22 Aug 2025

Update: Public Launch September 9th + New Features!

Dear Buddhist Educators
and Dharma Learning Community

As we approach our public launch on September 9th, I’m excited to share what we’ve been building together. The Buddhist Education Aspirations (BEA) Framework is evolving into a truly comprehensive resource for educators exploring the Buddha’s teachings with students of all ages.

🎥 Framework Update Video

Watch the 4-Minute Framework Update

An update on the BEA Framework

What’s New

Spiral Curriculum Design

Our public launch features 21 learning goals differentiated across all five age bands (ages 4-18)—that’s 84 new learning goals total—in addition to the 175 previously published for ages 15-18. Each topic spirals through unique elements year by year.

For example: Right Motivation in Leaders progresses from Making Kind Choices (ages 4-6) through Stories of Helpful Leaders (ages 7-9) to sophisticated analysis of leadership using multiple Buddhist frameworks (ages 15-18).

Enhanced Learning Goals

We’ve added three new fields—Teacher Experience, Implementation Possibilities, and Assessment Ideas—and reordered everything to prioritize experience and understanding before action.

New Tools & Features

AI lesson planning tool for quick draft creation
Theravada-only content toggle for simplified browsing
Social Justice pathway mapping to Learning for Justice standards

Growing Partnerships

Lion’s Roar and Tricycle have generously opened their paywalls for our users, while 84,000 and Windows into Buddhism provide featured sutra translations and teaching resources.

Looking Forward

We’re having productive conversations with educators across traditions worldwide, building toward flexible teacher training systems that support educator autonomy in diverse contexts. Our vision remains creating a common language for Buddhist and Buddhist-curious educators everywhere.

Updated Resources: Check out our refreshed Vision and Foundation page and new Letter to Educators that capture the energy behind this work.

Watch the full update video here to see these features in action.