Two Tzu Chi Great Love Preschools in Southern California organized a gratitude and blessing graduation ceremony for their graduating students. Teachers presented each student with a tassel and handed them their first graduation certificate and graduation gift, marking an important milestone in their lives.

Tzu Chi Great Love Preschools in California teach children compassion and good intentions through a toy donation drive for underprivileged children held in collaboration with the local fire department.

Tzu Chi preschoolers line up to put pocket money into a Love Milk Bottle, thus contributing to Tzu Chi USA’s Grace & Gratitude Concert fundraiser.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast-growing youngsters at Tzu Chi USA’s Great Love Preschool in Walnut, California, couldn’t freely explore and learn about their neighborhoods as they once might have. Collecting recyclable cardboard boxes of assorted sizes, they designed each of them as a team to resemble various vehicles large enough for the children to wear and cruise around in. Previously, teachers and students alike had made their very own city to give thanks for everyone’s hard work, and the students used this city of Great Love as part of their lesson.

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.

Just like Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s adult disciples, students at Tzu Chi Walnut Education Park take initiative to end all suffering (in their own small way). Children of all ages have the opportunity to eat healthy, plant-based meals and learn about how they are saving the Earth at the very same time.