Samskrita Bharati offers residential learning - the next best thing to a gurukula.  Residential learning offers a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in Samskritam for a length of time.  This enables day-to-day activities and conversations to be conducted in Samskritam - morning to night, day in and day out.  

In the US

Annually, to cater to the growing demand for Samskritam activities, Samskrita Bharati offers residential camps - aavaasiiya shibirams.  There are 2 types of shibirams - yuva (youth), and kuTumba (family) camps.  They are held in both coasts.  These camps are set in environments that are conducive for learning.

This year:

shraddhaa (July 5th to July 11th) and prajnaa (skip this year)  are the east and west coast yuva shibirams respectively, where the youth get introduced to the language, script, and basic grammar in a fun-filled atmosphere.

Jaahnavii (Labor day weekend) and vitastaa (July 2nd to July 5th) (narmadaa last year) are the east and west coast kuTumba shibirams, where the attendence from grand-parents to grand-children.