Web Resources

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.

  1. Friends Meeting of Austin
    Wonderful example of a MM site page for their youth RE programs, including sections on participation and safety.
  2. Baltimore Yearly Meeting — RE Committee
    An archived website that includes resources for teaching, curriculum, and FDS ideas
  3. Britain Yearly Meeting
    Site pages for “Children and young people’s work” include resources, support, training and events (E-newsletter)
  4. New England Yearly Meeting
    Quaker Youth Education page includes resources, articles, curriculum.
  5. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
    Free, downloadable curricula (sorted by title, age and topic) and other written resources for FDS and meetings.
  6. KidsQuake (Friends Media Project)
    Great resources for kids, Meetings and Friends school teachers.
  7. QuakerSpeak
    Engaging 3-6 minute videos on various topics: education and outreach.
  8. Germantown Friends School Library
    Quaker Resource collection includes comprehensive lists of children’s literature by topics (including Friends testimonies)
  9. The Religious Society of Friends in Britain
    Website for Britain Yearly Meeting with extensive resources
  10. Quaker.org
    A basic intro to Quakerism. Deeply comprehensive listing of resources and publications — All things Quaker!
  11. Friends World Committee (FWCC)
    Resources for exploring Friends worldwide – including “Kinds of Friends” and explanations of branches of Quakerism.
  12. FWCC Section of the Americas
    Amazing interactive world map of Quaker meetings and worship groups.
  13. Friends General Conference
    Religious Education resources on FGC site – articles on many topics related to RE.
  14. QuakerBooks of FGC
    Online FGC bookstore with both literature and RE curricula.
  15. Sparkling Still from FGC
    Updated curriculum, web links and Library Thing collection
  16. Faith & Play
    Information about Faith & Play stories, the Godly Play method and Friends, and training.
  17. Quaker Parenting Initiative
    Information about QPI materials and workshops.
  18. Quaker Information Center
    Coordinated by Earlham School of Religion; gateway to learning about Quakerism (Quakerfinder.org, Quaker libraries).
  19. Plays by Southern Illinois Society of Friends
    Seven downloadable play scripts with multiple parts for children.
  20. Unitarian Universalist Association
    Curricula, faith development and resources/support for UUA religious educators.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.”