Inner Awareness

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  430E

  Four Noble Truths Overview

  Contemplating the four noble truths

  Analyze each of the four noble truths by connecting traditional teachings with personal contemplative insights;...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  421E

  Gain and Loss

  Relaxing the competitive mind

  Implement a positive, playful approach to competition without attachment to outcomes; practice observing and releasing...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  454E

  Good Timing

  The wisdom of knowing when to act

  Evaluate how cultural attitudes toward time and efficiency can either support or hinder compassionate action;...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  415E

  Karma and Habit

  Creating healthy habits

  Analyze the relationship between Buddhist teachings on karma and neuroscientific understanding of habit formation; evaluate...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  406B

  Loving-Kindness

  Everyday acts of care and friendship

  Practice generating feelings of warmth and goodwill toward family, friends, and classmates while noticing how...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  406E

  Loving-Kindness

  Generating love and kindness for all beings

  Analyze the nature of *metta*/loving-kindness; improvise a guided meditation that generates this quality; and initiate...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  406D

  Loving-Kindness

  Ceremonial practices for cultivating goodwill

  Design loving-kindness ceremonies that generate positive emotions and strengthen group bonds, participate in structured metta...

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  406C

  Loving-Kindness

  Building resilience through loving-kindness

  Investigate how loving-kindness practice affects their emotional well-being and sense of security even during social...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  406A

  Loving-Kindness

  Stories of friendship and care

  Listen to stories about characters who feel safe and happy when showing and receiving kindness,...