A. Dharma

I. Matters Concerning Oneself:

1. Study and practice — learning the Buddha's teaching.
2. Distinguishing sutra (Kinh), mantra/dhāraṇī (Chú) and verse (Kệ).
3. Buddhism and human life.

II. Matters Concerning Others and Society:

1. Applying Compassion, Wisdom and Courage (Bi–Trí–Dũng) in daily life.
2. Views on friends: gratitude and grudge, good and bad, wholesome and unwholesome.
3. Guiding principles for practice: the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Six Points of Harmony and the Six Pāramitās, and the Sutra of the Ten Wholesome Deeds.

III. Awareness & Understanding:

1. The meaning and value of ceremonies and rituals.
2. The rains retreat (An Cư Kiết Hạ).
3. The 1963 Buddhist movement and the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam.
4. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Tứ Niệm Xứ).
5. The spirit of fearlessness and patient endurance in Buddhism.
6. Dwelling in the present moment — with practice.

IV. Self-Cultivation:

1. Meditation in daily life.
2. Buddhism and the moral cultivation of young people.

B. Specialized Skills

Based on the specialized-skills program of the Sơ Thiện (Beginning Goodness) level.

I. Arts & Performance:

1. Music: basic beat — 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time; how to conduct 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time; the dotted note; the rest.
2. Singing: memorize 5 songs: Kính Mến Thầy, Anoma Ni Liên, Kết Đoàn, Vui Chung Gia Đình and Hồn Lửa Thiêng.
3. Stage: retell a Jātaka (past-life) story you have read; perform a short, cheerful skit (campfire); dance a few simple dances.
4. Painting and fine arts: copy some temple motifs; study some Buddhist artworks of the Lý dynasty; decoration; presentation.
5. Writing: write a report on a camp or an outing.
6. Photography: know the internal parts and working principles of a camera.

II. Youth Activities:

1. Knots: middle knot, fisherman's knot, lark's head, timber hitch, constrictor knot, single chair, double chair and the catfish-barb knot.
2. Field visit: take notes on the architectural history of a temple.
3. Signaling: Morse code with flags and a handkerchief.
4. Trail signs: know 10 trail signs written in chalk and other forms.
5. First aid: dress wounds of the elbow, finger, hand, toe and foot; know how to carry an injured person and make a stretcher from a blanket, shirt or rope.
6. Camping: know how to find a site and pitch a tent, light a fire, and cook for yourself at camp.
7. Physical exercise & sports: swim 50m freestyle, cycle 10 km without tiring, and row a boat.
8. Directions: find directions using a compass, the sun and the moon.
9. Weather: forecast the weather by 3 common methods.

III. Social Activities:

1. Environmental sanitation: take part in cleaning the neighborhood, hamlet and village.
2. Health care: assist charitable medical teams in the activity area.
3. Relief: join the temple's relief teams.