Friends Council on Education

This year under the pandemic, FCE's professional development offerings for Friends school educators are amplified. This week we're holding Educators New to Quakerism (ENTQ) for Administrators, Spirited Practice and Renewed Courage (SPARC), a Deans gathering and our weekly gatherings for Heads of Schools. Connecting Friends School educators is what we do! We invite you to learn more about FCE's professional development offerings: https://www.friendscouncil.org/programs #QuakerEd

The Bridge Film Festival (BFF) Call for Entries is Open! Student Voices Matter Here! The Bridge Film Festival (BFF), founded in 2000, provides a voice for students attending Quaker schools and Quaker Meetings worldwide. BFF invites creative and socially conscious students to produce films that focus on messages through a Quaker lens. Without a doubt, our lives and our worlds have changed for all, whether you’re an infant, teen, parent, or educator. What’s happening in yo...ur world? The Bridge Film Festival wants to know...and see. Young people in Quaker schools and Quaker Meetings - check it out! Teachers and adults, please share with the young people in your life. Learn more here: http://bridgefilmfestival.blogspot.com/

Division deans! Academic deans! Grade level deans! Deans of all kinds! Friends Council invites you to join your peers in Friends schools across the country for share-and-listen sessions. Tomorrow Friday, Nov 6 at 12:15pm EST. Together we'll discuss the election environment in our schools, the delicate dance of holding all of the polarities in our communities, staying connected to Quaker Roots and lending support to each other More information and register here: https://www.friendscouncil.org/programs/deans-of-schools

Looking for ongoing conversation and opportunity to build skills for anti-racist activism and cultural competency? Look no further! Check out Friends Council's Community Conversations on Race tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm. Registration is open! Participants will engage in discussion and reflective activities in order to lean into courageous conversations both in our sessions and in their own lives. Here's the link: https://www.friendscouncil.org//community-conversation-on-

LIfting up this article featuring Friends of Oakwood Cemetery alum and former student clerk Zach Missen-Jones ‘11. #QuakerEd