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 | August 24, 2023 | Resources
Rich with queries and inspiration, this guide leads you through discerning direction for your Quaker religious education program this fall. An IntroductionThe Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of...
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 | November 24, 2021 | Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Resources
Use this coloring page when the world seems to need brightening. Author and illustrator, Anne Nydam (Wellesley Meeting, NEYM), invites you to send colored pages for posting in her on-line gallery: Nydam Prints, Black and White Download the image Fill This Day with...
