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Special Scholarship Available
July 5, 2024
Special Scholarship Available: A donor has offered to sponsor one transgender person to attend each of the retreats that KCC offers at SCOL for 2024. Contact Cynthia Irvine at if you […]
Family Retreat 2024 Appreciation
June 10, 2024
Fun, friendship, and families at SCOL Over the three-day weekend May 25-27, seven children and seventeen adults gathered at SCOL to enjoy our beautiful environment, make new friends, and share in a […]
SCOL Meadow Restoration Project
January 26, 2024
Read about the history of land tending and restoration at SCOL In 2019, KCC began working with scientists from the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program to restore Carrol’s Creek and the […]
Honoring Yvette Johnson
January 18, 2024
Yvette Johnson was an active member of KCC from the late 90’s well into the early 2000’s. She served on the Board of Directors, made trips to India for Bokar […]
Blooming Lotus 2023
December 16, 2023
KCC’s Sixth Annual Blooming Lotus Vajriety Show included songs and prayers for peace led by the Leadership Choir; three songs by Ringo and the Tulkus; and drama, poetry and original […]
International Mahamudra Seminar Reflection
December 13, 2023
Returning to India after a 15 year hiatus was heartwarming. Experienced travelers from KCC facilitated the application process with valuable information, supported travel arrangements, and eased the transition from Delhi […]
Poetry Play Writing Weekend Reflection
November 22, 2023
I attended the Poetry Play Writing Weekend with other talented poetry aficionados on one lovely weekend in November at SCOL. I had no idea about how to write poems even in my native […]
A Day of Work and Friendship at SCOL
November 10, 2023
On Saturday Oct 21, a beautiful sunny autumn day, twelve hearty souls met at SCOL to add flowering native plants to our cloisters and front entrance. Lead by Dora DeCoursy, […]
Reflections on the Mahamudra Seminar at SCOL
September 28, 2023
Have you ever been on a week-long retreat? I just completed my first. It was the Mahamudra training at SCOL. I had some reservations about my ability to complete the […]
Email Listserv Update: Changes to Community Email Lists & KCC Newsletter
August 30, 2023
We are announcing changes and clarifications for the KCC email lists and newsletter. Currently we have three different email lists whose functions have shifted over time through the pandemic. Please […]
