QuakerEd Collaborative
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Mid-Atlantic Gathering of Educators at Quaker Schools
Please join us for a gathering of educators from Mid-Atlantic area Friends schools. We will share pictures of practice and share ideas about integrating Quakerism into the life of our schools. Key-note address by Drew Smith, Director of the Friends Council of Education, mini-courses on Quaker education and curricula, conversations, connections, dinner and more!
Please join us either for a full afternoon and evening of sharing and dinner or just for the keynote and minicourse. (Select the appropriate option and fee on the registration page.)
$50 per person for dinner included $20 (4:00-7:30pm)
$20 per person excluding dinner (4:00-6:00pm)
Wednesday, Apr 5, 2017, 04:00 PM
Sidwell Friends Lower School, Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United States
4:15pm Welcome Remarks by Bryan Garman, Head of School, Sidwell Friends School
4:30pm Keynote Address by Drew Smith, Executive Director, Friends Council on Education
5:15pm Minicourses led by QuakerEd Collaborative teachers
6:15pm Dinner
7:00pm Closing Reflection
Minicourses and Resources
Below are some of the minicourse topics and ideas that will be offered at the QuakerEd Collaborative event. Please join us to learn more!
Faith and Play
This interactive minicourse will introduce participants to the Faith & Play™ practice.
Quakerism and the Arts
Learn about how a DC Area educator shares Quakerism and the Arts with middle school students. In this interactive course, participants will discover how they might use Playback Theatre (storytelling, and story listening) to learn about and share the guiding practices and history of the Religious Society of Friends.
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Registration Fee:
$50 per person for dinner included $20 (4:00-7:30pm)
$20 per person excluding dinner (4:00-6:00pm)
(payable to Friends Community School)
Mail to:
Friends Community School
QuakerEd Collaborative
5901 Westchester Park Dr
College Park, MD 20740Event address:
Bethesda Friends Meeting House and Sidwell Friends Lower School Campus
5100 Edgemoor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
RSVP Form:
We look forward to seeing you in April!
Susan Smith Bastian
Denise Coffin
Email: coffind@sidwell.edu
Twitter: @teamcoffin