The peculiar mission of a Quaker school

by Douglas H. Heath

Pamphlet, 1979

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Available

Call number

CP 225

Series

Pendle Hill Pamphlets

Tags

Pendle Hill Pamphlet, education, children, Quaker history

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Your library, CP - PENDLE HILL PAMPHLETS

Publication

[Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications ; 1979]

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LibraryThing member kaulsu
After reading this Pendle Hill pamphlet, I've come to the conclusion there is no true Friends School in existence in 2009. But as an ideal to strive for! Well! This is a must read for all teachers, Heads, and Trustees of a Friends School.
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LibraryThing member QuakerReviews
Heath wrote this pamphlet to express the challenge of what "many may feel should be the values of a Friends' school." After visiting many Quaker schools and colleges, and finding many ideas and questions about the mission of a Friends' school, he concludes that its "peculiar mission" is to empower its members to live more fully in the Truth. Heath lays out seven principles for Friends' schools that arise from this mission, with queries for some of them. This is a useful pamphlet for those interesting in Friends' education.… (more)

Subjects

Christian education Philosophy
Society of Friends Education

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Pendle Hill Pamphlet 225

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CP 225

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