Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing

Join us 🌟 this Wednesday 🌟 June 3 for a heartfelt webinar exploring how to practice mindfulness as a family.

Sister Phu Nghiem and Brother Phap Luu will share their years of experience in Plum Village’s legendary family retreats and children’s programs, and dialogue with Dartmouth College health researcher Dr. Diane Gilbert-Diamond and mindfulness educator Dr. Orlaith O’Sullivan about why practicing mindfulness as a family matters now.

🌿 Register for the webinar at https://happyfamilies.eventbrite.com/
🙏 Learn more about the 8-Week Happy Families Change the World Course (links in bio)

Parents and family members are warmly invited to an online session session to learn more about the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing — our vision, values, and how to enroll your child. Discover what makes this school unique, meet our community, and explore ways to get involved.

Learn more and register at https://tnhschool.org/admissions/, or link in bio 🙏🧡

We are overjoyed to welcome Dr. Kim Nolan as the founding Head of School of the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing. 🌱

Kim brings a rare and beautiful combination of gifts — decades of leadership experience and scholarship, an ordained Buddhist chaplain, and a lifelong contemplative practitioner whose work has always been rooted in presence, compassion, and the belief that education can be a place of healing and awakening.

See her full bio below in comment section, or visit [tnhschool.org/](http://tnhschool.org/about-us) to read more.

For families considering enrollment at the School of Interbeing, we warmly invite you to join our online Information Sessions on May 28, June 11 or July 9. Dr. Nolan will be present for the June and July sessions to share about her background and vision for the School.

Register for Information Sessions at: https://tnhschool.org/admissions/ (link in bio)

We feel so much gratitude that she is walking this path with us. Welcome home, Kim.

What if mindfulness was not something parents practiced alone—but something families could grow together?

Join Brother Phap Luu, Sister Phu Nghiem, Dr. Diane Gilbert-Diamond of Dartmouth College, and mindfulness educator Dr. Orlaith O’Sullivan for a special webinar exploring the vision behind Happy Families Change the World, a new online course rooted in the Plum Village tradition founded by peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

For decades, Plum Village monasteries and practice centers have offered family retreats and child-friendly mindfulness practices that help nourish connection, presence, and joy across generations. Now, for the first time, many of these beloved practices are being gathered into an online course designed to support families wherever they are in the world.

In this conversation, we’ll explore:

* Why practicing mindfulness together as a family matters
* How the Plum Village tradition has made mindfulness accessible for children and parents alike
* The vision behind creating a global community of families practicing together
* How research and lived practice are informing this innovative program

Register for the event and learn more at our link in bio 🙏🌼

In a time when many families feel rushed, overwhelmed, or disconnected, small moments of presence can nourish harmony and joy. 🌼

We are happy to share the launch of Happy Families Change the World — an 8-week online course rooted in the Plum Village tradition and created for children, parents, and caregivers to practice mindfulness together at home.

Through simple daily practices, guided teachings, songs, mindful communication, and community connection, families are invited to cultivate more understanding, joy, and ease in everyday life. 💛

Explore beloved, time-tested, and developmentally appropriate mindfulness practices like the Pebble Meditation, Flower Watering, and Inviting the Bell.

Created in partnership with researchers from Dartmouth College, this course also serves as a gentle foundation for families who will join the first class of the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing.�
☀️June 13 – August 8, 2026
🌿 Online + self-paced
🌎 Optional live online sessions
✨ Connect with other parents and learn together

We would be honored to practice together.
Join a free Info Session on June 3 to learn more, or register directly for the course at (links in bio) 🙏🌼

Coming this June: Happy Families Change the World, an online course for bringing mindfulness into family life. 🌼

Families joining the School of Interbeing’s inaugural class this autumn will take part in this 8-week program to learn Plum Village’s approach to family mindfulness. Together we’ll explore time-tested practiced beloved by children and parents like pebble meditation, flower watering, and inviting the bell.

As our families learn these practices to prepare for the school year, we invite you to learn with us!

The course includes…
* Guided video teachings and practices on Circle that you can return to throughout the week
* Simple, family friendly daily practices that can be woven into your existing routines
* Opportunities to connect with other families through Dharma sharing and community spaces
* Optional live gatherings with monastics and facilitators for collective practice and connection
* A supportive online community space where families can share, learn, and grow together�

Sign up for our newsletter (link in bio or at tnhschool.org) to be notified when registration opens, and share freely with other parents who may be interested to join a global community of families practicing mindfulness together.

🙏 Photos from Deer Park and Plum Village Monasteries

Opening Autumn 2026 in the foothills of Deer Park Monastery in southern California, USA, the Thich Nhat Hanh School of Interbeing will serve students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The School draws the Plum Village community’s decades of experience nurturing joyful and compassionate children through family programs, and is guided by a founding team of expert educators and educational researchers.

While serving families locally, the School of Interbeing will research and share its learnings globally, serving as a “living laboratory” for a new approach to education that deeply nurtures a child’s connection to themselves, their community, and the natural world. As the School takes root, we aspire to have it seed new Schools of Interbeing around the world.

We aspire to continue Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, transforming education by nurturing the ethical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of our students, parents, and teachers. It is our intention that the entire learning community is equipped to live in deep relationship with themselves, their communities, and the Earth.

To learn more about the School of Interbeing, admissions, or how you can support this vision, visit tnhschool.org, link in bio.

At the School of Interbeing, children awaken their innate compassion by exploring their interconnection with others—other people, communities, and the natural world.
This exploration is both intellectual and emotional, preparing children to become leaders who can shape a wiser and more compassionate future. 🌱