Contemplative Curiosity

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  234A

  Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

  Creative expressions of the three jewels

  Identify the three jewels using multiple senses and intelligence pathways; create simple artistic representations (drawing,...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  234D

  Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

  Ethical decision-making through Buddhist refuge

  Analyze the three jewels as a comprehensive ethical decision-making framework; evaluate how this system addresses...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  234B

  Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

  How Buddhists find guidance and support

  Compare the three jewels by describing how each provides different types of guidance; explain how...

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  234C

  Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

  Practical guidance in Buddhist life

  Analyze how the three jewels function as sources of guidance in complex life situations; evaluate...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  458E

  Buddhanature

  The innate goodness of beings

  Analyze how the concept of buddhanature may affect one’s outlook on life; compare and contrast...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  203E

  Buddhism and Indigenous Cultures

  Buddhism and the indigenous cultures that influenced it

  Analyze which indigenous cultures pre-existed Buddhism in at least five regions, and evaluate what has...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  441E

  Buddhist and Ordinary Refuge

  How beings take refuge

  Analyze the fundamental differences between Buddhist refuge (three jewels) and ordinary refuge practices by evaluating...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  114E

  Buddhist Approaches to Physical Health

  Health and well-being of the body

  Analyze the first noble truth's teaching that sickness is inherent to life while comparing Buddhist,...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  214E

  Buddhist Cosmology

  Origin stories across traditions

  Compare and contrast Buddhist cosmological narratives with at least two other creation stories (Abrahamic, indigenous,...