Contemplative Arts

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  521E

  Abhidharma: Sensory Awareness

  The senses from a Buddhist perspective

  Identify the six sense faculties and twelve ayatanas and connect them to our experience of...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  503A

  Contemplative Arts

  Making art with all five senses

  Explore different art materials through the five senses by touching, smelling, and observing colors and...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  503B

  Contemplative Arts

  Turning mistakes into creative discoveries

  Practice mindful art-making by focusing completely on one activity at a time, noticing when their...

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  503C

  Contemplative Arts

  Creating without attachment to outcomes

  Practice creating art without attachment to specific outcomes by starting projects with open curiosity rather...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  503D

  Contemplative Arts

  Approaching art with beginner's mind

  Cultivate beginner's mind through contemplative art practices by approaching familiar materials with fresh curiosity, questioning...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  503E

  Contemplative Arts

  Blending ritual and creativity through contemplative arts

  Compare and contrast contemplative arts traditions (ikebana, chado or tea ceremony, calligraphy, kyudo, charya dance)...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  510E

  Musical Awakening

  Exploring music as a medium for expressing dharma

  Analyze how specific musical elements in chosen pieces convey Buddhist values, evaluating how qualities like...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  517E

  Tea Ceremonies

  Using tea service to create connection and atmosphere

  Analyze tea ceremony as contemplative practice that integrates mindfulness of the five elements; evaluate how...