Zen Education at home or school, using Natural Education content and materials...
P/T Education, lesson plans, online curriculum, publications and more, to support building a peaceful culture of awareness.

Our Natural Education offerings have been created to encourage parents, teachers, therapists, and social workers to clarify and develop their own ways to teach with honesty, directness and real awareness. Teachers teach by example. Our Natural Education suggestions have been inspired by the wake-up traditions of Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Non-duality and scientific inquiry. Our intention is to facilitate excellent independent learning at home or school ~ anywhere that awareness, inquiry, and discovery can exist. When 93 year old master Zen teacher Joko Beck was recently asked if there is something that parents and teachers can do to help children in today's chaotic world, without hesitation, she said, "Yes there is, they can wake-up. They can wake themselves up."

ZHS 2010 Natural Education offerings:
Our Programs & Publications:  Early Ed  P/T Ed  Continuing Ed  Awareness Workbooks  Tutorials  Insight Manuals 
Free Printable Copies:  Zen Education  Every Child  Natural World
Online Curriculum:  Continuing Education  Green Education  Peace Education  Democracy Education  Music Education  Physical Education  Financial Education  Media Literacy  Reading Literacy  Online Curriculum  Natural Education 
Education Supplies: (Available Anytime)  Music Education Instruments  Awareness Bookstore  Educational Resources  Educational Software and Technology  Music Literacy-CDs  Reading Literacy-Books  Exceptional Movies 

Continuing Education 2010 (New)  Deepen your personal spiritual studies with timesaving and expansive mini-courses: Meditation I & II, Universal Qi Energy I & II, The Bodhisattva Path of Service, Peacemakers, Buddha: The Man, Death and Dying. Continuing Education is designed for older independent learners. Parent Teacher Education 2010  Developing a personal awareness practice is the first step for parents and teachers who are interested in offering clarity and skills to children. Apple Alley Early Home Education 2010  Quality in Early Education fundamentally depends upon the parents/teachers' level of self-awareness and generosity.

Green Education  Fall in love with nature again and become an advocate of Green Education. Educate and inspire your family, classroom and community. Learn the truth about our ecological situation around the world and ways to help make changes in a positive direction. "When people see things differently, they will do things differently." ~ Suzuki Roshi (Japanese Zen Master)

Peace Education  Find ZHS Family Peace Workbook (available any time,) free Peace Teachings from wisdom holders, and the true marks of a Peace Maker. See our Continuing Education Peacemakers for further peace study. "Where there is peace there is culture and where there is culture there is peace." (Nicholas Roerich)

Music Maitri Education and Instruments  Music Maitri is the process of making friends with oneself through music. Maitri (Tibetan) pronounced "my-tree," means compassion for oneself. Our Music Education plan, online music curriculum, is how to teach children music at home. Our free online 16-year overview of teaching music at home is easy to follow, with or without musical experience. Print it out for easy reference and apply it to help you teach, as our gift. Our Music Maitri outline is a good example of the ZHS view of the true value in gradual and balanced development. Anyone who wants to cultivate a musical education at home, is encouraged to do so with this homeschool curriculum of Music Education that offers developmental learning tips, developmental instrument suggestions and music education teaching tools. The gift of music is a gift for a lifetime.

Editorial Page  Read ZHS editorial The Up-Side of the Down Economy. Also read 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, who writes about a green solution in Trees for Democracy.

Democracy Education The failure of civic education in America today is enabling an elite, minute percentage of our population to manipulate politics, trade, wealth, and laws to their advantage. This section of our ZHS Online Curriculum is a free crash-course on the principles of true American Democracy. Review why the whole world has loved the Constitutional rule of law in America and remember why our Constitutional Democracy has been a bright light for human freedom in the world for well over 200 years. Teach real Democracy Education. When Ben Franklin was asked what kind of government America would have, he replied, "A Republic, if you can keep it."

Physical Education ~ Taoist Wisdom Find the world's cutting edge east-west teachings of the universal energy, Chi (Qi.) While the western focus is mainly on muscles, all the ancient Qi practices (like Qigong, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and others,) are based on understanding the Qi energy patterns of the body. This energy is now called Bio-electricity by science. Whether a parent, teacher, healer, Martial Artist, dancer, or physician, the scientific information and clear practices offered here could help you develop and deepen your understanding much further. Children will only benefit from your expanding understanding of how the energy of life really works. This information is transformative. Financial Education  Early financial education begins at home. Suggestions outlined on dealing with money throughout childhood, teen years, early adult. Featured educational resources.

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Reading Literacy Reading well is essential for young people to gradually gain their longed-for independence one day.

Media Literacy Use this page for easy navigating to the world's best journalism and publications online. Literacy is knowing how to read, but it also means that we do read. Democracy is founded on an informed public. Without this, we have no Democracy.

ZHS Awareness Bookstore/Educational Resources  Teaching Supplies, Educational Resources, Homeschool Curriculum, Parent/Teacher Training and Child Development, for study and enrichment. Features: Reading Literacy, Homeschool Curriculum, Educational Software, Music Education & Instruments, and selected CDs/Movies to spice up and enrich your family education or homeschool curriculum. This little online Bookstore offers a big education. Organic Snack Bar

Humanitarian and Environmental Links  Help people, pets and wildlife survive the world's disasters:
Climate Change  ~  Disease  ~  Starvation  ~  War

Marketplace  Buy locally and think globally! Take a look at some of our favorite Oregon businesses that are online. ZHS has no financial arrangement with them - we simply want to help the economy and support these good companies. Check it out; you'll find yurts, organic seeds, plants, gourmet foods and more! Dedication In memory of Ven. Gesshin Prabhasa Dharma, Roshi; with appreciation and gratitude for Charlotte Joko Beck. About ZHS View, Director, Consultants, Online Support, email us.