borisparser.js

let text = `
# a taster of HSC 1

For 3-4 readers 

This is a wild read that requires some intimacy with strangers. You'll be anonymous. 

---- page ----

Let's start out with a game about our values. 

---- form ----

Use this chart to fill in the blanks.

<Form>
</Form>

---- chat ----

Now share some of the words you came up with, others will guess which category they came from. 

---- page ----

Let's see what else we can learn. Sometimes we are mixed up with values and norms. 
`

function parse(text){
  let [intro, ...sections] = text.split(/^----\s*/m)
  let title = (intro.match(/^# (.*)$/m)||[])[1]
  let readers = (intro.match(/for ([\d-]*) readers/i)||[])[1]
  sections = sections.map(s => {
    let [header, contents] = s.split(/\s*----\n/)
    let [type, params] = header.split(/\s+/, 2)
    return {type, params, contents}
  })
  return {intro, title, readers, sections}
}

console.log(parse(text))