Now your whole family can receive Dharma teachings at the same time. The "grown-ups" can join Resident Teacher Gen Mondrub in the main meditation space for their meditation and weekly teaching, while the kids can join Kelsang Nyema in the Youth Room for their own meditation and teaching. Of course, parents are welcome to join the kids for Family Time if they so choose. (To learn more about the class for grown-ups, click here.)

Class starts at 11am. We will begin with a few fun prostrations, dusting the shrine, and changing the water offerings on our kids' shrine. Then we sing the first five verses of "The Liberating Prayer" (click here to read) and engage in a short meditation using our imagination. After our meditation, we have a brief Dharma teaching (typically 10 - 15 minutes), followed by a hands-on activity. We finish by singing the last two verses of "The Liberating Prayer." Class finishes at approximately 12:30pm.

The teachings utilize traditional Buddhist stories and meditations from the books of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, adapted for modern kids. The primary class coordinator and Teacher, Kelsang Nyema, who is a western Buddhist nun, has worked with children in multiple other teaching environments for over seven years.

After the class, parents and children are encouraged to join us for a bite at the World Peace Café and socialize.

"Do I or my family have to be Buddhist to attend?"
Definitely not. People of any religious or non-religious background are welcome to attend. Our only aim is to help children become happier by utilizing practical spiritual tools.

"What age range of children are invited?"
Our current group of children ranges from about 5 - 10 years, but children of all ages are welcome.