to learn about the myriad histories, experiences, perspectives, and identities that make up the South Asian American community.
Capacity limited to 80. Registration required.
4:30 pm
Greenwich Historical Society
47 Strickland Rd, Cos Cob
$15 pp includes light dinner
HINDI 1: Beginner
Grades K-1
Sunday 9 AM
For children new to Hindi or who have taken one session. Class time will be split between conversation and nursery rhymes; and, reading and writing Hindi letters. Students will learn Hindi Varnamala (letters), how to sign their names, basic vocabulary and common greetings and phrases. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
HINDI 2: Advanced Beginner
Grades 1-3
Sunday 10 PM
For students who have at leats two session of Hindi, have been exposed to Hindi at home, and/or have a basic knowledge of Hindi greetings. Students will be introduced to listening and conversation. They will learn Hindi phonetics, vocabulary, writing their names and vowels, pronunciation, basic conversation and grammar. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Hindi 3: Intermediate
Grades 1-4
Sunday 11 AM
For children who have taken Advanced Beginner Hindi for at least one year and are ready to begin speaking short sentences. Children will build on their understanding of phoenetics and vocabularly 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Hindi 4: Advanced Intermediate
Grades 2+
Sunday Noon
For children who have taken Intermediate Hindi for a least one year, have taken three years of Hindi, or can understand and speak simple sentences. The emphasis of the class is to build a more detailed understanding of phonetics and vocabulary. Children will learn to increase their ability to read and write two or three letter words. Through conversation and role playing they will gain greater confidence speaking with Hindi-speaking family members and transacting with merchants. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Rubik's Cube: Beginners
Grades 3-7
Aarav Yadav and Ryan Kovacs
Sunday, 9:00 AM
Over 350 million cubes have challenged millions of kids and adults since the Rubik's Cube was invented 50 years ago. Aarav Yadav, ICC’s Rubik Cube wizard will take a step-by-step approach and teach students the art of solving Rubik's Cube. By the end of the session, students will be able to solve the cube and perform basic tricks and patterns on the cube. Ryan Kovacs, also a cuber, will work with Aarav and break kids into smaller groups. 40 minutes.
NOTE: Kids will need a standard 3x3 cube. They should not play with the cube or attempt to solve the cube before the first class.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Rubik's Cube: Intermediate
Grades 3-7
Aarav Yadav and Ryan Kovacs
Sunday, 10:00 AM
For kids who can solve Rubik's Cube, Aarav Yadav, ICC’s Rubik Cube wizard will teach kids how to solve the cube in less time with the aim of solving the cube in under 2 minutes.
Ryan Kovacs, also a cuber, will work with Aarav to break kids into smaller groups. 40 minutes.
NOTE: Kids will need a standard 3x3 cube.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Ultimate STEM
Grades 1-2
Sunday 11 AM
No prior classes required. This special STEM curriculum for chilldren in grades 1 and 2 is written and taught by a popular Rye Country Day science teacher. It is designed to maximize inquiry and exploration using materials that are easily attainable from home. Challenged with mini weekly projects, students will work individually and collaboratively to create, test, and problem solve, and they will collect citizen science data in their neighborhoods. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Ramayana Storytime
Grades 1-2
Sunday Noon
Back by popular demand, take a journey through one of the biggest Indian epics: Ramayana. Akruti shares the story of Ramayana as a read-a-loud, story-telling enactment and live interactive chat Kids will prepare for a short performance at the end. If parents would like to order Ramayana, Akruti will be reading from A Treasury of Ramayana Stories, an illustrated children's book that can be ordered from Kulture Khazana. (Use Code ICC and ICC will receive 20% of all sales from Kulture Khazana). Note: Ramayana will be treated as a story and not as a religious text. Illustrations are nonviolent. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Creative Writing with Veera Hiranandani
Grades 4-8
Tuesday, 4:00 PM FIVE WEEK CLASS: Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3
Join Veera Hiranandani in a five-week virtual creative writing class for fourth through eighth graders. Veera's Young Adult book about Partition, "The Night Diary" was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2019 and is written in the form of a young girl's diary who journeys from her home in Pakistan to India during Partition. Through writing prompts, discussion, and sharing our writing in an encouraging and creative atmosphere, students will learn how to mix fact with fiction and get to the heart of the stories they want to tell. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Investigations in Math 2-3
Grades 2-3
Wednesday, 4:00 PM
Building upon grade level skills, students will extend their conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas through hands-on experiences, games, and collaborative inquiries. Students will use their critical and creative thinking skills to solve real-life problems involving mathematics. Concepts covered will include number fluency, pattern investigation, shape and space analysis, estimation, probability, and more! 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 10.
Mock Math Olympiad
Grades 4-5
Thursday 4 PM
Kids have fun building upon the foundational concepts taught in school by learning problem-solving techniques used in competition style math. They will gain confidence and fluency in their understanding of mathematical concepts as they develop logical reasoning and problem-solving skills while working collaboratively in breakout groups. Kids will participate in timed mock Math Olympiad competitions. 60 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 15.
