by Sita Diehl | September 21, 2023 | Resources
FRIENDS SCHOOL OF PORTLAND’S PARENTING FOR PEACE PROGRAM developed as an outgrowth of their overall educational vision – to encourage inquiry, reflection and action and to strengthen the community of learners. In accordance with Quaker values and process, they...
by Sita Diehl | September 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Maryland was the first state in the U.S. to mandate service learning for high school students. Service learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic skills by applying...
by Sita Diehl | November 27, 2022 | Children's Religious Education, Faith at Home, Lessons Small Meetings RE, Quaker Family Culture, Resources, Small Meetings
Children learn through play. They play school, they play house, they even play COVID, giving everyone shots. Do our children know enough about being Quaker to play Quaker? Children are fully spiritual beings. Meeting life needs to be as open and comprehensible to them...
by Sita Diehl | March 18, 2022 | Administrative Guidance Children's RE, Administrative Guidance Youth RE, Resources, Small Meetings
Friends Meetings, like all faith communities, are at risk of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults. This one page explanation of the risk is a good conversation starter for Friends meetings seeking to create or strengthen safety policies. Rules of Thumb for...
by Sita Diehl | January 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since the beginning of the Religious Society of Friends, we have found “the Light” to be a helpful way of talking about the Divine. Today, we often speak about “the Light within” and “holding each other in the Light,” but not all Friends know that the image of the...
