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From 2011 to 2014, the committee course, YBAM collected and integrated YBAM introduced two projects in this management of Dharma class, the mental
emphasised on improving the self- suitable Buddhist curriculum and teaching year: First, the ‘Adolescent Dharma Class health and self-growth of teachers, and
development and teaching techniques materials through various channels. Teachers Training Programme’ was held discussion of the Buddhist life education

of the speakers and facilitators as well Starting from 2009, the committee also all year round as one of the efforts for the for youth. Second, compiled a lesson plan
as nurturing recruits. YBAM provided produced relevant syllabus and teacher’s transformation of the NS train-the-trainer ‘Buddhist Life Education’ for youth. This
a platform for all the NS speakers guide. The lesson plan would be taught workshop. The target group of the training lesson plan with themes closely related
and facilitators nationwide to network over 12 classes, the diverse content programme was more comprehensive, to youth aimed to help youth understand

and communicate in order to improve established through brainstorming by the including NS speakers, youth Dharma themselves better and to incorporate
teamwork, team cohesion, and editorial board to meet the different needs class teachers, Young Buddhist Dharma as part of their lives. The lesson
collaboration between them. There were of both the speakers and trainees. Later, Fellowship teachers, and secondary plan comprised a total of 13 lessons,
even graduates from the NS taking part in the lesson plan incorporated more teaching school Buddhist society teachers. The with a diverse range of topics relevant

these interaction camps. materials to increase the trainees’ interest programme integrated both theory and to youth, not only allow the speakers to
and capture their attention. This addition practice, including the introduction of better understand the needs of youth
COORDINATING NS also emphasised on the interaction and the multi-teaching method, exploring but also make the class more relaxed
two-way teaching between the speakers the behavioural models of youth, the and livelier.

Since 2006, YBAM NS Special Committee and trainees. Besides being a reference
had been actively coordinating with the guide for the Dharma speakers in the NS,
NS Department to find out the latest the lesson plan was also greatly used by
number of NS camps in order to arrange speakers in other Buddhist organisations

speakers for in-camp Dharma teachings for their youth Dharma classes.
and to liaise with Buddhist organisations
nationwide for out-camp activities. As At the same time, the committee also
the number of NS camps varies in each published a simplified version of ‘What

batch, this posed significant challenges in Buddhists Believe’ by the late Venerable
coordination and arrangement. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda as one of the
reading books for NS trainees. A total of
In 2014, there were approximately 81 7950 books were printed towards the end

camps nationwide which provided YBAM of 2010, and another 8000 books were
with great opportunities to introduce printed in 2012. Besides, at the beginning
Dharma to thousands of NS trainees (In of 2010, Dharma Drum Mountain
2014, YBAM had participated in 80 in- Educational Foundation generously

camp and 79 out-camp Dharma courses donated more than 10000 copies of
out of the 81 NS camps). Each trainee ‘108 Adages of Wisdom’ and ‘Orthodox
was exposed to at least 20 to 40 hours of Chinese Buddhism’ to NS trainees as
in-camp and out-camp Dharma courses. bonding gifts.
亚依淡佛学会

TEACHING STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS The year 2014 marked a decade since
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50 YEARS OF DHARMA PRO PA GATION CO NTINUING THE MIS SION IN THE 5G ER A