Spiritual Life & Religious Studies

Think Tank for Quaker and Spiritual Life folks in Friends Schools

Keeping Quaker Practices and Spirit Alive & Vibrant

Join with colleagues to plan for school reopening - whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid.

Seasoned educators will share insights and challenges about what worked this spring.

Bring your questions!

• ORIENTATION to Quakerism and Meeting for Worship - what are your plans?
• What guidelines do we offer to those who are new to Quaker schools and Friends practices?
• Encouraging leadership and guidance in virtual MFW
• What "liturgy" has your school developed?
• How do we end MFW - virtual handshake? After-thoughts? Joys and concerns?
• What resources have helped you?

Quaker & Spiritual Life-Religious Studies - Zoom Style

Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 2pm (Eastern Daylight time)
Jennifer McFadden (Moses Brown) will clerk this Zoom conversation.
Queries to consider will include:

• What kind of stewardship is needed right now? For ourselves? Our schools? Our neighborhoods and communities?
• How is your school's Quaker nature being lifted up in this time of disruption?
• What is the Quaker way of leading through disruption?
• Making time for Meeting for Worship and centering reflection - how to do it with families, colleagues, as a school?
• How do we apply a Quakerism lens to distance learning?

Collaborating in both large group and breakout groups, we can share "roses & thorns" - successes & challenges.