"The ideal of right education for youth had always been very close to my heart. I saw clearly the arid results of ordinary instruction, aimed at the development of body and intellect only. Moral and spiritual values, without whose appreciation no man can approach happiness, were yet lacking in the formal curriculum."
-Paramahansa Yogananda

It was under Paramahansa Yogananda’s direct guidance that the first Self-Realization Fellowship Sunday School was formed in the 1940s.

The purpose of SRF Sunday Schools is to inspire children to seek God and love Him above all else, and to share His love with all. In this way they come to understand that inner peace and security is found through an inner relationship with God and not through "the material things of this world." The children thus learn at an early age how to live happy, balanced lives by bringing God into their daily activities and developing a personal relationship with Him through meditation.

Emphasis is given to the practice of the science of meditation taught by Paramahansa Yogananda for personal experience of God. Children are shown how to develop moral character and the noble qualities exemplified in the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita, such as faith in God, respect, kindness, consideration for others, courage, and even-mindedness. These qualities then act as spiritual building blocks for the right development of a child's character and help to establish positive habits such as self-discipline, service to others and truthfulness.

Los Gatos Center has a Sunday School program and a Teen group for the following age groups:

Preschool: Age 3 years to Kindergarten
Primary: 1st - 3rd Grade
Junior: 4th - 7th Grade
Teen Group: Grade 8 and above

Los Gatos Center also provides a Family Room for parents with children under 3 years of age with a monitor to watch the Services.