Ethical Insight

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  129A

  The Buddha’s Equanimity

  Practicing kindness with everyone we meet

  Practice treating everyone with kindness by offering seats to classmates, demonstrate caring actions toward all...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  240E

  The Dhammapada

  The Buddha's path of wisdom

  Analyze key themes in the *Dhammapada*, and evaluate how these ancient teachings remain relevant to...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  117D

  The Five Precepts

  Buddhist ethics for contemporary challenges

  Investigate the practical application of the five precepts in contemporary ethical dilemmas; experiment with precept-based...

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  117C

  The Five Precepts

  Learning ethics through stories and examples

  Investigate biographical accounts of how Buddhist practitioners and ethical leaders have applied precept principles in...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  117B

  The Five Precepts

  Buddhist guidelines for daily kindness

  Implement the five children's precepts (reverence for life, generosity, body responsibility, harmonious speech, mindful consumption)...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  117E

  The Five Precepts

  Application of the Buddha's ethical tenets to daily life

  Analyze the five precepts (pancha shila) as both restraints from harmful action and foundations for...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  117A

  The Five Precepts

  Simple rules for being kind

  Practice simple acts of kindness and caring in daily classroom situations; demonstrate gentle treatment of...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  220E

  The Life Stories of Buddhist Heroes

  Admiring the noble qualities and deeds of Buddhist heroes

  Analyze the biographical narratives of at least five Buddhist heroes from diverse cultural and historical...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  221A

  The Life Story of the Buddha Shakyamuni

  Understanding the Buddha through stories and celebrations

  Explore the Buddha's story through songs, drawings, and movement activities that celebrate his birth, his...