P&E minutes – 15th May 2020
Agenda
- discussion of P&E assistant role following Ariela’s departure
- continued planning for proposed Buddhist syllabus programme
- Educator development (ie, guides/MIs/teachers) – what if anything do we want or need?
- update about Bleddfa
- Also maybe we could consider recording and putting Monday night talks on the website?
- Paul G teaching on Vajrayana form practice, specifically Ngondro
- update on Lama Rod visit. postponed till February, proposal on online offerings for original July dates
- Analysis of offerings and what is relevant at this time for people in light of cancelled LTM and CIEL
- Scheduling for the fact we might not be open in September.
- SE Dues
- CDI Community Meeting
- AOB (Next meeting, chair)
Minutes
- Review last minutes
Done
- Discussion of P&E assistant role following Ariela’s departure
ACTION – on hold – have to see what happens with the physical space. We will need someone if centre reopens. To be reviewed
- Continued planning for proposed Buddhist syllabus programme
Need good teachers that people want to hear. A new principle could be used – rather than deciding on what programmes to teach and finding a teacher. Can we find teachers and ask them what htey want to teach in conjunction with a syllabus.
ACTION – Could experiment with a syllabus for Monday night, maybe a 5 week syllabus.
ACTION – Jim to pilot the 4 foundations of mindfulness on Monday
ACTION – carried over from last month – Jane, David H, Merlin to look at creating Buddhist teaching syllabus
- Educator development (ie, guides/MIs/teachers) – what if anything do we want or need?
ACTION – Social event for educators to be arranged by Tessa.
ACTION – Announcements on Monday/Wednesday evenings that people can have an MI interview. FIrst need to confirm which MI’s are willing to be available. Tessa to check with MI’s.
- Update about Bleddfa as well?
ACTION – Jim /Peter/David/Diederik are looking to move the retreat online.
- Also maybe we could consider recording and putting Monday night talks on the website?
ACTION – If teacher is giving straight talk and is willing, can be recorded. (not urgent)
ACTION – Inviting teachers from Europe and North America (Jim, Jane, Merlin) See what we come up with
- Paul G teaching on Vajrayana form practice, specifically Ngondro
ACTION – yes, let him know and self-organise. Jim to contact Paul.
- Update on Lama Rod visit. postponed till February, proposal on online offerings for original July dates
ACTION – Jez to contact and agree to 2 events with Lama Rod based on split of donations.
- Analysis of offerings and what is relevant at this time for people in light of cancelled LTM and CIEL
ACTION – related to earlier discussion.
ACTION – Marketing – Ariela available to share Google Ads experience if a replacement for her role is implemented.
POSSIBLE – A place to discuss practice, a workshop style offering where people can come and ask questions of a teacher/MI.
- Scheduling for the fact we might not be open in September.
—–?????—– To be revisited when we know more.
- SE dues
ACTION – We need to look at paying dues or we will be thrown out
- CDI community meeting
ACTION – Awaiting more information from CDI – P&E feels we need this meeting.
- AOB (Next meeting, chair)
ACTION – Chair – Merlin (Jez to send out Doodle poll for June meeting)