Mexico Service Project
Dear Community Member,
The Community Service Club at the Developing Virtue Girls’ Secondary School in Talmage is
currently working on raising funds for a Service trip to Valle de las Palmas, Mexico in April of
2012. The purpose of the trip is to help build homes in community in need. In the past two
years, our girls spent their Spring Break week making improvements to homes including
building a bathroom, painting two homes, and drywalling two homes. In addition to home
improvements, the girls were able to learn about the local customs, share art activities and
teach and learn some language skills.
Reflection on Shanghai Fu Shan Student Visit
by Tracy Chen (Girls School 10th Grade)
Translated into Chinese by Katherine Tsai (Girls School 11th Grade)
We often encounter extraordinary people in life; people who open our eyes to hidden aspects of the world that we have never even perceived to exist. To meet people who possess the exceptional ability to alter our lives stories is already remarkable. However, when these significant figures in our life turn out to be children, the level of notability increases a notch. On January 16thand 17th, my class received the opportunity to teach and interact with a group of 39 fourth graders from Fu Shan Elementary School fromShanghai.
Children of Uganda
by Christine Chang (12th Grade of The Girls School)
When I was little, adults would often ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up. I would always stare at them with my eyes open widely and say, “I don’t know~”
Yet I think I have found the answer after eighteen years.
Mission Statement
Our Buddhist schools, in partnership with parents, work to instill and develop in our students the core virtues of kindness, filial piety, respect, trustworthiness, fairness, citizenship, integrity and humility. we provide an environment for our students to achieve their full academic potential and become outstanding citizens who will contribute to making our world a better place.
Ideals
Instilling Goodness/Developing Virtue Schools are founded on the ideals set forth in the teachings of the Buddha. Accordingly, courses in Buddhist Studies are requisite for all students. Students of all faiths, however, are welcome.
Students benefit from a blend of Eastern and Western values and practices that encourages:
- Good personal character
- A broad, multicultural/international perspective
- Academic excellence
In a unique, monastic environment on the campus of a Buddhist university at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, students gain a deep appreciation of their own spiritual natures and inherent wisdom.
With an emphasis on:
- Respect for parents, teachers, and elders
- Empathy
- Good Citizenship
- Trustworthiness
- Propriety
- Social Justice
- Humility
- Integrity
... students cultivate specific skills for ethical leadership and service to humanity.