Mala Bag Sewing Project
Students sew drawstring bags using a simple backstitch in preparation for the mala they will string in a future class. This lesson was created by Noa Jones at the Middle Way School for third grade students preparing for Rites of Passage.
Book Review: Prajapati
A self-published book available in print or eBook about the inspiring story of Prajapati, Buddha's aunt and guardian written and illustrated by Alicja Zmigrodzka.
Children’s Day Resources
Children's Day is an important tradition that was started by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1978. Do you have a special day when you celebrate children?
Aims of Buddhist Education
An article by our advisor, Venerable Bhikku Bodhi, on Buddhism in modern education.
Book Review: Sit with Me
Sit with Me is our go-to book during the first weeks of school. Carolyn Kanjuro's delightful rhyming verses invite children of all ages to learn the seven points of posture. The character Justa Bug describes posture–from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet–with a spine straight like coins stacked on a plate and shoulders back like a vulture in flight.
The Four Types of Harmonious Speech
Students are introduced to the concept of harmonious speech from the Buddhist tradition and explore how it arises in their own lives. The lesson includes group work, pair sharing, charting, and discussion.
Magha Pujwronga | Sangha Day
A short outline of Sangha day, or Magha Puja, which is an important day for the Theravada especially in countries such as Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Sri Lanka. How do you observe this day? Send ideas to [email protected]
Lojong Slogan #38: Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness.
A short video of a student explaining what this mind-training slogan by Atisha means to them.
Buddhism as an Education System: Takeaways from a Paccaya Foundation Retreat
In these two videos of dharma talks given in Thailand, Venerable Ajahn Jayasaro connects the dharma to the practice of education with clarity and precision.
Book Review: Where’s Buddha?
Where’s Buddha? is a wonderfully illustrated picture book for younger children with rhyming text that is accessible and very age-appropriate.