Chương Trình Hàm Thụ | Pre-Camp Learning

Meet every Sunday 11AM - 12:15 PM tại Chùa Hoa Nghiêm on the following days (except where noted).

Note that ON-TIME attendance and participation grade is given. Đi học đúng giờ và tham gia vào các sinh hoạt trong lớp đều được chấm điểm.

Late submittals of assignments will get points deducted. Bài tập nộp trễ sẽ bị trừ điểm.

Lunch will be provided: 12:15PM - 1:00PM

Check back here for weekly lessons. Click on the Documents page for required reading assignments.

Xin xem tài liệu huấn luyện ở trang Documents.

TRẠI TUYẾT SƠN - CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CAMP

DATE | REQUIRED READING | RECOMMENDED "Old Path White Clouds" READING

1. Mar 9: Lịch sử Đức Phật Thích Ca / Quy-Y Tam Bảo - Biography of the Buddha / Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels | Chapters 1-5 recommended reading

Make-up project due by 1PM March 16 (if you did not attend class): Draw the life of the Buddha in 3 - 5 pictures (Hint: AI could help with this exercise)

1. Mar 16: Niệm Phật / Ăn Chay - Praying to the Buddhas / Being a Vegetarian | Chapters 6-10 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 1PM March 16: You are the host of a cooking show (English or Vietnamese show is of your choice.) Prepare a vegetarian dish and record a video of your preparations, cooking, and presentation to teach your viewers. Submit the video via the link in the email sent to you or your parent.

1. Mar 23: Đàn và Đàn Kiểu Mẫu - Cluster and Model Cluster | Chapters 11-15 recommended reading

Make-up project due by 6PM Mar 30 (if you did not attend class): Create a “Code of Conduct”, "Bản Nội Quy" for your Đoàn Oanh Vũ Nữ or Đoàn Oanh Vũ Nam. Write the rules that your peers must follow every Sunday. Must include at least 5 rules. Include punishment if a rule is broken. Submit the Code of Conduct in a typed file or take a picture of your writing and post to the file via the link the email sent to you or to your parents.

1. Mar 30: Vẽ hoa sen / Điều khiển một Đàn hát | Chapters 16-20 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 6PM, Sun March 30: Tự hát (và thuộc) bài Hoa Sen Tám Cánh. Come up with movements for the song. Record a video of you singing, with movements. Submit the video via the link in the email sent to you or your parent.

References:

1. Apr 6: Trò Chơi Với Đầu Đàn - Games and the Cluster/Line | Chapters 21-30 recommeneded reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 7PM, Sun Apr 6: Tạo ra một trò chơi mới để đi kèm với bài học Quy-Y Tam Bảo. Create a new game to accompany the lesson on the "Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels".

Ghi rõ những phần sau đây. Include the following sections of the game.

Mục đích - Purpose
Số người chơi - Number of Players
Chuẩn bị/Dụng Cụ - Preparations/Materials
Cách chơi - How to Play

Hint: You may use AI to help with this assignment. Submit the assignment in a typed file or a picture of your writing. Post the assignment in the Google drive link provided in the email to you or your parents.

1. Apr 13: Gút - Knots | Chapters 31-40 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 7PM, Sun Apr 13: Know how to do the following knots by visiting this page: https://www.animatedknots.com/scouting-knots. Lay all 6 knots on a sheet of paper or on the floor. Take a picture of all the knots and submit to the folder emailed to you or your parents.

Square knot
Bowline knot
Clove hitch or rope end knot
Double end stopper knot
Figure 8 knot
Sheet bend knot

1. Apr 20: Dấu đi đường, Truyền tin | Chapters 41-50 recommended reading

Make-up project due by 7PM Apr 27 (if you did not attend class): Decipher this message/code (click here for the message) and follow the instructions of the message/code. Submit the assignment via the link in the email sent to you or your parent.

1. Apr 27: Cấp Cứu (fire fighters will come to the temple to teach) | Chapters 51-60 recommended reading

Make-up project due by 7PM May 4 (if you did not attend class): "The Buddha Visits My GĐPT Chapter" Imagine the Buddha visited GĐPT Hoa Nghiêm. What would he observe, teach, or praise? What might he encourage huynh trưởng and đoàn sinh (all members) to improve? Submit the assignment via the link in the email sent to you or your parent.

1. May 4: Review all lessons, Prepare for Camp Day | Chapters 61-70 recommended reading

Homework:

Review all pre-camp lessons.
Practice camp song "Mầm Măng".
Read "Old Path White Clouds" as there may be bonus questions on the test.

TRẠI ANOMA & NI LIÊN - TEENAGERS LEADERSHIP CAMP

DATES | REQUIRED READING | RECOMMENDED "Old Path White Clouds" READING

1. Mar 9: Lịch sử Đức Phật Thích Ca / Quy-Y Tam Bảo - Biography of the Buddha / Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels | Chapters 1-5 recommended reading

Make-up project due by 1PM March 16 (if you did not attend class): Write a short story, poem, or play about the life of the Shakymuni Buddha. (Hint: AI could help with this exercise)

1. Mar 16: Niệm Phật - Reciting Buddhas' Names | Chapters 6-10 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 1PM Mar 16: As a youth leader, you must master the method of inviting the bell and the wooden gong, as well as chanting the sutra. Record a video of you inviting the bell and wooden gong and chant The Lesson of Repentance in Vietnamese. Submit the video via the link in the email sent to you or your parent. (You do not have to memorize the sutra. You may look at a print out or on an electronic device. You do not have to chant the words. You may just read the sutra along with inviting the bell and wooden gong. Các em không cần phải thuộc kinh hay tụng kinh. Các em có thể vừa đọc vừa thỉnh chuông mõ.)

References:

How to invite the bell and woden gọng | Nghi thức thỉnh chuông mõ (watch the video from start to 11:05)
Bài Sám Hối của Gia Đình Phật Tử - The Lesson of Repentance

1. Mar 23: Kỷ Luật Đội Chúng - Line Disciplines | Chapters 11-15 recommended reading

Make-up project at home by 6PM Mar 30 (if you did not attend class): Create the Buddha's family tree, starting with his grand-parents and ending with his son, Rahula. Include the Buddha's uncles, aunts, and cousins. (Use AI or research as needed to assist you.)

1. Mar 30: Báo chí Đội Chúng / Góc Đội Chúng | Chapters 16-20 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 6PM, Sun March 30: Use https://www.canva.com to create a poster for a fundraising project of your choice for Hoa Nghiem summer camp at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware, Fri - Sun, Aug 1-3. Sign up for a free Canva account. You do not need to pay for the professional version. Download a pdf file of the design to submit. Submit the file via the link in the email sent to you or your parent.

References: Click here for the official lotus emblem

1. Apr 6: Trò Chơi Đội Chúng - Games and the Line, Trại Đội Chúng - Line Camping, Lửa Trại - Campfires | Chapters 21-30 recommended reading (No in-person class)

At-home project due by 7PM, Sun Apr 6: Viết một kịch bản vui cho buổi lửa trại GĐPT dưới 10 phút có liên qua đến bài học Quy-Y Tam Bảo. Write a funny skit approximately 5 minutes to perform during a GĐPT bonfire that relates to the lesson "Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels".