- Bahá'í school
A Bahá'í school at it's simplest would be a school run officially by the Bahá'í institutions in its jurisdiction and may be a local class or set of classes, normally run weekly where children get together to study about
Bahá'í teachings , , orBahá'í administration but often seek to serve the community and may minimize such topics in favor of an academic strength, often with ainternationalist form often with accreditation from a variety of sources. Examples includeMaxwell International School and theNancy Campbell Collegiate Institute inCanada , theTownshend International School in theCzech Republic , or theNew Era High School inIndia . Bahá'í membership is not required. In Iran, struggles withpersecution of Bahá'ís have led to the development of a sophisticated University-like institution (such as theBahá'í Institute for Higher Education ).In recent years, a trend away from central schools in favour of neighbourhood children's classes has taken hold in most Bahá'í communities, at the urging of the
Universal House of Justice . This is not meant to replace central schools but to provide spiritual education on a local basis. In some communities this has resulted in the closing of a central "Sunday school", while in others, both approaches are maintained.External links
* [http://www.education.usbnc.org/ U.S National Bahá'í Education and Schools Office]
* [http://bahai-library.com/?file=uhj_bahai_owned_schools Letter from the Universal House of Justice: Schools owned by Baha'is and "Baha'i schools"]
* [http://www.bahai-schools.org/ Bahá'í Schools Directory]
* [http://www.bahaindia.org/social/index.html Bahá'í Schools in India]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20061015012508/http://www.edsed.org/links.htm Links to Baha'i Inspired Schools & Educational Initiatives]
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