Eight Fold Path

• 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.
• 410CMindful Listening Practices

  Execute advanced listening techniques including reflective listening and asking clarifying questions in real classroom conflicts; demonstrate how quality listening can de-escalate disagreements; and draft listening agreements for group projects that create space for all voices to be heard.
• 411CRight Speech

  Design and implement personal speech awareness practices, including structured daily reflection on the four harmful speech types, integration of speech mindfulness with other contemplative practices, and creation of personal guidelines for ethical speech based on Buddhist principles.
• 120ASkillful Communication in Action

  Practice kind and helpful words through daily classroom interactions. Demonstrate the difference between words that help and words that hurt using role-play with stuffed animals or puppets. Create simple agreements about how to use words to make friends feel good.
• 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.
• 120CSkillful Communication in Action

  Design creative projects (videos, podcasts, graphic novels) that demonstrate skillful communication; create and perform educational workshops for younger students; and develop multimedia resources that teach harmonious speech through visual, auditory, and kinesthetic approaches.
• 120DSkillful Communication in Action

  Address challenging communication scenarios involving authority figures, peer pressure, and family dynamics by applying Buddhist principles. Practice advocacy and speaking truth to power while maintaining compassionate speech. Implement restorative justice approaches in school conflicts through harmonious communication.
• 411ERight Speech

  Evaluate speech patterns by identifying personal examples of any of the four non-virtuous speech actions; then design and implement communication strategies that integrate Buddhist principles of truthfulness, kindness, and timing to create more harmonious interactions with others.
• 410EMindful Listening Practices

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