Dates: Saturday, July 25 – Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Time: 10:15 – 11:00 am
Teachers: Saara and Ilar Tanha
This dynamic class is planned around the Summer School’s theme of “Following in the Footsteps of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá for children ages 5-10. Each day there will be a story about the Master and a quote from the Baháʼí Writings. Additional activities include a daily prayer, an art lesson on learning to draw animals, a movement break, learning a song, and short videos connected to the theme of the day. Included are opportunities for the children to interact with their teachers. Our goal is to help the children develop a deep love for ʻAbdu’l-Bahá and a desire to follow in His footsteps.
We are grateful for the participation of children, youth, and their families from all over BC in helping to create the videos for the lessons.
Day 1 – Theme: ʻAbdu’l-Bahá. The first day is focused on the Master with a story of His birth as well as the story of The Stolen Charcoal.
Day 2 – Theme: Kindness. Today, the lesson will be focused on kindness to everyone and the story is how ʻAbdu’l-Bahá was kind to The Unfriendly Governor.
Day 3 – Theme: Caring for the Environment. The story is about when ʻAbdu’l-Bahá was knighted for helping the farmers grow food for the region and saving people in the area from famine. Another story will be Brother Eagle, Sister Sky.
Day 4 – Theme: Kindness to Animals. To explore this theme, children will be seen visiting a farm with lambs. The story is about ʻAbdu’l-Bahá and The Sheep and they will learn a song about kindness.
Day 5 – Theme: Service. ʻAbdu’l-Bahá spent His life being of service to humanity. The story will be about Lua and the Sick Man. Today will include a video of different children being of service.
About the Teachers: Saara Tanha is an enthusiastic teacher with multiple years of experience in teaching Children’s Classes in the Abbotsford area. She is a fun, upbeat individual that enjoys working with children. She is very excited to be teaching with her sister at the Baha’i Summer School on-line this year! Ilar Tahna has attended the Fraser Valley Summer School with her family since childhood and has been a children’s class teacher at the school for the past three years. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Simon Fraser University and is currently engaged in a period of full-time service in Burnaby, where she works closely with the junior youth program.
