Behind the scenes, Buddha house offers a special service to Schools and Youth Groups, facilitated by volunteer Hilary Marshall.

An experienced teacher, Hilary assists classroom teachers in presenting to their students such subjects as Religion Studies, Social Studies, Theory of Knowledge and Religion and Values.

'We cater mostly for senior students of Religion and Social Studies who are preparing their SACE requirements, but we can also be of use to younger year levels, including primary schools.

Some teachers like to include BH on their list of yearly excursions and, at the moment, most schools who use our services are Christian schools.

Rather than simply presenting a lecture on Buddhism we produce, in consultation with the subject teacher, an interactive lesson which fits in with the requirements of the syllabus. This can range from revision to the presentation of completely new material. The basic Buddhist concepts such as happiness, compassion and individual responsibility are emphasised.

We encourage schools and clubs to visit BH so that they can experience a little of an old culture new to the West, but if this is not possible, we can also visit schools in the metropolitan area.

We don't have a 'charge' as such, but we respectfully suggest that, if it is possible for the school or club, a donation of $1 per student would be of use to BH. We often receive compliments on the peacefulness of our Dharma Centre.'

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