Each class highlights a single virtue—like patience, or honesty—with clear language and simple practices children can try at home.
Children learn about spiritual ideals like love, kindness, and generosity, through songs, stories, art, and games.
Parents matter too! Care-givers, teachers and neighbors all gather in friendly after-class hour to catch up & connect.
This class blends songs, movement, and stories to nurture early bonds and introduce virtues like love, kindness, and gratitude.
Each class includes a welcome, songs to sing together - some are fun, some focus on building good character.
Everything is followed by snacks. Parents meet other families and help to build a community that values caring for each other.
This class mixes music, story, art, and cooperative games to build character. Each session focuses on one virtue such as kindness, patience, or honesty—using clear language and age-appropriate practice. Teachers highlight how the virtue looks in different settings.
Kids take home a coloring page with the quotation they memorized to practice later on.
This class focusses on the development of spiritual habits and patterns of conduct that make up a strong moral character.
The classes focus on four broad themes: respecting the dignity of every human being, living in harmony with others, being a good friend and devoting our lives to the service of others.
Each class includes music, stories, art, and cooperative games,
At school, children spend years learning about the sciences, humanities, and arts, but spiritual and moral education – learning how to be a good and noble human being — is missing.
If we believe children need guidance to develop to their true potential academically, how can we expect them to learn about their spiritual nature unaided?
When children are left alone to develop their own moral standards and principles, they will be swept up in the chaotic patterns of belief and behavior they see in the society around them. All of humanity needs divine guidance to move beyond the current injustice and suffering in the world around us.
The program is open for children of all backgrounds to participate. The purpose of these classes is not to impose specific religious dogma, but to foster in children a love for knowledge, an open attitude towards learning, and a constant desire to investigate reality in all its dimensions, including its spiritual dimension.
The spiritual concepts and principles were created by a program of child education developed by the Ruhi Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in rural Colombia that draws inspiration from the Baháʼí teachings.
Teachers are local volunteers from diverse backgrounds – often young adults or parents – who wish to give back to the community. Teachers are trained, work together, and are background-checked to ensure the safety of children.
Since classes only meet once a week – and parents are fundamental to the education of their children – teachers try to collaborate with parents to reinforce and practice the ideas learned throughout the week at home.
Children’s classes are offered in neighborhoods across Boston, sometimes meeting weekly in homes or outdoor spots. If there isn’t a class near you, we’re happy to help organize one in your area. Contact us, and we’ll explore what’s possible.
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