EDUCATOR RESOURCE: MWE Checklist for Establishing a Buddhist School for Children
A practical checklist for starting a Buddhist school, from defining your vision to recruiting students and hiring staff.
LESSON PLAN: Harmony Week Curriculum
A collection of lesson plans teaching equanimity, compassion, and awareness. Designed for Australia's Harmony Week, they can easily be adapted for a Buddhist classroom.
ARTICLE: A new model for family-centered dharma communities
Sumi Loundon Kim presents criteria for dharma programs that support both parents and children.
ARTICLE: Understanding Khanti
Panyaden International School on the importance of cultivating patient endurance—for kids and grownups alike.
VIDEO: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Ken Robinson · Author/educator
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
EDUCATOR RESOURCE: Middle Way School’s Communications Charter
Practical tips for organizational communications from Middle Way School's core team.
BOOKS: Teaching With Bravery: Meditation and Heart Advice for Teachers
Teachers are often overwhelmed, undervalued, and disempowered in their roles. At the same time, they are uniquely situated to influence the lives of young people and even to change the world. This book offers a new vision for teachers as the architects of a more compassionate society, as well as methods to engage with teaching as a journey of self-realization.
ARTICLE: Sally Devorsine’s “Now I Know” Storybooks Offer Sage Advice for Kids
A glimpse behind the scenes of a beautiful series of Buddhist children's books, each based on one of the Eight Verses of Mind Training written by the 11th century Tibetan Buddhist master Langri Thangpa.
CAMPS: Sample Schedule for KTD Family Day
This is the schedule for a past Family Day co-hosted by Karma Triyana Dharmachakra and Bodhi Kids. Use it as inspiration for planning your own family day event.