French Baha'i Summer School, Angers

The French Baha'i Summer School was held on 11-18 July in La Pommeraye near Angers in the west of France. The summer school theme of "M'assister, c'est enseigner ma cause" (To help Me, teach my cause) was combined with intensive sessions for almost all the Ruhi books from the training institute. The 400 participants included many families, about 50 junior youth, and an amazing 40 from Suisse Romande (French-speaking Switzerland). I was able to complete Ruhi book 8.3 on the Universal House of Justice as the present center of the Covenant.


opening session . audience . audience
The opening session of the school, with part of the audience

Book8.3 group . Book8.3 group . Book8.3 group
Our group facilitated by Dr. Farhan Yazdani completed Ruhi book 8.3 in five intensive days

small study group . small study group . junior youth singing
Sometimes we formed smaller groups and met in the gardens; spontaneous singing by the junior youth during a pause in the programme

presentation of results . presentation of results . presentation of results
One group presented the results of their study as a very long artwork

Final evening performance . Final evening performance . Final evening performance
On the final evening, the little children performed and the junior youth sang

Final evening performance . Final evening performance . Final evening performance
The music and singing were of very high quality

Final evening performance audience . Final evening performance audience . Final evening performance audience
We nearly filled the large auditorium

We made new friends and renewed old friendships, and left the school at the end of the week with new skills and understanding.


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Last updated 25 July 2015

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