Natural world: what does dharma teach about attitudes to the planet?
Natural world: what does dharma teach about attitudes to the planet?
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Why this why now
In Year 1 pupils studied Jewish, Christian and humanist stories about the origins of the world and attitudes to nature. Now, in Year 4, they look at this from a dharmic perspective. Drawing on their understanding of dharma from Year 2 and 3 they are able to analyase how the concept of dharma might impact how Hindus see the world and what action this might lead to.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils will know some Hindu stories, such as Rama and Sita in the Ramayana.
- Pupils will know that Hindu Dharma is an ancient worldview from India.
- Pupils will know that dharma is an important Hindu concept and is found in many Hindu stories.
- Pupils will know that Hindus have a pluralist worldview with many ways to live.
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Why this why now
In Year 1 pupils studied Jewish, Christian and humanist stories about the origins of the world and attitudes to nature. Now, in Year 4, they look at this from a dharmic perspective. Drawing on their understanding of dharma from Year 2 and 3 they are able to analyase how the concept of dharma might impact how Hindus see the world and what action this might lead to.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils will know some Hindu stories, such as Rama and Sita in the Ramayana.
- Pupils will know that Hindu Dharma is an ancient worldview from India.
- Pupils will know that dharma is an important Hindu concept and is found in many Hindu stories.
- Pupils will know that Hindus have a pluralist worldview with many ways to live.
Philosophy
Natural world: what does dharma teach about attitudes to the planet?
In this unit pupils will deepen their understanding of the concept of dharma by how Hindus see the world. Through stories and case studies they will learn how dharma describes the world as one family and how this interconnection between humans and nature has inspired activism.
6 lessons in unit
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