HINDI 1: Beginner
Grades K-1
Sunday 9 AM
For children new to Hindi or who have taken one session. Class time will be split between conversation and nursery rhymes; and, reading and writing Hindi letters. Students will learn Hindi Varnamala (letters), how to sign their names, basic vocabulary and common greetings and phrases. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
HINDI 2: Advanced Beginner
Grades 1-3
Sunday 10 PM
For students who have at leats two session of Hindi, have been exposed to Hindi at home, and/or have a basic knowledge of Hindi greetings. Students will be introduced to listening and conversation. They will learn Hindi phonetics, vocabulary, writing their names and vowels, pronunciation, basic conversation and grammar. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Hindi 3: Intermediate
Grades 1-4
Sunday 11 AM
For children who have taken Advanced Beginner Hindi for at least one year and are ready to begin speaking short sentences. Children will build on their understanding of phoenetics and vocabularly 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Hindi 4: Advanced Intermediate
Grades 2+
Sunday Noon
For children who have taken Intermediate Hindi for a least one year, have taken three years of Hindi, or can understand and speak simple sentences. The emphasis of the class is to build a more detailed understanding of phonetics and vocabulary. Children will learn to increase their ability to read and write two or three letter words. Through conversation and role playing they will gain greater confidence speaking with Hindi-speaking family members and transacting with merchants. 50 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 6.
Rubik's Cube: Beginners
Grades 3-7
Aarav Yadav and Ryan Kovacs
Sunday, 9:00 AM
Over 350 million cubes have challenged millions of kids and adults since the Rubik's Cube was invented 50 years ago. Aarav Yadav, ICC’s Rubik Cube wizard will take a step-by-step approach and teach students the art of solving Rubik's Cube. By the end of the session, students will be able to solve the cube and perform basic tricks and patterns on the cube. Ryan Kovacs, also a cuber, will work with Aarav and break kids into smaller groups. 40 minutes.
NOTE: Kids will need a standard 3x3 cube. They should not play with the cube or attempt to solve the cube before the first class.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Rubik's Cube: Intermediate
Grades 3-7
Aarav Yadav and Ryan Kovacs
Sunday, 10:00 AM
For kids who can solve Rubik's Cube, Aarav Yadav, ICC’s Rubik Cube wizard will teach kids how to solve the cube in less time with the aim of solving the cube in under 2 minutes.
Ryan Kovacs, also a cuber, will work with Aarav to break kids into smaller groups. 40 minutes.
NOTE: Kids will need a standard 3x3 cube.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Ultimate STEM
Grades 1-2
Sunday 11 AM
No prior classes required. This special STEM curriculum for chilldren in grades 1 and 2 is written and taught by a popular Rye Country Day science teacher. It is designed to maximize inquiry and exploration using materials that are easily attainable from home. Challenged with mini weekly projects, students will work individually and collaboratively to create, test, and problem solve, and they will collect citizen science data in their neighborhoods. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Ramayana Storytime
Grades 1-2
Sunday Noon
Back by popular demand, take a journey through one of the biggest Indian epics: Ramayana. Akruti shares the story of Ramayana as a read-a-loud, story-telling enactment and live interactive chat Kids will prepare for a short performance at the end. If parents would like to order Ramayana, Akruti will be reading from A Treasury of Ramayana Stories, an illustrated children's book that can be ordered from Kulture Khazana. (Use Code ICC and ICC will receive 20% of all sales from Kulture Khazana). Note: Ramayana will be treated as a story and not as a religious text. Illustrations are nonviolent. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Creative Writing with Veera Hiranandani
Grades 4-8
Tuesday, 4:00 PM FIVE WEEK CLASS: Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3
Join Veera Hiranandani in a five-week virtual creative writing class for fourth through eighth graders. Veera's Young Adult book about Partition, "The Night Diary" was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2019 and is written in the form of a young girl's diary who journeys from her home in Pakistan to India during Partition. Through writing prompts, discussion, and sharing our writing in an encouraging and creative atmosphere, students will learn how to mix fact with fiction and get to the heart of the stories they want to tell. 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 8.
Investigations in Math 2-3
Grades 2-3
Wednesday, 4:00 PM
Building upon grade level skills, students will extend their conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas through hands-on experiences, games, and collaborative inquiries. Students will use their critical and creative thinking skills to solve real-life problems involving mathematics. Concepts covered will include number fluency, pattern investigation, shape and space analysis, estimation, probability, and more! 45 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 10.
Mock Math Olympiad
Grades 4-5
Thursday 4 PM
Kids have fun building upon the foundational concepts taught in school by learning problem-solving techniques used in competition style math. They will gain confidence and fluency in their understanding of mathematical concepts as they develop logical reasoning and problem-solving skills while working collaboratively in breakout groups. Kids will participate in timed mock Math Olympiad competitions. 60 minutes.
Enrollment limited to 15.