education

Airplants: Selected Poems
by William H. Matchett
reviewed by Stan Searl

Dear Editor: I am so enjoying the kids’ section in Western Friend.  It has gotten me through more than one First Day School, and with the variety of ages in our program it’s a very big help.  I can’t wait to do the race at Easter, where everyone tries to race to the rope at the same time for a picture!

– Sue Scott, Inland Valley Friends Meeting, Riverside (PYM)

We’re tolerant of behavior by a two-year-old that would disturb us greatly if it were displayed by an adult. The behavior of the two-year-old is something we’d normally accept as natural to the condition of a two-year-old. The same behavior in an adult would challenge us to reconcile our ideas about what is natural in adult behavior with the disruptive behavior we see before us.

Here's a job for a detective.

Here are some puzzles to do on your own and a game to play with friends.

Dear Friends: The recent Woolman Semester graduation events at Sierra Friends Center were truly inspiring.

Here is a coloring page for you.

Here are some puzzles to do on your own and a game to play with friends.

I united with the Quaker testimony of Integrity very naturally when I first learned of it. I had developed a deep need to discern the truth as a child, when I experienced the pain of telling the truth and yet not being believed. My excellent academic education in math and law taught me many methods for seeking the truth – scientific experimentation, logic, debate and more.