Bahá'í school
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Bahá'í teachings
The Bahá'í teachings represent a considerable number of theological, social, and spiritual ideas that were established in the Bahá'í Faith by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the religion, and clarified by successive leaders including `Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's son, and Shoghi Effendi, `Abdu'l-Bahá's...
, Bahá'í central figures, or Bahá'í administration
Bahá'í administration
The Bahá'í administration or Bahá'í administrative order refers to the administrative system of the Bahá'í Faith.It is split into two parts, the elected and the appointed...
. Bahá'í topics may be minimized in favor of a general curriculumn, often with a internationalist
Internationalist
Internationalist may refer to:* Internationalism , a movement to increase cooperation across national borders* Internationalist, socialists opposed to World War I* The Internationalist Review, an e-journal founded in Maastricht...
form, with accreditation from a variety of sources. Examples include Maxwell International School and the Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute
Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute
The Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute is a pre-K through 12th/OAC grades Canadian accredited internationalist private Bahá'í school now in London, Ontario, Canada...
in Canada
Canada
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, the Townshend International School
Townshend International School
The Townshend International School is a private internationalist school located in Hluboká nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. The school, founded in 1992, is a Bahá'í inspired school. The school is named after the Irish scholar and former priest George Townshend...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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, or the New Era High School
New Era High School
The New Era High School is located in Panchgani, a hill station town known as an educational centre, in the state of Maharashtra, India...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Bahá'í membership is not required. In Iran, struggles with persecution of Bahá'ís
Persecution of Bahá'ís
The persecution of Bahá'ís is the religious persecution of Bahá'ís in various countries, especially in Iran, where the Bahá'í Faith originated and the location of one of the largest Bahá'í populations in the world...
have led to the development of a sophisticated University-like institution (such as the Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education).
In recent years, a trend away from central schools in favour of neighbourhood children's classes has taken hold in most Bahá'í communities, at the urging of the Universal House of Justice
Universal House of Justice
The Universal House of Justice is the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith. It is a legislative institution with the authority to supplement and apply the laws of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and exercises a judicial function as the highest appellate institution in the...
. This is not meant to replace central schools but to provide spiritual education on a local basis. In some communities this has resulted in the closing of a central "Sunday school", while in others, both approaches are maintained.
Bahá'í-inspired school
A Bahá'í-inspired school is a school run by an independent agency unaffiliated with any institution of the Bahá'í FaithBahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
but with explicit connections - such as having Bahá'ís in its administrative leadership or involved in the founding of the school. While these schools often focus on general ideas from Bahá'í teachings
Bahá'í teachings
The Bahá'í teachings represent a considerable number of theological, social, and spiritual ideas that were established in the Bahá'í Faith by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the religion, and clarified by successive leaders including `Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's son, and Shoghi Effendi, `Abdu'l-Bahá's...
, Bahá'í central figures, or Bahá'í administration
Bahá'í administration
The Bahá'í administration or Bahá'í administrative order refers to the administrative system of the Bahá'í Faith.It is split into two parts, the elected and the appointed...
, Bahá'í topics are minimized in favor of academic strength. Examples include School of the Nations (Bahá'í - Macau)
School of the Nations (Bahá'í - Macau)
The School of the Nations Traditional Chinese: 聯國學校; Simplified Chinese: 联国学校; Jyutping : lyun4 gwok3 hok6 haau6; Pinyin : lián guó xué xiào] is a Bahá'í-inspired school in the Taipa, Macau community. It is owned by the Badi Foundation. In 1988, as the result of the efforts of a number of Macau...
, the Barli Vocational Institute for Rural Women in Indore
Barli Vocational Institute for Rural Women in Indore
The Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore is a Bahá'í inspired, though independent residential vocational education school providing programs for women in the vicinity of the city of Indore, India in the State of Madhya Pradesh as well as a base for outreach/non-residential training...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and FUNDAEC
FUNDAEC
FUNDAEC, the acronym in Spanish for “The Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences”, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries in Latin America...
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.