Band D (Ages 13-14)

• 237DRituals for Personal and Group Practice

  Examine personal relationship with ritual and sacred practice through sustained contemplative experiment, analyzing how different approaches to ceremony affect individual development and group dynamics; synthesize insights by developing personalized ritual practices that support authentic spiritual growth and community engagement.
• 305DSangha

  Compare how different Buddhist traditions understand sangha’s protective function against contemporary peer pressure and social media influences; investigate cross-cultural examples of communities that protect members’ values and wellbeing; and evaluate how traditional protective community functions translate to modern social environments.
• 234DBuddha, Dharma, and Sangha

  Analyze the three jewels as a comprehensive ethical decision-making framework; evaluate how this system addresses complex moral dilemmas; and synthesize understanding by applying the three refuges to contemporary ethical challenges while demonstrating knowledge of their traditional Buddhist context.