Education Programs News & Media
KF and ICS: Mongolia Youth Buddhist Summer Camp, 2011
Oct 18th, 2011Joint funding from Khyentse Foundation (US$5,000) and the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (US$2,000) supported Mongolia’s first Youth Buddhist Summer Camp in August 2011
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Cambodian Monks Awarded KF Scholarships For Higher Studies
Feb 24th, 2011Peter Gyallay-Pap, exec director, Khmer-Buddhist Educational Assistance Project (KEAP) spent three weeks in Cambodia facilitating the recruitment and selection of three monk scholarship recipients. There were seven applicants for the Khyentse Foundation awards to study for an MA in Buddhist studies in Sri Lanka.
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Read the May Communiqué Spotlighting Excellence in Education
May 11th, 2010IN THIS ISSUE The May Communiqué focuses on excellence in education. We are excited to announce the new Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies, along with the names of the first four award recipients. And our friend in Australia, Meg Hart, writes about her adventures visiting a number of schools in India and Bhutan.
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Searching For Siddhartha
May 9th, 2010Meg Hart, Director of The Siddhartha School Project in Lismore, Australia traveled throughout India and Bhutan to study different forms of traditions and innovations in education.
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July Communiqué Available With New Video Download
Jul 21st, 2008IN THIS ISSUE News from Deer Park, personal accounts of life at Deer Park from contributors Kurt Schwalbe and Andrew Schelling, “The Cause and Effect School,” a feature article by Jakob Leschly, updates from educations programs in Brazil, Germany, and Australia, two wonderful new videos produced by The Siddhartha School students and more.
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Feature Article: The Cause And Effect School
Jul 21st, 2008An article by Jakob Leschly about the philosophy and future of The Siddhartha School. In recent years, many Western Buddhists have contributed to the establishment of modern schools in traditional Buddhist cultures. However, so far not much has been done to establish Buddhist schools in cultures where Buddhism is only now taking root. Although the…
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Updates From Education Programs
Jul 21st, 2008Updates from Brazil, Germany and Australia including two new videos from the Siddhartha School. At Khyentse Foundation’s inception, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche shared a long-term goal of establishing international, nondenominational schools for children with curricula based on Buddhist principles. The Foundation has identified a number of projects that are in alignment with Rinpoche’s vision. Brazil For…
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Call For Help: Making Connections
Jul 21st, 2008We are interested in hearing from you about any other Buddhist education programs, from preschool to higher education. We would like to compile a database of like-minded institutions. If you have access to any lists of Buddhist schools or individual contacts, please send them to Noa Jones.
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Video: Protect the World
Jul 6th, 2008When a group of young people concerned about climate change came together at a hip hop recording workshop in Kyogle (regional NSW, Australia), the result was the song “Protect the World”. Watch the video here.
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