Social Justice Pathway

• Band C (Ages 10-12)

  105C

  Right Motivation in Leaders

  Recognizing harmful patterns in leadership

  Investigate the three poisons in leadership decisions by observing how greed, anger, and ignorance affect...

• 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 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 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 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 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...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  305A

  Sangha

  Friends who help us learn and grow

  Practice being a good friend by sharing, helping classmates, and participating in circle time activities...

• Band D (Ages 13-14)

  305D

  Sangha

  Communities that protect our values

  Compare how different Buddhist traditions understand sangha's protective function against contemporary peer pressure and social...

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  305B

  Sangha

  Communities that support good choices

  Analyze stories about loyal friendship and community support, including age-appropriate Buddhist tales about sangha; compare...