TIBET PROGRAMS and PROJECTS
Since 1995, TEN has been developing a series of intensive teacher education institutes and regional professional development
workshops across the US.
Compassion and Cultural Survival, TEN's First National Teacher
Institute on the Study of Tibet in K-12 Education, hosted
at the Year 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Tibetan Culture
Beyond the Land of Snows, Washington, DC
Landscapes and Lessons of Cultural Survival, TEN's second Teacher
Institute on the Study of Tibet in K-12 Education, in New York, NY
Tibet
and The Dalai Lama: Landscapes and Lessons of Cultural Survival,
A Special Workshop for Educators in Advance of the Dalai Lama's
visit to Portland, OR
Tibet
and The Dalai Lama: From the Real World to the Classroom,
A Special Workshop for Educators in Advance of the Dalai Lama's
visit to the Twin Cities, MN
Illuminating
the Buddhist Tradition, A Workshop for Educators on
Learning and Teaching about Buddhism.
Student Programs and Projects
TEN
develops and leads interactive and experiential programs,
classroom presentations, student workshops, units of study,
and independent study projects for students in grades K-12.
• The
Arts of Tibet, curricular & professional development
and design of children's activity center for the Seattle International
Children's Festival, 1997
• Tibetan
Portrait, professional and curricular development for
the photographic exhibit by Phil Borges at the Museum of History
and Industry, Seattle, 1997
• Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, educational tours
and programs for school groups in greater Seattle
• School and classroom presentations, tailored to setting,
grade level, focus of study.
• Independent study projects with middle and high school students.
• Schools
served by TEN and Global Source
Community Education
TEN works with Tibetan communities, cultural organizations,
and other Tibet-related organizations to design and produce
cultural programs, exhibitions, children's activities for
museums and festivals, and companion. TEN also presents educational
presentations for colleges and community groups on various
Tibet related subjects, including travel in Tibet.
Special Projects
In 2001-2002, Tibet Education Network at Global Source partnered
with the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture (CTAC) on
a first of its kind research project titled Cultural
Survival: The Home-School Connection for Tibetan Youth in
North America: A Case Study on Education, Cultural Identity
and Community. Global Source Director, Jon Garfunkel
led the year long project and authored the report. You will
find the report on CTAC's website: www.TibetanCulture.org
