This manual contains many valuable ideas and resources for those who want share the Dharma with children, whether you are a parent or a teacher. I participated in the writing and compilation of this manual, and it appears that copies (hardcopy and otherwise) are not readily available through the Dharma Rain website, but I did find a link to a pdf online:
Note: This manual may not be readily available because many of the details (descriptions of exactly how DRZC runs its Dharma School and Camp) are outdated. However, especially given the dearth of materials available on this subject, I think this document is still very useful. Feel free to reach out to Dharma Rain Zen Center if you want to learn more about what they do now, or visit their website: Dharma-rain.org.
From the inside cover (written in 2006, see the DRZC website for more up-to-date info):
Dharma Rain Zen Center is a Soto Zen temple with an emphasis on lay practice. It began as a priory asociated with Shasta Abbey in 1971, and in 1982 Kyogen and Gyokuko Carlson, who were trained and transmitted at Shasta Abbey, became the priory’s priests. Dharma Rain gained its current name when it became an independent temple in 1986, and currently has 180 members, forty-five of whom are formal lay students of one of the teachers. Dharma Rain is dedicated to serving the needs of the local community, and receives no support from outside organizations.
Contributions from friends and members provide the facilities and the environment for practice and support for the priests. The Zen Center is located in Portland, Oregon. For more information, call 503-239-4846, or email Staff@Dharma-Rain.org.
