Education
Spiritual Education for Children and Youth
The Bahá’í writings attach great importance to the periods of childhood and youth, providing clear guidance to parents and communities to raise children in a nurturing and unambiguous environment. Youth are encouraged to develop a strong sense of purpose, empowering their own transformation and leading them to contribute to the advancement of society. Young people's spiritual capacity, the basis for their own happiness and sense of well-being, is a powerful force for social change.
Bahá'ís believe that moral, spiritual, and values-based training for children and youth is essential in order to nurture these capacities. Thus, Bahá'í communities sponsor moral education classes for children and youth of all backgrounds. The classes seek to develop essential virtues such as the knowledge of God, trustworthiness, honesty, and justice. They aim to build a strong moral framework that will assist children to achieve excellence in material, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of life.
Somerset Bahá'í School
The Somerset Bahá'í School started in the Fall of 2004 by the Poustchi family from Somerset and many volunteers in the area, under the auspices of the Spiritual Assembly of Hillsborough. Every other week on Sunday morning, children and youth attend their Bahá'í classes, covering moral values, the Bahá'í Faith and other religions. Classes include lessons on such themes as: truthfulness, love, prayer, service to humanity and peace. They are open to people from all backgrounds and all faiths.
Class Schedule - Spring 2006
The Spring 2006 Semester, classes will be held approximately every other Sunday:
January 8, 2006
January 22, 2006
February 5, 2006
February 26, 2006 (Ayyam-i-Ha)
March 12, 2006
March 26, 2006
April 9, 2006 (Unity Feast)
April 23, 2006
May 7, 2006
May 21, 2006
June 4, 2006 (Graduation)