Established in 2014, the Happy Campus program has taken shape at Belle Haven School in Menlo Park, California. Tzu Chi USA volunteers lead with the foundation’s core values: Think good thoughts, do good things, and speak good words. The tea ceremony is part of the program’s curriculum and is designed to promote gratitude, respect and love. “I like that the children really have to be calm and really patient,” says Jose Ibarra, a Belle Haven teacher who has experienced firsthand the benefits of the program’s ceremony.
Established in 2014, the Happy Campus program has taken shape at Belle Haven School in Menlo Park, California. Tzu Chi USA volunteers lead with the foundation’s core values: Think good thoughts, do good things, and speak good words. The tea ceremony is part of the program’s curriculum and is designed to promote gratitude, respect and love. “I like that the children really have to be calm and really patient,” says Jose Ibarra, a Belle Haven teacher who has experienced firsthand the benefits of the program’s ceremony.