U.S. National Baha'i Education Web site--Related Websites

The Life of Bahá’u’lláh
(http://www.bahaullah.org)
A photographic narrative about the life of the founder of the Bahá’í Faith.

The Bahá’í Devotions Site
(http://www.bahaidevotions.org)
This site has LOTS of songs, and devotional programs that teachers (or anybody!) would love! It has good links as well and offers a rich resource organized by those who wish to serve. Sponsored by the Bahá’ís of Dallas.

Bahá’í Distribution Service (BDS)
(http://www.bahaibookstore.com)
Good source for materials for study circles, children’s classes and devotional gatherings. The e-commerce site of the Bahá’í Distribution Service (BDS) provides a comprehensive catalog of Bahá’í sacred literature as well as Bahá’í books on history, social teachings, Bahá’í-inspired music, videos, calendars, and other materials. Includes more than 2000 titles representing the efforts of hundreds of publishers around the world. BDS is the primary distributor for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and its agencies; the Bahá’í Publishing Trust of the United States; and Bahá’í World Centre Publications. Those who would like to rush an order are asked to call 1-800-999-9019 or 404-472-9019

Bahá’í Education Resources
(http://home.earthlink.net/~l.qualls/id1.html)
A Web site presented by Linda Qualls, an individual who is sharing some of her work, including a 24-page paper on “Building a Strong Identity in Bahá’í Children”...etc.

Bahá’í Photographic Library
(http://www.bahai-biblio.org/biblio-photo-a.htm)
A Website from France with more than 6500 Bahá’í photos in 220 topics (galleries). Also includes videos, books, audio recordings, etc., all related to the Bahá’í Faith. Listed in sections: Believers, Bahá’í places, Bahá’í objects.

Bahá’í Prayers
(http://www.bahaiprayers.org)
The Bahá’í Prayers web site was created as a celebration of the beauty of the Bahá’í scriptures. This site presents a wide range of Bahà’í prayers in English, and has a substantial list of resources for Bahà’í prayers in other languages. Sponsored by the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahà’ís of Shoreline, Washington.

Bahá’í Services for the Blind
(http://www.bahaiservicefortheblind.org)
Provides the literature of the Faith, including Ruhi materials, in various mediums which can be used by those individuals whose physical or mental handicaps prevent them from using normal print. To this end the Service for the Blind produces materials in Braille, large print and recordings on cassette tape. A Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.

The Bahá’í Study Center — Audio/Visual Materials
(http://www.bahaistudy.org)
We believe this site provides materials that could be useful to classroom teachers. It is one of the premier sources of audio-visual materials, published on the net in MP3 format that are easily downloadable for all sorts of individual and group use. It offers a variety of materials specifically oriented to those who are not Bahá’ís who seek to learn more about the Bahá’í Faith. These materials are at different levels and are in the process of being encoded as “beginning through advanced.” There are also illustrated text materials for introductory study of the Bahá’í Faith, and for review by more seasoned Bahá’ís.

Children’s Bahá’í Education Service, UK
(http://bci.org/ukschools)
A Web site of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom that is designed to help teachers and parents who are involved with Bahá’í education of children, junior youth and youth.

Ocean—Free Software Library of the World’s Religious Literature
(http://www.bahai-education.org/ocean/)
Ocean is a free collection of the World's Religious literature managed by a unique book-centered research engine. It contains over 1000 books of 10 world religions in English as well as collections in six other languages (French, Spanish, German, Russian, Dutch, and Portuguese).

Ruhi Resources
(http://www.ruhiresources.org/links.htm)
Provides resources related to the Ruhi Books, which provide an organized presentation of the Bahá’í Faith and its beliefs in a group-study setting.

Store.UnityWorks.net
(http://store.unityworks.net)
The UnityWorks Online Store offers a variety of low-cost downloadable materials for Bahá'i education, children's classes, the Five Year Plan, race unity, teaching and media. You will also find student handouts to accompany the Bahá'i Children's Classes and Retreats series and other materials published by Resources.UnityWorks.net.

Spiritual Education Organizations

Character Development of Tampa Bay
(http://characterdevelopment.org)
Character Development of Tampa Bay was created to inspire individuals, teachers, and institutions to recognize and embrace the idea that virtue is a latent capacity in all people and, when nurtured, endows the individual with a strengthened capacity to employ these hidden gifts in both personal growth and social interaction.

Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute
(http://www.drbi.org)
Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute is a Center of Learning promoting educational, spiritual, artistic, intellectual and agricultural endeavors on a developing campus which provides to all participants, an atmosphere of peace, comfort and rejuvenation. In addition to DRBI sponsored programs, the facilities are available for rental.

