THE 2004 INSTITUTE'S CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

The web sites below are organized by grade level. However, each site has overlap and utility for teachers and students at every level. If contact information is provided on the teacher site, he or she welcomes inquiries.

Elementary Plans:

D Creamer Teaching reading and mathematics through the use of geography
J Leigh Romancing The Mani Stone: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Art and Culture of the Himalayas Focusing on Tibet

Middle School Plans:

D Arnold The Lives of Buddha
K Enghusen Using Buddhism in Art and the Jataka Tales to study the Himalayn Region
T Pena Exploratory Classes Himalayan Unit
J Procopio General Information on the Himalayan Region
T Symington Himalayan Geography
K Young 7th Grade World Geography

High School and General:

J DeLisa Religious Traditions in the Himalayan Region
R Dillon Himalayan Lesson Plans and Info for Teachers
M Dudek The Himalayas: Geography and Environmental Issues
L Faden Tibet in an Asian Studies Curriculum
A Hall Gandhara: Foundation of Buddhist Art
B Helleberg Horticulture and Agriculture in the Himalayan Region
L Kanczuzewski Endangered Species in the Himalayan Region
J Leigh Romancing The Mani Stone: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Art and Culture of the Himalayas Focusing on Tibet
T McPartlin Modern Tibet
R Mossman Videos about Tibet
C Muir World Religions
D Rathbun Where Is Milarepa In World Literature?
M Schmidt Who is Buddha?
M Shao Tibet Unit
H Shun Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

D Simone A Literary View of Himalayan Women Through Religious and Cultural Texts
L Snyder Journey to the West: Field Trip to the Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA
S Stidfole Unit Material, Resouces, and Rationale for Intergrating the Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region
A Touhey Silk Road Project