Curricular and Resource Materials for the Study of Tibet

Starter Libraries For the Study of Tibet

Approaching Tibetan Studies: A Resource Handbook for Educators
By Jon Garfunkel and Tibet Education Network at Global Source. An extensive collection of curricular and resource materials produced for teaching in K-12 and adult education. Included in the packet: why teach & learn about Tibet, curricular ideas, questions for discussions and assignments, prayer flag lesson, maps (physical, political, historical), quotes, ideas for broadening one's Tibetan experience, geographical information, historical timeline, extensive bibliographies, videography, and resource information.
Paper. 60 Pages. $15.00

Presenting Tibet: A Slide Package for Educators
By Jon Garfunkel and Tibet Education Network at Global Source. Fifty slide images covering Tibet and the Tibetan Diaspora, with over 150 pages of curricular ideas, supporting materials, lessons, readings, and suggestions for further study. The slides have annotated descriptions and accompanying support materials to assist educators in custom designing a presentation, and larger unit of study, on:
- Geography and Natural Enviroment of Tibet (including three maps)
- People and Traditional Culture
- Tibetan Civilization (featuring Historic and Religious Sites)
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Tibetan Art
- Modern Tibet: Tibet-China Conflict, Human Rights, Cultural Survival
- The Tibetan Diaspora
- The 14th Dalai Lama
- The 11th Panchen Lama
Presenting Tibet is appropriate for all ages and for educators working in almost any discipline, and is also useful for community and advocacy groups working to increase public awareness of Tibet. This is the only multimedia educational introduction to Tibet of its kind! Contact us for a Table of Contents and List of Slides.
Binder. 50 Slides and 150 Pages. On Sale $99 (Regular Price $119.00)

Tibetan Buddhist Mandalas: A Cross-Cultural Lesson Plan
By Jon Garfunkel and Tibet Education Network. A hands-on lesson about sacred art and culture that teaches students about Tibetan Buddhist mandalas and allows them to make their own mandala guided by the universal theme of compassion and incorporating personal world views. The lesson includes a teacher's guide, with additional source citations, and master copies for student materials: an introductory reading, worksheet of questions, and the mandala outline worksheet. Includes bibliography on Tibetan arts and general topics and articles on sand mandala projects. Accompanying the Lesson Plan is the book The Sand Mandala of Vajrabhairava and a calendar of ancient Buddhist paintings from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco which include images of mandalas for classroom display.
Paper with Additional Materials. $16.00

Landscapes and Lessons of Cultural Survival: A Course Handbook from our 2001 National Summer Teacher Institute on the Study of Tibet in K-12 Education
By Jon Garfunkel and Tibet Education Network at Global Source. This course handbook contains 40 pages of curricular ideas and curricular themes, over 20 pages of suggested sources for K-12, and over 50 age appropriate readings, lessons, maps, and other support materials for developing a unit of study on Tibet. This is the most developed curricular resource for the study of Tibet in K-12 education. Contact us for a Table of Contents.
Binder. 360 Pages. OUT OF PRINT.

Compassion and Cultural Survival: A Course Handbook from our 2000 National Summer Teacher Institute on the Study of Tibet in K-12 Education
By Jon Garfunkel and Tibet Education Network at Global Source. Contact us for a Table of Contents.
Binder. 360 Pages. OUT OF PRINT.