BUDDHIST EDUCATION NETWORK
YOUTH MARCH BREAK & SUMMER DAY CAMPS
2012
SUMMER DAY CAMPS (ages 6-17)
Camps 1 to 3
@
Camp 1
Camp 2
Camp 3
Camp 4
@
Camp 4
Our Youth Leadership Camp and
Cultural Day Camp programs are designed for youth to explore Buddha Dharma,
cultivate mindfulness and emotional intelligence in daily life. Our program
presents the Dharma in a way that is interesting and meaningful, one that
engages our campers and encourages their participation. At the end of the
program, we expect the campers to have a deeper understanding of the Dharma
values that will help them think more independently, be more innovative and more
courageous in making decisions for themselves and others that are grounded in
compassion and wisdom – the kind of leaders we need more of in our society.
Our programs are taught by university
instructors, accredited teachers as well as graduate students, graduates and
professionals in the fields of instruction
In our Peace Education (Arts and
Music) Day Camps programs, our campers will explore various arts and music
activities in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Our
objective is to develop a sense of
wonder and an understanding of inter-connectedness in our campers. Simple
mindfulness exercises will be taught to foster the experience of peace and
compassion.
Our camp counsellors and teachers are
trained in mindfulness practices and are experienced in teaching the arts and
music activities being offered. Our programs are supported by the Ordained
Sangha of various Buddhist communities.
2012 Programs
4 Summer
Camps (Ages 6-17)
Peace Education (Arts and Music) Day
Camps Flyer
(Ages 6-7 details) (Ages 8-10 details)
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Cultural Day Camp for Youth flyer (Ages 11-13 details)
Youth Leadership Summer Day Camp
(Ages 14-16/17) Flyer & details
Past
Programs (2011)
Program 1 Youth Leadership Day Camp details
Program 2 Cultural Day Camp for Youth details
Teachers in our programs (by alphabetical order of
first names)
Anna Cheung, Assistant Sunday School
Teacher, Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation,
Ching Lo, PhD – Biology, Senior
Research Scientist, Ministry of the Environment (
(Bhante) Chipamong Chowdury, ordained
Buddhist monk, MA candidate (U of T) – Buddhism & South Asian Studies
Chris Ng, CMA, MBA – Finance &
Business Policy, Director and Co-Founder, Buddhist Education Foundation for
Grace Ng Listkowski, lay Dharma
teacher of Buddha’s Light International Association (
John Vervaeke, PhD – Philosophy,
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Buddhism at U of T, also
Tai Chi & meditation teacher
Keith Brown, BA – English, English
Tutor, VP of
Kesara Pandittesekera, BSc, BEd,
Certified Teacher (
(Rev.) Michael Hayashi, Ordained
Teacher,
Norman Bell, BA, BEd Certified High
School Teacher (
Sean Hillman, BA, MA Candidate,
Incoming PhD Student (U of T) - Buddhism & Bio-ethics
S.K. Mak, Retired Chef, Previous
Owner of Fans Court Restaurant, Niagara-on-the-Lake, recently established
“Enchanted Fusion” Restaurant
Toe Toe Lwin, Medical Doctor in
Moe Moe Lwin, Medical Doctor in
Tony Toneatto, PhD – Psychology,
Clinical Psychologist, Program Director of Buddhism, Psychology & Mental
Health Program, U of T
Trudinna Ly, BA, MA-Chinese Studies,
Teacher & Artistic Associate at Le Premier School of Ballet
Advisors of our programs
Chyleen Shih, Certified High School
Teacher (
B. George Blake, PhD-Psychology,
former Thai Buddhist monk, retired psychologist & meditation teacher (Thai
Theravada & western).
Franklin Tall, PhD-Mathematics, Professor,
Department of Mathematics, U of T;
member of Dharma Centre of Canada (Tibetan Vajrayana)
Jennifer Motha, Certified Elementary
School Teacher (
Jack Miller, Professor, Curriculum
& Learning, Ontario Institute for the Study of Education/U of T
Sensei Taigen Henderson, Abbot,
Rev Po Yu, Ordained Monk, Abbot of
Location for 2012 Peace Education
(Arts and Music) & Cultural Summer
Day Camp:
July 9 to 13, 2012 (Monday to Friday)
FuSienTong Lecture Hall @ 179-181 Niagara Street (near King and Bathurst)
Location for 2012 Youth Leadership
Summer Day Camp
July 16 to 27, 2012 (Monday to
Friday) the Multi-faith Centre at the
To register
The fee to enrol in the Youth
Leadership Summer Day Camp is $350/2 weeks. The deadline for registration
is July 8, 2012.
The fee to enrol in the Cultural
Day Camp and Peace Education (Arts and Music) Day Camps is $175/week. The
deadline for registration is July 2, 2012.
Please complete these attached registration
and waiver forms and email them to our Registrar Trudinna Ly at camp@BuddhistSchoolforYouth.ca
.
Then mail the signed forms with a
cheque in the amount of the registration fee for your program payable to the
Buddhist Network of Ontario, to
For further information, please email
the registrar (above email address) or contact Chris Ng at 416-910-4858; wisdom.tor@rogers.com
Letter to the parents
A letter of confirmation of
registration along with details about attending our camps will be e-mailed to
the parents.
Letter to students
See http://www.ourkids.net/camp/camp-profile.php?id=651
for photos and comments from our past campers.
Our Sponsors
Buddhist Education Foundation for
Canada
Mahadhammika Buddhist Vihara
Shakya Dorje, Physician of Tibetan
Medicine
Buddhism,
Psychology & Mental Health Program, University of Toronto
About Us
Camps 1 to 3 are co-presented by the
Buddhist Education Network of Ontario (non-profit corporation) and
Camp 4 is presented by the Buddhist
Education Network of Ontario.
We are a network of Buddhists from
various Buddhist communities in
To contact us, please email wisdom.tor@rogers.com or call
416-910-4858
Other links
http://www.ourkids.net/camp/camp-profile.php?id=651
http://www.camps.ca/buddhist_day_camp.php