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Is Humankind Inherently Selfish? Reconsidering the Veneer Theory in Humanities I in Action
Introduction I believe that the most teachable day of the year for my grade 9 students in Humanities I in Action is the first day of school, day one of their high school experience. For some years we have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Humanities I in Action, Lord of the Flies, social conscience education
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“Creating Humanities II in Action: Our Story” by Matthea Najberg, Jonathan Chung, and Nicole Lim
Dear Reader, I first began teaching the Humanities I in Action course in 2003, and from the beginning it intuitively felt like the kind of education students wanted. And for more than ten years I have talked about proposing a … Continue reading
Introducing the Wisdom Way of Teaching: Educating for Social Conscience and Inner Awakening in the High School Classroom
This entry, written as an introduction for a future book, explores how the yin-yang symbol offers a model for the integration of service learning and spiritual practices in school curricula. Such an approach is needed to meet the deep needs … Continue reading
Did We Make A Difference? Action Research of a Teaching for Empowerment Program in South India
Introduction For the last seven years HKIS students have come to our two sister schools, Concordia-Ambur and Concordia-Pernambut, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to implement a “Teaching for Empowerment” curriculum developed by our students. Once again we … Continue reading
Teaching Inspiration: Avaaz’s 100 Victories for Justice
Introduction The first semester of Humanities I in Action introduces students to suffering in the world. I often say it has a “shock and awe” impact on many students, as they struggle to make sense of a myriad of injustices: … Continue reading
Using Spiritual Practices to Transform Service Learning Guilt into Compassionate Action: Two Students’ Experiences
The shadow side of powerful service learning experiences, like the one that Claudia had at the Foshan orphanage, is that students carry a burden of guilt with them when they return to school. This blog entry explores the possibility of … Continue reading
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Learning to “Lead a Life of More Profound Wakefulness:” Reflections on a Body-Mind-Heart Framework in a Senior Religion Class
:Amar Bhardwaj’s Humanities I in Action Elixir Project focused on glass recycling, a project he carried on throughout his four years at HKIS. In this entry, Amar reflects on how he awakened to global environmental concerns in his grade 9 … Continue reading
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Tagged cynthia bourgeault, Elixir Project, hkis, Hong Kong International School, Humanities I in Action, inner awakening, service learning, Service society and the sacred, social conscience education, spiritual practice, teaching spirituality, transformative education, wisdom
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“I Feel Myself Radiate with Life:” One Student’s Journey of Awakening through Holistic Education Courses
“We have gone neither deep nor broad. We have emphasized neither solitude nor solidarity as essential to the spiritual journey. In fact, most of us are afraid of both and given little concrete training in either.” – Richard Rohr in … Continue reading
The Role of Inner Awakening in Compassionate Action: The Worldview of Wisdom Teacher Cynthia Bourgeault
“In my own efforts to live the gospel I have found that it is virtually impossible to reach and sustain that level of ‘perfect love’ without a practice of contemplative prayer . . .. Ordinary awareness always eventually betrays itself … Continue reading
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