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Family Life, Children and Junior Youth

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If love and agreement

 are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual;

~ `Abdu’l-Baha

Children are the most precious treasure

a community can possess, for in them are the promise and guarantee of the future.

~ The Universal House of Justice

Family

Families are Important

The family is the nucleus and fundamental unit within society that has a vital role in the shaping an individual’s values, habits, identity, purpose, and patterns of conduct. It is in this environment that the essential qualities and abilities needed for the building of a caring, harmonious, and progressive society are nurtured and developed.

The Role of Community

It is also crucial that the community and institutions aid with the responsibility of raising children who can assume responsibility for both their spiritual growth and to be able to be an effective contributor to the advancement of society.

Children's Classes

Children's Classes

Children’s classes tend to the developmental needs of children in a neighbourhood. The classes serve as a form of spiritual, intellectual, and moral education. They differ fundamentally from the imposition of dogmatic beliefs sometimes associated with religious instruction. Instead, they aim to foster a love for knowledge, an open attitude towards learning, and a desire to investigate reality.

Open and Inclusive

These children’s classes welcome children of all backgrounds and faiths. The program is designed to foster an environment of mutual respect and understanding. 

Interactive Learning

The program emphasizes interactive and participatory learning. Class activities include storytelling, songs, arts and crafts, drama, and games. They help the children to reinforce the spiritual concepts being taught and to apply them in their daily lives. 

Regular

Classes are held typically on a weekly basis. This regularity helps set up a routine for the children and makes it easier for families to take part. 

Parental Involvement

Classes often involve parents and other community members, fostering a supportive environment for the children. This parental and community involvement helps to reinforce the values taught in class in the home environment and builds a strong sense of belonging. 

Curriculum and Themes

The curriculum is consistent and aims to enable parents and the community in such an endeavour, in conducting Children’s Classes, that tend to the developmental needs of the children in a neighbourhood. The classes serve as a form of spiritual, intellectual, and moral education, that is shaped around the conception that sees the nobility, dignity and inherent worth of every individual. 

Some Bahá'í Writings

“Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.”

“Aware of the aspirations of the children of the world and their need for spiritual education, they extend their efforts widely to involve ever-growing contingents of participants in classes that become centres of attraction for the young and strengthen the roots of the Faith in society.”

“Children are the most precious treasure a community can possess, for in them are the promise and guarantee of the future. They bear the seeds of the character of future society which is largely shaped by what the adults constituting the community do or fail to do with respect to children.”

Find out more about Family Activities and Children's Classes

Please provide us with more information so someone can be in touch and support you in being involved with the Bahá’i family and children’s program.

Tel: +65 6222 6200
E-Mail: info@bahai.org.sg

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