The Tibetan monks and their teachers would spend a major portion of each day being, guided through and doing scientific inquiry activities, while learning and putting into practice basic science theory. These activities would be followed by a time devoted to questioning and seeing applications of such theory in their daily lives. Monks will practice careful observation of pendulum motion, conduct investigation of heat flow, and explore their own and others misunderstanding about the motion of objects subjected to various forces. Selected participants will also read related works of science written in English and translated these writings into Tibetan for other workshop attendees. With this, participants who will later work for the library on scientific works translation project may face potential difficulties of doing translations.

After working to understand the nature of phenomena in physical worlds, the main purview of science, students would do activities related to the application of science and developing an understanding of technology and the designed world. Participants will learn science by designing and building simple products and devices. Studying how things work and making and testing products initiates thinking as a scientist and designer does.

Participants will look at the intersection of skills and ideas related to their science and technology learning and their practice as Tibetan Buddhists. Regular debriefings of what students are learning and how they are learning is central to conversation s that monks and their elders will hold about integrating scientific and technological ways of knowing with their extent deep understanding of the inner sciences. Students and teachers will help forge models of synthesis that could have an impact on the science-spirituality debate, as well as the integration of science into mainstream Tibetan culture