FEATURED WEBSITES:
BAHA'I AUDIO TALKS
Web:
http://www.bahaistudy.org/audio-talks.html
A collection of formal and informal recordings of talks and lectures given on the Baha'i Faith - many by Hands of the Cause of God.
BAHA'I PARENTING
Web:
http://www.bahaiparent.com
A network for exploring how to apply Baha'i principles in the context of the family. Offers a bi-monthly magazine and active discussion forums.
WILMETTE INSTITUTE
Web:
http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org
Offering quality on-line courses on the Bahá’í Faith. Upcoming courses include:
-- The Baha'i Faith: A Comprehensive Introduction
-- The Qur'an
-- Women in the Baha'i Faith
-- The Advent of Divine Justice
-- Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
Purpose of the Association for Bahá’í Educators Network
The Association of Bahá’í Educators is a network established to foster the exchange of news, experience, research, resources and questions related to the education of children, youth and adults within the principles and teachings of the Bahá’í Faith.
Our aim is to enable participants to exchange views on:
- Models of Bahá’í curricula and lesson plans
- Effective teaching and learning strategies for Bahá’í education
- New approaches to general education inspired by the Bahá’í teachings
This forum gives attention both to education and training activities within Bahá’í communities, as well as to the integration of Bahá’í principles and values in primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and university programs.
Professional educators, researchers, teachers of Bahá’í children's classes, parents, and interested friends are all invited to draw from and contribute to this open resource.
FEATURED ITEM: BIC STATEMENT ON EDUCATION
Education and its minimum requirements
Education is seen by Baha'is as a continuous and creative process. Its aim is to develop the capacities latent in human nature and to coordinate their expression for the enrichment and progress of society. At certain moments in history, Baha'is believe, education may also act as a powerful instrument for profound societal transformation. Within this creative process, it is possible to achieve an essential harmony between faith and reason through an approach to education that encourages the free investigation of all reality and trains minds to recognize truth, irrespective of its origin.
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