Marriage Transformation Project
(www.marriagetransformation.com)
The Marriage Transformation Project strives to educate and empower people to create happy, lasting, spiritually-based marriages. As a social and economic development project, we believe marriage education, which is learning in action through reading, practicing skills, and participating in educational workshops is an important and vital step to having a lasting marriage. We are encouraging relationship and marriage education become part of the culture of every family and community around the world. Many of our resources are interfaith.

Maxwell International Bahá’í School
(http://www.maxwell.bc.ca/)
Maxwell welcomes students in grades 7–12 of all national, ethnic, and religious origins from around the world. Operating under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada, Maxwell infuses the spiritual vision and practical wisdom of Bahá’í principles throughout the school.

Radio NUR
(http://www.radionur.com/)
RadioNUR has several primary objectives including: to assist the individual believer to develop and maintain his or her unique Bahá’í identity through the arts; to support the goals of the Global Bahá’í community including the education of children, devotional gatherings and the use of the arts in every aspect of Bahá’í community life; to provide a vehicle where those interested in hearing about the Bahá’í Faith can be exposed to the Writings and Teachings of the Faith through the arts; to provide a forum for Bahá’í performers throughout the world to expose their material to a wider audience. We try to fulfill these objectives by producing professional broadcasts which blend diverse musical styles.

United Religions Initiative: Kids
(http://www.uri.org/kids/index.htm)
The purpose of the effort called the United Religions Initiative is, according to their statement, to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the earth and all living beings.

The Virtues Project
(www.virtuesproject.com)
The Mission of The Virtues Project is to provide empowering strategies that inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life through programs of excellence and simplicity which support people of all ages to cultivate their virtues — the gifts of character.

Wilmette Institute
(http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org/)
The Wilmette Institute is an educational agency of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. It offers courses and classes on the Bahá’í Faith and related subjects to anyone interested in taking them. Its purpose is to develop human resources for the benefit of the Bahá’í Faith.

Magazines/Publications

Bahá’í Arts Magazine (Tabula Rasa)
(http://www.tabularasaarts.com)
Provides a link to Bahá’í Arts magazine, Tabula Rasa, whose goal is to foster recognition of the motivating influence of the arts in education.

Bahá’í Parenting
(http://www.bahaiparent.com)
This bimonthly electronic newsletter distributed from the island of Grenada is dedicated to raising families with strong spiritual values. It seeks to provide a framework to develop a solid foundation for parenting and is based on the understanding that the well-being of society depends on the integrity of the family unit. It focuses on spiritual discipline, moral education, the elimination of all forms of prejudice and the need for service to the world of humanity. (Formerly titled “Parenting in the New World Order”.)

Brilliant Star Magazine
(http://www.brilliantstarmagazine.org)
Brilliant Star is the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly’s primary communication with children ages 6-12. It is designed to strengthen their Bahá’í identity, increase their love for the Faith, teach them about Bahá’í history and principles, build their self-esteem, and reinforce virtues such as peacefulness, service, reverence, and trustworthiness. Through fun and engaging stories, cartoons, activities, interviews, puzzles and games, Brilliant Star appeals to children’s creativity, humor, and sense of wonder. Each of Brilliant Star’s six annual issues incorporates a theme relevant to Bahá’í life today.

Resources.UnityWorks.net
(http://resources.unityworks.net/)
UnityWorks Resources offers practical, easy-to-use teacher's guides for the spiritual education of children, youth and adults. The materials have been developed and tested in the field, and have been used successfully in multiple settings over many years. The series on Bahá'i Children's Classes and Retreats includes theme books such as: God and the Universe, Bahá’u’lláh, and The Power of Unity. These activity books are filled with stories, songs, crafts, games, puzzles and more. Bahá'i Public Speaking contains nine hands-on workshops that give participants the knowledge, spiritual insights and skills needed to more effectively serve the Faith.

Publishers

Badí Publishing Corp.
(http://www.badipublishing.com/index1.php)
Badí Publishing Corporation strives to provide quality Bahá’í products at affordable prices to Bahá’ís around the world. Its vision to become a successful publishing house extends beyond Bahá’í planners and calendars and includes a wide range of publications including Bahá’í Writings, poetry and children's materials. Our current product offering includes planners and calendars, books and bookmarks, photographs, jewelry and other specialty items.

George Ronald Publishing
(http://www.grbooks.com)
This publishing house, located in the United Kingdom, was founded by David Hofman in 1943 in order to make available a wider range of literature on Bahá’í subjects. At the moment it is not possible to order books on line but the Web site provides addresses of distributors who have Web sites and are happy to take on-line orders. It also offers instructions how to order directly.

Palabra Publications
(http://www.palabrapublications.info)
Palabra Publications is an organization dedicated to the production and dissemination of teaching, deepening, and training institute course materials at low costs. These materials strive to address the spiritual education needs of diverse peoples with a variety of books.

Spiritual Education Resources

Spiritual Education Organizations

Magazines/Publications

Publishers