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Buddhist Education in the News
Here a digest of news items featuring relevant developments and stories about Buddhist education around the world.
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As most of us have witnessed, children are inclined to copy the behavior of their parents. Insert wince! So why not be a positive influence by starting them on a meditation journey? It can be as simple as leading by example.
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Ministry of Culture, BTI Branch, Government of India, has invited applications for financial assistance for the preservation and development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art.
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Buddhistdoor Global recently sat down with Dr. Lopez, one of the leading scholars of Buddhism in the United States, to learn about his views on the state of the field of Buddhist studies and his thoughts on the future.
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Kal Koerber, who survived the Parkland School Shooting in February, started the Societal Reform Corporation, a nonprofit organization aimed at improving mental health education in schools and helping students take control of their own lives.
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Matthew Sacchet ’10, a postdoctoral scholar from Stanford University, delivered a lecture at the School of Public Health on “personalized mindfulness practices,” according to the event description.
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At Point View School mindfulness is just as important as maths. Watch this short video to learn more.
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Even though intellectual advancement is key for the students from Sera Jey School, many want to use their science education to serve humanity.
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To deal with this complex situation there have been a plethora of strategies for developing school systems. Many educational institutions are taking approaches that look at every aspect of how a school operates...
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Amir elaborated on the practices of mindfulness and heartfulness in a free-flowing conversation with BW Businessworld.
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One of the members of Thailand’s English-teaching elite attended the EdTex education fair last year and published an article about all the plans discussed to improve Thai education...
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The Education Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) opened a two-day workshop for teachers of the Weekend School for Tibetan children in the New York and New Jersey area.
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Breaking away from more traditional math, science and language classes, the new happiness curriculum aims to impart emotional intelligence through meditation, storytelling and activities in which the focus is on students' emotional and mental needs.
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A Portland State University professor has won a $3.3 million federal grant to measure whether a mindfulness program backed by actress Goldie Hawn works to get preschoolers ready for kindergarten.
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Dawn DeCosta, Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School’s principal has for the past four years taught students, teachers, and parents in her school’s community how to solve conflict constructively through the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence’s RULER program — a social-emotional learning program that brings together many of the tools that she learned at Columbia.
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The boys’ coach lived in a Buddhist monastery for a decade and taught them to meditate in the cave.
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Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena stated that his government would ensure that “the highest sponsorship will be provided by the government to strengthen the Buddhasasana.”
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The website serves as a hub where Buddhist educators can access and share lesson plans, articles, videos, teachings, and practices.
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The Dalai Lama addressed an estimated 9000 people, including 900 college students, 112 students from the Men-tsee-khang, 105 students from the Tibetan Transit School, nearly 1400 students from TCV schools—mostly from classes 9-12, 250 from the Dharamsala Buddhist Study Group, more than 2000 interested people from abroad, including 150 Thai monks from the Thai Dhama-Sala Charitable Society, and local Tibetans.
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Addressing a gathering in Kangra on Saturday, the Dalai Lama highlighted the relevance of India in the Buddhist world and said if the country takes lead in combining its ancient knowledge of emotions and spiritualism with modern education, India will become inspiration for many Buddhist countries.
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Parents and teachers share growing concerns about the effects on children from an array of stressors, from bullying to school shootings to current events that children live through or hear reported daily. It is against that backdrop that Omega will convene its 10th annual Mindfulness & Education conference July 20−22, which will examine the role of mindfulness practice in K−12 classrooms as an antidote to stress.
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USC School of Religion assistant professor Rongdao Lai hosted the Conference on Buddhist Ethics from June 8 to 10. The conference featured 34 scholars who discussed the application of Buddhist principles to important social issues.
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The International Association of Sanskrit Studies (IASS) is organizing the 17th World Sanskrit Conference (WSC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, from 9–13 July.
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Sixty years ago, when Tibetan refugees started arriving in India after the Chinese invasion, they came literally empty-handed...
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Congratulations to MWE Contributor Panyaden International School in Thailand! Their Bamboo Sports Hall was awarded 2 times Gold at the 11th International Design Awards (IDA) in the Sustainable Living/ Green Architecture and Institutional Architecture categories. Over 3,100 designs were submitted by companies and designers from 95 countries.
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"It's a day of self-discovery, community and learning to manage emotions and everyday stress," said Seth Monk, a Zen Buddhist monk, who is a familiar face in Andover schools as he teaches yoga and relaxation classes to students and teachers.
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Dr. Margaret Que reflects on her visit to FoGuang Shan Pu-Men High School, a private Buddhist school in Dashu district, Kaohsiung, Taiwan: "While academics are important, more emphasis is put on students developing as good persons..."
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Mr. Patil Said, "Now the time has come that Sikkim will be developed soon and will be known for its Higher Education hub or both modern and spiritual education. Establishment of Buddhist University of Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, is a step in this direction."
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Eric Yuon Fuk-lung, ex-university sociology professor and former head of Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College, is a Spirit of Hong Kong Award nominee who believes every student is talented and that a good attitude is the most important attribute.
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Venerable Sumiththa Thero has set up a Buddhist cultural center for the 2,000-3,000 Sri Lankans in the city and has applied to build a full-fledged temple here, like one at home.
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The first invited talk, “Buddhist Art,” was delivered by Vivian Li, the associate curator of the Worcester Art Museum.
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Nearly a decade ago, four Buddhist monks arrived to set up the eastern P.E.I. monastery. Today, more than 300 monks reside in the monastery located in Little Sands, a private location closed to the public for most of the year.
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The Dalai Lama said that over the next 20 years on Earth there will be peace, but education and science needs to convey to people the importance of self-control, altruism and compassion.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday called for the revival of the ancient Indian traditions and for integrating them with the modern education system, saying doing so would help fight issues such as war and global warming.
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Chadö Will Soon be Included in Pacific Buddhist Academy’s Required Curriculum
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Psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Gina Biegel explains what practices work best with young adults (and if you should even try to make them put down their smartphone).
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Tenzin Yignyen, a Tibetan Buddhist monk visited Ross School’s lower school in Bridgehampton, NY
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University of Virginia developmental psychologist Tish Jennings traveled to India to share her latest research on mindfulness and teacher stress with the Dalai Lama. In itself, the opportunity is an honor and an accomplishment. For Jennings, it’s also a moment nearly 15 years in the making.
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Arunachal Pradesh governor Brig. B.D. Mishra said "Buddhist education" is very important to establish peace in society.
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A three-day National Conference on Buddhist Education was held at Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS)