Invitation to study Ruhi Book 3, Grade 2: Teaching Children’s Classes in
Madison Aug 12-13
Dearly loved Teachers of Spiritual Education for Children,
You are warmly invited to attend a Book 3 training for teachers of
Grade 2 on Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13, 2017. The weekend is
sponsored by members of the Training Institute in collaboration with
the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Madison, WI.
The study is designed to raise capacity for serving as a children’s
class teacher, as described and presented in Book 3, Grade 1:
*Teaching Children’s Classes*. It will be essential that you have
already studied Book 3 (in any of its versions) and have taught most
of the lessons of Grade 1 with children. Whether you have taught from
the original (orange covered) version, or have begun to teach with the
newer, pre-publication version of Grade 1 does not matter.
We will study portions of the recent Training Institute document from
the International Teaching Center, and focus on the teacher’s portions
of Book 3, Grade 1. The goal is to increase the number and quality of
teachers and to increase capacity of tutors to train any person,
Baha’i or not, youth or adult, desiring to serve as a teacher of
children’s spiritual education based on the Teachings of Baha’u’llah.
In September, there will be an opportunity to study Book 3, Grade 3
(dates TBD). The August and September gatherings will both be training
for teachers of Grades 2 and 3, as well as for tutors. Invitations and
registration will be sent out for the September gathering at a later
date.
Please register <https://goo.gl/forms/P8EGI0ymdInkIWKE2>
The study will take place *Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13*
at the Madison Baha’i Center (324 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715).
We will meet from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday. Sunday we will begin
at 8:30 am and end at 12:00 pm. Lunch and dinner on Saturday and lunch
Sunday (after we close), as well as light refreshments in the morning
and afternoon both days, will be provided. The Local Spiritual
Assembly of Madison will make arrangements for accommodations for
travelers and childcare needed for families traveling with children.
Please indicate your needs when completing registration
<https://goo.gl/forms/P8EGI0ymdInkIWKE2>.
Kindly bring this invitation to the attention of any in your community
who teach or have taught children’s classes. We look forward to
learning together!
With loving Baha’i greetings,
Elma Strom
Regional Training Institute Coordinator for Minnesota
Margaret Hetman
Cluster Institute Coordinator, MN-33 Hennepin County South
Suzanne Kinney
Secretary, Local Spiritual Assembly of Plymouth, MN