Education and Empowerment

Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics created the Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) Curriculum for K-12. The initiative began in 1998 as a collaboration between the university and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Guided by a shared understanding of the need to educate both the heart and mind, the international program conveys a universal, non-sectarian, and science-based approach to the ethical development of the whole child.

TongLen School courtesy of Emory University’s SEE Learning
TongLen School courtesy of Emory University’s SEE Learning

The Foundation’s science-based, K-12, Compassion-Centered Lesson Plans leverage photographs from our Shades of Compassion traveling museum exhibition, to foster compassion among school-aged children worldwide. The sessions were designed in collaboration with Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, and are promoted by both organizations.

True Love copyright Wolf Ademeit
True Love copyright Wolf Ademeit

Bhutan’s Draktsho Vocational Training Centre provides support to children and youth who have disabilities such as autism, visual impairment, and cerebral palsy. The school’s objective is to increase each student’s independence and ability to make meaningful contributions to their family and community.

Sacred Painting courtesy of Draktsho
Sacred Painting courtesy of Draktsho

The Tarayana Foundation’s Rural Development Initiative empowers disadvantaged Bhutanese women through business micro-grants, skills training, mentoring, and the facilitation of networking opportunities with relevant stakeholders.

Business Microgrant courtesy of the Tarayana Foundation
Business Microgrant courtesy of the Tarayana Foundation

The Tibetan Community Development Education Fund (TSDF) serves to administer programs, education and leadership opportunities for the Tibetan youth in North America in an effort to preserve the Tibetan culture and language.

The Endowment for Excellence in Teaching provides professional development to educators at Temple Beth Or Synagogue in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Courtesy of Temple Beth Or Pre-School
Courtesy of Temple Beth Or Pre-School

The Foundation, in partnership with the Bhutan Foundation, lead a 2-day Photographic Workshop for community non-profits in Bhutan, with the objective of enhancing their ability to leverage photography as a means of promoting the altruistic work being done by their organizations.

Photography Workshop courtesy of the Bhutan Foundation
Photography Workshop courtesy of the Bhutan Foundation

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