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Children’s Bahá’í
Education Service
Calling all parents!
WITH RECENT EMPHASES on the Bahá’í education of
our children, we could all do with resources, ideas and tips to
help us in this vital task. Particularly if you don’t have
access to a local children’s class or a Thomas Breakwell
school you may feel in need of support – so here is a
collection of materials which the Children’s
Bahá’í Education Service sincerely hopes will
be of interest to you and, more importantly, help you as you
nurture your children. Teachers too will find resources here which
will be helpful in preparing lessons. Although there is certainly a
need for more resources (& the CBES welcome any offers of
materials which can be added to their website!), there is a wealth
of things which is already out there – books, leaflets,
websites.
- Dayspring. Brilliant, beautifully illustrated booklets
covering every subject from Thomas Breakwell through games &
puzzles, to sacrifice. If you have a child under 15 you should
already be receiving this but if not please contact dayspring@bahai.org.uk.
- Sapling Publications. A range of affordable literature
for children including booklets of readings and an introductory
leaflet for children about the Bahá’í Faith.
For a list of publications please contact Maggie Manvell using the
above contact details.
- Brilliant Star. American children’s magazine. $18
for 6 issues (1 year) or $32 for 12 issues (2 years). Contact
subscriptions@usbnc.org
- Insights into Education. Monthly e-newsletter from
Maxwell International Bahá’í School in Canada
dedicated to addressing educational issues. The authors share their
experience with developing a school “wherein the children,
whether Bahá’í or other, will be educated to
such a degree, as to become God’s gifts to man”
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá). To subscribe send an email to:
insights@maxwell.bc.ca
Also see school website www.maxwell.bc.ca
- Bahá’í Parenting. Monthly
e-newsletter dedicated to raising families with strong spiritual
values. To subscribe send an email to: bahaiparent@caribsurf.com
Also see website www.bahaiparent.com
- Phoenix Bahá’í Youth Magazine. Of
interest to parents and youth. See website
www.phoenix.warble.com
- National Bahá’í Education & Schools
News. Quarterly publication of the National Spiritual Assembly
of the USA. Lesson plans and a host of other material. www.education.usbnc.org
- Australian Internet School. A systematic way of
providing “school” for isolated believers or parents
interested in augmenting their child’s spiritual education.
See www.internetbahaischool.homestead.com.
- In-Home Study Programme. Comprehensive set of materials
(844 pages!) for ages 6-16. Perfect resource if you want to create
your own lesson plans and activities. Now available on CD at price
of only £1.50! Please send a cheque made payable to "National
Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the UK" to
Alan Woodurst, c/o 27 Rutland Gate, enclosing your return address.
This CD also contains the new syllabus, "Light Upon Light", by Alan
Woodhurst, written to help teachers implement the National
Bahá’í Curriculum.
Of course this list is not exhaustive, there is
much available from Bahá’í publishing trusts
and elsewhere, but we hope this is useful – please contact us
at cbes@bahai.org.uk if you
have any questions.
Perhaps if you do not have access to the web you could ask a friend
to subscribe for you. Also if you have any resources you find
particularly useful please let us know so that we can share them
with others. Or if you have materials you have written and would be
happy to share with others, please let us have them so they can be
added to the CBES website. |
