A rich collection of useful websites with curricula and learning materials from many different yearly meetings, Quaker organizations and other educational organizations for teaching all ages. Please use the comment section below to suggest other websites that should be added to this list.
- Friends Meeting of Austin
Wonderful example of a MM site page for their youth RE programs, including sections on participation and safety. - Baltimore Yearly Meeting — RE Committee
An archived website that includes resources for teaching, curriculum, and FDS ideas - Britain Yearly Meeting
Site pages for “Children and young people’s work” include resources, support, training and events (E-newsletter) - New England Yearly Meeting
Quaker Youth Education page includes resources, articles, curriculum. - Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Free, downloadable curricula (sorted by title, age and topic) and other written resources for FDS and meetings. - KidsQuake (Friends Media Project)
Great resources for kids, Meetings and Friends school teachers. - QuakerSpeak
Engaging 3-6 minute videos on various topics: education and outreach. - Germantown Friends School Library
Quaker Resource collection includes comprehensive lists of children’s literature by topics (including Friends testimonies) - The Religious Society of Friends in Britain
Website for Britain Yearly Meeting with extensive resources - Quaker.org
A basic intro to Quakerism. Deeply comprehensive listing of resources and publications — All things Quaker! - Friends World Committee (FWCC)
Resources for exploring Friends worldwide – including “Kinds of Friends” and explanations of branches of Quakerism. - FWCC Section of the Americas
Amazing interactive world map of Quaker meetings and worship groups. - Friends General Conference
Religious Education resources on FGC site – articles on many topics related to RE. - QuakerBooks of FGC
Online FGC bookstore with both literature and RE curricula. - Sparkling Still from FGC
Updated curriculum, web links and Library Thing collection - Faith & Play
Information about Faith & Play stories, the Godly Play method and Friends, and training. - Quaker Parenting Initiative
Information about QPI materials and workshops. - Quaker Information Center
Coordinated by Earlham School of Religion; gateway to learning about Quakerism (Quakerfinder.org, Quaker libraries). - Plays by Southern Illinois Society of Friends
Seven downloadable play scripts with multiple parts for children. - Unitarian Universalist Association
Curricula, faith development and resources/support for UUA religious educators. - Mary Snyder’s “Discovering Our Faith”
The Discovery series is a Friend’s curriculum derived from lectio divina and Montessori techniques. It is designed for use in the home, first day school classes and small groups in the meeting or community. - Quakers in the World
Designed and managed by British Friends, the site “aims to summarize Quaker witness past and present, and nurture future witness, all over the world.”
An Introduction
The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing a stewardship for lifelong Quaker faith formation through religious education. We formed in April 2014 and now serve more than 300 Friends in our network. We actively engage and support each other across languages and continents. We gather for regional and annual conferences and offer monthly Conversation Circles via an online conferencing platform.
Steering Circle
We share leadership as part of our collaborative mission, making decisions using the Quaker ‘sense of the meeting’ process, sitting in expectant, worshipful waiting for the emergence of shared truth. Read more…
Working Circles
Our work takes place in ‘circles’ or small groups of Friends who labor on a common task, usually meeting by video conference due to the geographic diversity of the membership. Read more…
The Resource Library
Finders Guide, a sampling of the collection
The QREC Resource Library is a place to share lessons and other educational information in support of our work as Quaker religious educators. This library is a forum for curricula, articles, videos and other educational materials on Quaker themes. You will also find principles, policies and procedures to strengthen operation of your child, youth and adult religious education programs.
Children's Education
Adult Education
Family
African Quaker Library
Youth Education
Small Meetings
Young Adult Friends
Biblioteca QREC
Events
Find renewal, companionship, and help for nitty gritty issues in Quaker religious education, all the while opening spaces for Spirit to work and listening together for God’s way forward.
QREC holds an annual conference and retreat. In addition we hold online Conversation Circles and post other religious education events as we learn about them.
Conversation Circles
Online conferences for Quaker religious educators to share about their work. Conversations are scheduled for two sessions per topic to encourage international participation. Join the conversation…
Other Events
Religious education events of interest to Quakers from all parts of the world. Please let us know about upcoming online or in-person events happening in your area. See the list of upcoming events…
Love at the Heart
Spiritual Practices
Discernment
Active Caring
Quaker Family Culture
Finding the Light
Faith at Home
Home is the heart of faith formation for all families. This is especially true for Friends. As an experiential religion, Quakerism is best learned through living in loving community. Indeed, the vast majority of faith formation for our young Friends happens at home in the busy swirl of daily life.
Become a Member
Submit Resources
Get Announcements
Donate
Attend an Event
Contact Us
Get Involved
QREC depends on all of us sharing our gifts and skills as religious educators. Here are some of the ways you can get involved…
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Topics: Adult Education, Curriculum, First Day School Programs, Friends General Conference (FGC), Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), Quaker Faith & Practice, Quaker History, Quaker Organizations, Quaker Parenting Initiative, Teacher Training, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Teacher Training, Youth, Testimonies
An Introduction
The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing a stewardship for lifelong Quaker faith formation through religious education. We formed in April 2014 and now serve more than 300 Friends in our network. We actively engage and support each other across languages and continents. We gather for regional and annual conferences and offer monthly Conversation Circles via an online conferencing platform.
Steering Circle
We share leadership as part of our collaborative mission, making decisions using the Quaker ‘sense of the meeting’ process, sitting in expectant, worshipful waiting for the emergence of shared truth. Read more…
Working Circles
Our work takes place in ‘circles’ or small groups of Friends who labor on a common task, usually meeting by video conference due to the geographic diversity of the membership. Read more…
The Resource Library
Finders Guide, a sampling of the collection
The QREC Resource Library is a place to share lessons and other educational information in support of our work as Quaker religious educators. This library is a forum for curricula, articles, videos and other educational materials on Quaker themes. You will also find principles, policies and procedures to strengthen operation of your child, youth and adult religious education programs.
Children's Education
Adult Education
Family
African Quaker Library
Youth Education
Small Meetings
Young Adult Friends
Biblioteca QREC
Events
Find renewal, companionship, and help for nitty gritty issues in Quaker religious education, all the while opening spaces for Spirit to work and listening together for God’s way forward.
QREC holds an annual conference and retreat. In addition we hold online Conversation Circles and post other religious education events as we learn about them.
Conversation Circles
Online conferences for Quaker religious educators to share about their work. Conversations are scheduled for two sessions per topic to encourage international participation. Join the conversation…
Other Events
Religious education events of interest to Quakers from all parts of the world. Please let us know about upcoming online or in-person events happening in your area. See the list of upcoming events…
Love at the Heart
Spiritual Practices
Discernment
Active Caring
Quaker Family Culture
Finding the Light
Faith at Home
Home is the heart of faith formation for all families. This is especially true for Friends. As an experiential religion, Quakerism is best learned through living in loving community. Indeed, the vast majority of faith formation for our young Friends happens at home in the busy swirl of daily life.
Become a Member
Submit Resources
Get Announcements
Donate
Attend an Event
Contact Us
Get Involved
QREC depends on all of us sharing our gifts and skills as religious educators. Here are some of the ways you can get involved…