by Sita Diehl | August 11, 2020 | Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Small Meetings
This experiential curriculum uses mandalas to help children learn about their past and current connection to the Divine and to their faith community. Can be taught in one or more lessons. From the author… “In 2017, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Annual...
by Sita Diehl | July 31, 2020 | Children's Religious Education
There are times that you may want to consider virtual meetings with your children’s or teenage meeting, with your youth group or as an all age meeting. This policy from Britain Yearly Meeting offers advice on safe online meetings. Download the guidelines Video...
by Sita Diehl | July 31, 2020 | Administrative Guidance Youth RE, Children's Religious Education, Youth Education
New England Yearly Meeting’s (NEYM) Child Safety Policy applies to all youth programming, including programs provided virtually. The following are specific to the use of Zoom or worth highlighting: Youth Programs Zoom meeting links will be shared with...
by Sita Diehl | 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...
by Sita Diehl | July 30, 2020 | Administrative Guidance Youth RE, Coming of Age, Quaker Family Culture, Youth Education
Many faiths mark the transition of young people to teenage/adult status with a special process: learning, performance or ceremony. Quakers do not have a particular tradition for doing this. Some Friends have felt a yearning to honor this transition within their...
