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.
EDUCATOR RESOURCE: Lesson Template—Know, Understand, Do
To create a lesson plan, a great way to start is with a strong outline. This template is structured around three major categories: Know, Understand, and Do.
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.
JOBS: Apply Now—The Middle Way School is Hiring
Apply to teach at the Middle Way School in Saugerties, NY.
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.
EDUCATOR RESOURCE: Guidelines for Program, Curriculum, and Environment
Looking at the foundations for program development at Alaya Preschool, from curriculum to classroom environment and teaching approach.
CURRICULUM: Lhomon Education’s Framework for Teaching at Monasteries
A basic framework for teaching at monasteries with a 2-year program and scaffolded learning outcomes, articles, methodology and assessment practices, developed by Lhomon Education for their pilot project in Dewathang, Bhutan.
ARTICLE: A new model for family-centered dharma communities
Sumi Loundon Kim presents criteria for dharma programs that support both parents and children.