Action

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  599E

  Opanayiko

  Turn inward

  Analyze the difference between accepting teachings through belief, versus discovering truth through direct experience, then...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  134E

  Polarization and Tolerance

  Cultural appreciation and tolerance

  Analyze how Buddhist teachings on pratityasamutpada (dependent origination) support tolerance and dialogue across differences; evaluate...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  438E

  Practicing Refuge for Others

  Refuge as a practice for being present and responsive to others

  Implement awareness practices to generate a calm, grounded center, and evaluate how being present and...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  466E

  Right Action

  Acting ethically

  Analyze potential consequences of actions in different areas of life, honestly acknowledging personal challenges and...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  411E

  Right Speech

  Mindful speech practices

  Evaluate speech patterns by identifying personal examples of any of the four non-virtuous speech actions;...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  411D

  Right Speech

  Right speech as personal contemplative discipline

  Develop comprehensive personal practice integrating right speech with the broader eightfold path, establish advanced contemplative...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  411A

  Right Speech

  Speaking with kindness through stories and practice

  Listen to simple stories about characters who choose kind or unkind words, and practice retelling...

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  411C

  Right Speech

  Personal speech awareness through contemplative practice

  Design and implement personal speech awareness practices, including structured daily reflection on the four harmful...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  411B

  Right Speech

  Learning from Buddhist stories about wise speech

  Explore Buddhist stories and parables about the power of speech, identify lessons about wise and...