On December 7, 2022, at the invitation of Shelyn Elementary School of Rowland Unified School District, the Tzu Chi Education team brought a fun-filled environmental education class to the school.

In October 2022, Tzu Chi Elementary School, Walnut, California, and Tzu Chi Life Science Farm collaborated to teach students the Tzu Chi philosophy of “Knowing, Cherishing, and then Creating Blessings” by combining character education and organic farming.

Tzu Chi Elementary School in Walnut, California, organized a clothes recycling drive from October 10 to 21, 2022. Everyone, from teachers, parents, and students, did their best to cooperate, with 109 people participating. In the spirit of “cherishing things and blessings,” families donated their unwanted clothes and shoes to give them a second life when people in need in the community received them. The drive seamlessly combined charity with environmental protection through recycling second-hand yet still valuable goods. A total of 250 bags of donated clothing were collected and delivered to a charity distribution site.

Because of the pandemic’s impact, most public school districts in Los Angeles County arrange for parents to attend online “start of the semester” briefings. However, after careful consideration, Tzu Chi educators offered a “Back to School Night” in person to reassure parents of their many school safety measures and precautions.

Tzu Chi Education Foundation designed a unique Compassionate Vegetarian Plan around the theme of “friends not animals” for the 2023 “Great Kindness Challenge” to promote vegetarianism with tens of millions of teachers and students in more than 30,000 schools around the world.

On October 28, 2022, a special Halloween event, “Environmental Protection and No Tricks,” was held at Tzu Chi Elementary School, Great Love Preschool Walnut, and Great Love Preschool Monrovia. The students, teachers, and parents participated in the fun and educational holiday event.

Students at the pre-Halloween celebration held at the Tzu Chi Education Campus in Walnut, California, on October 29, 2021, have dressed up for the occasion.

As the COVID-19 vaccination rate increased in the United States, many states began to ease restrictions affecting schools. In response, Tzu Chi Education Foundation’s character education team contacted Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary School in San Bernardino, California, about coming back to the school to provide in-person character education.

After a two-year pandemic pause, Tzu Chi Education Foundation was elated to be able to host their one-day camp centered around environmental protection. Students, teachers, and parents from Ekstrand Elementary learned how to “reduce, reuse, recycle” through immersive activities.