Eight Fold Path

• Band B (Ages 7-9)

  410B

  Mindful Listening Practices

  Listening as a special gift

  Execute structured partner listening exercises where one person shares while the other demonstrates complete attention...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  410E

  Mindful Listening Practices

  The gift of practicing deep listening

  Implement deep listening practices, and analyze the “listening pot” metaphor to identify essential conditions for...

• Band A: (Ages 4-6)

  410A

  Mindful Listening Practices

  Learning to listen with your whole body

  Demonstrate good listening by showing quiet body, watching eyes, and still hands during story time;...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  229E

  Monastic Traditions

  Buddhist monastic traditions across cultures

  Analyze the historical development and contemporary roles of monastic communities across Buddhist traditions, evaluate the...

• 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)

  412E

  Right Effort

  Perseverance that frees the mind

  Analyze the four aspects of right effort by identifying examples of helpful and harmful mental...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  409E

  Right Effort

  Striving to develop the skillful means to awaken

  Implement the principles of right effort in daily life; analyze opportunities to cultivate wholesome thoughts...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  425E

  Right Livelihood

  Work and activity in harmony with others

  Evaluate activities based on their quality of creating benefit or harmony without harming, and analyze...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  404E

  Right Mindfulness

  Intentional placement of attention without judgment

  Analyze an experience of mindful pausing, evaluating immediate thoughts and feelings without judgment, and critiquing...