Guidelines for Virtual Meetings, Northern Yearly Meeting

Guidelines for Virtual Meetings, Northern Yearly Meeting

by | July 30, 2020 | Children's Religious Education, Youth Education

The Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM — located in the upper midwest USA) Children and Youth Committee has considered best practices and recommendations related to virtual meetings involving youth. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to widespread use of virtual technologies for...
Guidance and Practices for Online Youth Gatherings, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Guidance and Practices for Online Youth Gatherings, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

by | July 29, 2020 | Administrative Guidance Youth RE, Children's Religious Education, Youth Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Meetings to hold Religious Education on virtual platforms. Even though we are not together face to face, child safety remains a concern. The following guidance for online child safety was developed by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting...
The Gardener

The Gardener

by | June 2, 2020 | Children's Religious Education, Projects Children's RE

Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers’ faces with...
Books for these trying times with COVID-19

Books for these trying times with COVID-19

by | April 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

A listing of nine books with brief synopses that we think have a message for children in these trying times. Many of the stories are about children overcoming challenges.We hope the books  encourage you to think about other things, and appreciate the beauty around us....
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by | April 18, 2020 | Books Youth RE, Home and Family, Youth Education

Lesson plan for the home with a book and activities. When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone’s crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library —...