Academic Area Pathways

• 431CSetting Boundaries

  Investigate traditional methods for creating contemplative space, implement systematic approaches to container-building using objects and agreements, and assess how different elements contribute to effective practice environments.
• 136BThe Vinaya and Codes of Conduct

  Design and implement classroom agreements that reflect Buddhist principles of non-harm and mutual benefit; practice conflict resolution using agreed-upon procedures; and demonstrate leadership in maintaining community agreements while adapting them as group needs change.
• 105BRight Motivation in Leaders

  Analyze stories of helpful leaders and generous people by comparing characters who help versus those who are bossy, identifying the three antidotes (generosity, loving-kindness, wisdom) in story examples, and creating their own stories about kind leadership.
• 120BSkillful Communication in Action

  Apply the five-question framework (true, helpful, kind, gentle, timely) to real classroom situations; practice conflict resolution steps through structured role-plays; and implement peer mediation techniques using harmonious speech principles in actual conflicts.
• 406BLoving-Kindness

  Practice generating feelings of warmth and goodwill toward family, friends, and classmates while noticing how these feelings affect their own happiness and sense of connection, experiment with kind actions that create positive emotions in themselves and others, and develop trust in their ability to both give and receive care.
• 411BRight Speech

  Explore Buddhist stories and parables about the power of speech, identify lessons about wise and unwise speech from these narratives, and create your own stories or drawings showing characters who practice mindful speech.
• 431BSetting Boundaries

  Create and practice classroom agreements that support group meditation, design simple rituals for starting and ending practice time, and demonstrate how clear agreements help everyone participate peacefully.
• 136AThe Vinaya and Codes of Conduct

  Compare family rules, classroom agreements, and simple community guidelines by identifying what makes each group work well together; demonstrate how different families and communities create helpful rules; and practice following agreements that help everyone feel safe and included in different settings.
• Right Motivation in Leaders

  Practice making kind choices in classroom situations by identifying when someone needs help, demonstrating gentle ways to guide friends during play, and explaining how helping others makes everyone feel better.