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GLOBAL SOURCE EDUCATION
Enriching K-12 Education for the 21st Century
Tibet Education Network |
Saturday,
February 12, 8:00-3:30
Illuminating the Buddhist Tradition:
A Workshop on Learning and Teaching about Buddhism for Educators
(General Public Invited)
University of Washington, Seattle Campus, Thomson Hall
Morning
Plenary Sessions
- Professor
Charles Keyes (UW Anthropology and International Studies),
charted the evolution of Buddhism in Asia, drawing on
examples from Southeast Asian Buddhist traditions
- Professor
Richard Salomon (UW South Asian and Buddhist Studies) told the story of his recovery of ancient scrolls: "Bark
of the Buddha: Ancient Scrolls Reveal Buddhist History"
- Buddhist
Teachers, including Venerable Thubten Chodron (Dharma Friendship
Foundation), Genjo Marinello (Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji)
and Reverend Don Castro (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) highlighted key tenets of Buddhist Philosophy and Practice
Afternoon
Breakout Sessions
- Scholar
and Educator Jeff Schoening (UW Tibetan Studies and Sakya
Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism) brought Buddhist philosophy
alive through the understanding the Wheel of Life
- Venerable
Thubten Chodron, (Dharma Friendship Foundation) discussed
and teach skills for Meditation, with special suggestions
for meditating with young people
- Educator
Jon Garfunkel (Global Source) shared creative ways to
bring the Study of Buddhism into K-12 education
- Curriculum
Specialist Mary Barber (Issaquah School District) shared
Buddhist Literature for Young People and the Classroom
- Associate
Professor Kent Guy (UW International Studies) discussed
the Rise of Buddhism in Ancient China
- Jeff
Schoening, (Sakya Monastery) and Reverend John Iwohara (Seattle
Betsuin Buddhist Temple) and others discussed Buddhism
in the Northwest
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serving elementary and secondary education in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
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