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Description
This is a full time school for studying Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoist classic texts, poetry, and culture. With a variety of focus groups on texts or for college students, it operates year round as a thriving Buddhist-Confucian culture community. It is supported through organic farming and after school programs around Taipei to support the educational focus of the main center.
It has generations of members, is volunteer run, and frequently has pilgrimages or charitable activities in Taiwan and S.E. Asia with a history of supporting education and housing for displaced children.
While the programs (both in person or online) are all in Mandarin many members speak English and it is located a few metro stops from the heart of Taipei.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If you wish to deepen Mandarin study and skills, staff are happy to converse with you and you can attend any of the daily text study and culture classes.
It frequently has outings to temples and cultural sites around Taipei you'd be free to join.
Learning about Buddhism and Confucian customs in context, community embodies these values and places an emphasis on broad thinking and critical inquiry in their classes and social activities.
The age demographics of members are from youth, college students, and seniors, all with a variety of backgrounds. Staying here would be an excellent way to see more 'traditional culture' based on Confucian and Buddhist values, share perspectives on social and global issues, and enjoy delicious home cooked vegetarian food and snacks everyday.
Option to attend weekly Buddhist sutra chanting groups and access to a meditation hall.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Staying here would be focused around your particular skillset and interest.
It in particular has a need for:
- daily conversation about culture and Buddhism, in English, with staff and volunteers.
- light editing of Mandarin to English translations and texts
- creating flyers, managing social media accounts for English facing audience
- light cleaning help of the academy building
- video editing is a +
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
A private room on the fifth floor (top) of the building, shared bathroom, two home cooked vegetarian meals (lunch and dinner, often 'Buddhist pure vegan'- no onions, garlic, chives, etc.). Breakfast foods are available but may need to prepare by yourself in the kitchen if the cooks or volunteer staff are not around in the morning.
What else ...
Time off is flexible and we would like you to participate in the community and shared work while also hoping you can explore the history and culture of Taipei. It is located five minutes from Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Station and transportation around Taipei/Taiwan is generally very easy.
Since this is an active school focused on teaching Buddhism and Confucian values we request guests to not drink or bring alcohol onto the property, have overnight guests, bring meat/fish, and be generally respectful and modest when interacting with students, volunteers, respected guests and teachers, etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5hrs. Usually 9am-3pm with 1hr break. 5 days maximum (Mon AM-Sat AM)
