Children

Baha'i children’s magazine captures national award for second year

shane — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:01:15 -0500

Brilliant Star, a bimonthly children’s magazine published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, has won an APEX 2008 Award of Excellence for the second year in a row.

A wondrous journey of reverence takes wing on a prayer

ellen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:52:47 -0500

Lisa Blecker’s Blessed Is the Spot: A First Prayer Book with animated DVD transforms a much-loved prayer by Baha’u’llah into a multimedia experience that sends souls and hearts soaring no matter what your beliefs.

Teaching kids to connect in a multicultural world

shane — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:50:32 -0500

Throughout the United States Baha’is are inviting spiritual seekers to enrich their spiritual and community life through such activities as prayer gatherings, weekly study of the Baha'i scriptures and classes for the spiritual education and training of children.

Audio Feature: Spiritual Education

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:39 -0600

Baha'i author and educator Morris Taylor speaks about the importance of spiritual education in society. Engaging stories and solid data illustrate the Baha'i perspectives on education, the family and the responsibility of teachers (15 minutes). Download

House of Worship to establish children's choir

shane — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:28:07 -0500

Children from all communities and religions are invited to audition for a soon-to-be established House of Worship children’s choir.

Baha'i schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities

shane — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:08:56 -0500

In yet another escalation of the persecution of Baha'is in Iran, Baha'i children in primary and secondary school are the latest targets of abuse.

Ethiopian giraffe captures children's hearts

shane — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:18:00 -0600

Ethiopian children now can tune in to the country's first show to use puppets and animation in an educational context, thanks to the brainchild of Baha'is Shane and Bruktawit Etzenhouser.

Creating compassion and fighting poverty by trick-or-treating for UNICEF

shane — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:38:48 -0500

This Halloween, many Baha’i children will be fighting global poverty as they trick-or-treat for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Baha'i-inspired school a study in teaching virtues

shane — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:42:18 -0600

Teachers, by their nature, have a notable goal. But Nanci Aiken ups the ante even more. As founder and executive director of Children's Success Academy, a five-year-old K-5th grade charter school in Tucson, Arizona, Aiken wants to do more than educate. She wants to "serve humanity," which is one of the tenets of the Baha'i Faith, to which she belongs.