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Want to be a Peace Educator?

Are you interested in providing peace education sessions in your local schools, or through your meeting? In accordance with the Framework for action’s call for the provision of “up-to-date materials, training, advice and information”, a training course in peace education will take place in York on the weekend of 11–13 September 2009.

The course is designed to equip Quakers and others to educate children and young people for peace, both in primary and secondary schools, and also to provide sessions for school groups at their meeting house. The training is open to Friends and attenders and non-Friends alike. Ideally two people from each interested area meeting will train together as co-facilitators.

More information will be online at www.quaker.org.uk/education from July.

To request an application pack contact: Jaci Smith in QPSW on jacis@quaker.org.uk or tel: 020 7663 1087.

CYP workshops

Opportunities for reflections and development in relation to children and young people’s work in our meetings, organised by the children and young people’s work staff team in Friends House and facilitated by members of the CYP training team.

An introduction to Quaker engagement with children and young people

Saturday 5 September, 11am–4pm
Norwich LM
For those new to Quaker work with children or young people or those wishing to develop their thinking about it, covering the basics and setting a framework to enable fresh thinking.
Closing date for bookings: 7 August.

An introduction to Quaker engagement with children and young people

Saturday 26 September, 11am–4pm
Newcastle LM
For those new to Quaker work with children or young people or those wishing to develop their thinking about it, covering the basics and setting a framework to enable fresh thinking.
Closing date for bookings: 11 September

Worshipping together – all-age worship

Saturday 10 October, 11am – 4pm
Ross-on-Wye LM
For all those who wish to develop their thinking and practice about ways for the whole meeting to engage fully in worshipping together.
Closing date for bookings: 25 September

Storytelling as theological reflection

Saturday 24 October, 10.30am–4.30pm
Edinburgh LM
An opportunity to consider fresh approaches to telling stories to children
closing date for bookings 9 October

Worshipping together – all-age worship

Saturday 28 November 11am–4pm
Wandsworth LM
For all those who wish to develop their thinking and practice about ways for the whole meeting to engage fully in worshipping together.
Closing date for bookings: 13 November

How to book

Download further information from www.quaker.org/cyp selecting “training opportunities” and then “ready made workshops”, or phone for a booking form.

Bevelie Shember
Children and young people’s work staff team administrator
bevelies@quaker.org.uk
020 7663 1013

Gatherings for attenders and enquirers who want to know more about Quakerism

Topics: Basic convictions, The Quaker way of worship, Living a Quaker Life: conviction to action

  • 6–8 November 2009            (both venues)           £149*/£165
  • 19–21 March 2010   Charney Manor, Oxford      £170
  • 14–16 May 2010      Swarthmoor Hall, Cumbria*           £150

Gatherings for those considering membership in 2010

  • 12–14 March 2010   Swarthmoor Hall      £150

(For all events, you can approach your meeting about bursary help)

Contact:

Carmel Keogh
carmelk@quaker.org.uk
020 7663 1017