Group & School Visits
Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Centre is happy to receive pre-arranged school visits or other groups to our Buddhist Centre in Kongens gate or to arrange to visit at the school. If the visiting school is able to make a small contribution per student to the centre it is appreciated but no essential.
We can also visit your workplace to hold a meditation workshop. At the bottom of this page you can read some feeback from a large international IT consultancy company following a meditation workshop.
Our visits include a talk about meditation and Buddhism, which can range from a simple introduction, to a more detailed explanation for older pupils or adults. We also offer a practical guided meditation and can help organize related activities including discussions, plays, craft and art projects.
For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact the centre.
Students arriving at the centre And listening to a talk
In September 2011 Bjerke videregående skole visited our centre together with 50 pupils for an introduction to the centre, a practical explanation of Buddhist philosophy and a guided meditation followed by Q&A. Here is some feedback from the teacher who organised the trip:
"Our visit to your center was positive! My students were happy to come and listen to your presentation and the meditation was popular!! They felt that your center had more of a philosophical than a religious aproach which opened up for a discussion about the importance of the religious part of Buddhism. They apreciated your hospitality and kindness. We were many, but it worked! So I will be happy to come back with one or two classes in the future also!"
Also in September Nadderud videregående skole visited with two separate trips. One of 25 students and a smaller group with Norweigan as a second language. Both groups were very engaged and asked lots of great questions. Here is some feedback from the teacher:
"Thank you so much for letting us come to the center, the students were so happy about the visit. The only negative point they had was that they would have liked to have more time there, so I guess that is in a way a positive point as well!"
We have also had a number of smaller groups of students visit the centre to ask questions related to their school projects and often to 'try out' a meditation or a class as part of their research.
Feedback following a meditation workshop
"Tubchens talk at our workplace was received with great thankfulness. The view she presented on how to handle stress through meditation was given with excellent references both to daily work and private issues. Not only did she talk about how and why reduce factors of stress, but she also gave guided meditations in how to do this!
We would recommend all people that experience stress in their job situation to invite Tubchen for a talk. It's refreshing to listen to old, but new, practices on how to deal with this!"
- A large international IT consultancy company
