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Transforming Social Existence

Learning how to
”raise up vibrant, outward- looking communities…;
bring about spiritual and material progress…;
and contribute to the discourses that influence the direction of that progress.”

~ Universal House of Justice, from 30 December 2021 Letter

Friday January 6 – Sunday, January 8, 2023

Location: YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
2515 Tunnel Rd, Estes Park, CO 80511

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Building a society that consciously pursues this collective purpose is the work of not only this generation, but of many generations to come, and Bahá’u’lláh’s followers welcome all who labour alongside them in this undertaking. It means learning how to raise up vibrant, outward- looking communities; it means those communities learning how to bring about spiritual and material progress; it means learning how to contribute to the discourses that influence the direction of that progress.

The Baha’i schools are open to everyone. Families of those attending children’s classes, Junior Youth Groups, devotions and study circles are especially encouraged to attend this community-building weekend!

December 15th REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Note: There is no early-bird rate for this school.

COVID-19 Protocols and Policy:

The schools committee follows the guidance of both state/local guidelines and the Regional Baha’i Council of the Four Corners States. The policy below is effective as of June 1, 2022 and is subject to change.

• Vaccination is encouraged but not mandatory. Proof of vaccination is not required.
• Masks are encouraged but optional.
• All attendees must be free of Covid-19 symptoms. If you have symptoms within 5-7 days of attending the school, or test positive for Covid-19, please remain home and contact us to discuss your registration. See a list of symptoms here.
• Anyone developing symptoms during the school should immediately contact the committee and may be asked to test and/or quarantine/return home.
• Attendees at high risk for severe disease should consult their physician prior to attending the school.
• Masks, rapid tests and hand sanitizer will be available at the school.
• All attendees are required to sign a Covid-safety waiver on arrival.

Translating Thoughts into Action: Walking Together on a Path Toward Race Amity

Only if the efforts to eradicate the bane of prejudice are coherent with the full range of the community’s affairs, only if they arise naturally within the systematic pattern of expansion, community building, and involvement with society, will the American believers expand their capacity, year after year and decade after decade, to make their mark on their community and society and contribute to the high aim set for the Bahá’ís by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to eliminate racial prejudice from the face of the earth.

~ Universal House of Justice, 10 April 2011 Letter to an Individual

Friday August 30 – Monday, September 2, 2019

Location: La Foret Conference and Retreat Center, Black Forest, CO

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Friends and Family Encouraged to Attend!
“Walking Together on a Path toward Race Amity and Oneness” is a program created by a task force appointed by The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States (including a member of the Continental Board of Counselors) and is being studied at Seasonal Schools across the country.

This inter-generational program brings families and communities together to study how race amity is an integral dimension of building community, gain new insights on addressing racial prejudice, and create action plans to carry forward this conversation in our daily activities.

In an atmosphere of openness and joy, conversation on difficult matters becomes possible and constructive.

Together we can build communities that are havens of unity!

The Baha’i schools are open to everyone. Families of those attending children’s classes, Junior Youth Groups, devotions and study circles are especially encouraged to attend this community-building weekend!

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Rates & More Info

Register by July 28, 2019 to receive the early bird discount of 10% off your total fees.

Final registration deadline August 11, 2019.

The Colorado East Bahá’í School wants to update you on some exciting programs to be implemented in Colorado in the coming year.

Seasonal Schools across the United States are being encouraged by the U.S. Bahá’í Office of Education and Schools to implement the “Hope & the Family” curriculum in their respective regional areas. This program is to be implemented in neighborhoods that have strong Bahá’í and Community of Interest involvement in the core activities. This series explores how Bahá’ís and the Community of Interest can collaboratively and systematically build capacity through reading their current reality, talking about material and spiritual hopes, and understanding the example of service to the community by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.  For more information on “Hope and the Family” please read the article in the March/April 2017 American Bahá’í.

The committee is working to identify Colorado neighborhoods with potential to begin implementing this series. As our knowledge and resources grow, we plan to expand it to more neighborhoods ready to engage in the process. We are very excited for this new program and the ways in which it will complement the work of the clusters.

To allow us to focus our efforts on this program, we have decided NOT to hold a Winter School this January (2018).  We do intend to hold Summer School in 2018, likely once again on Labor Day weekend at La Foret (not definite yet).

Thank you for your continued to support of the Colorado East Bahá’í School!