I always find the labors of blogging a little surprising. When school is very busy, and family life is too, blogging has to fall away. So much is worthy of comment both at TAS and abroad, that I always feel a little guilty in my neglect. Needless to say, I get over it.
This Friday is our first "Alumni and Former Student" get together. Should we just call everyone "alumni"? Not everyone graduates, and certainly TAS accommodates many various paths. At any rate, we are all hoping for a robust turnout with lots of surprises.
Our Contemplative Ed group had its second retreat the other night, an after school meditation and dinner. Long standing (and sitting) Zen Mountain Monastery student Jinshen came by to lead the meditation.
In other news, news classes have been announced for the winter term (more on that later), and there is burgeoning interest in student lead workshops and older students serving as teaching assistants.
A couple of weeks ago, two graduates of the Developing Virtue Secondary School, a Buddhist High School outside of San Francisco, came by for a visit. Very impressive people. It is a deep interest of ours to develop ties with the two other schools in the country that share a Buddhist frame of reference.
Other visitors: word is that two alumni will be joining TAS as interns sometime this year. How wonderful is that?
