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Educational Resources for Teaching Buddhism

Topics

A rich range of teaching resources designed for young people.

AGE

5–11

Contentment-and-inner-peace
Contentment and Inner Peace
How can we be content and at peace with ourselves and our surroundings? Can we find it in ourselv...
Basic-goodness
Basic Goodness
Do you think you are basically good? Why or why not? Remember times when you have been kind and h...
Mindfulness-and-meditation
Mindfulness and Meditation
How can we deal with ourselves and be stable like a mountain, especially when strong emotions lik...

AGE

11–16

Compassion-and-Loving-Kindness
Compassion and Loving Kindness
What is the best way to act and to be? How can I nourish the best in me? Compassion and loving ki...
Death-and-Mourning
Death and Mourning
Death, that of those close to us and our own, is a challenge we all inevitably face. As a stage i...
Buddhist-Ethics
Buddhist Ethics
The Buddhist teachings set out moral guidance to follow, yet Buddhism is far from being a moralis...

AGE

16–19

Suffering
Suffering
The first of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism is the truth of suffering, or dukkha, which arises...
World-View
World View
A recent trend in the teaching of Religious Studies in schools is to present each of the world re...
General
The Buddhist Path - General
The Buddhist path was first taught by the Buddha as the fourth Noble Truth. It is twofold: the ou...

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Detailed Subject Knowledge

Background materials to explore topics in-depth

Lesson Activities
and Reflections

Slide presentations, handouts, classroom activities and ideas for reflection

Lived Experience

Cultural practices and personal testimonies from Buddhists

Stories

Stories with a message that provides insight into a given topic

Worksheets

Exercises to consolidate knowledge or aid in revision

Webinars

Webinars are offered on an occasional basis to boost teachers’ subject knowledge, discuss difficult points, and share classroom experience.

Forthcoming webinar on 8th June on the topic of enlightenment

Enlightenment is what all Buddhists ultimately aim for. But what is it exactly? And how can it best be taught in the classroom? We will explore how enlightenment is understood differently in Theravada and Mahayana traditions, and the role it plays in the life of a Buddhist. This webinar is designed for school teachers (especially ages 14-18) and will interactively clarify subject knowledge, enable participants to share experience, and feature Q&A.

You can register here.

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