Tree of Life Initiative

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Participants will be required to commit to the entire 9-day initiative and reside in the host cluster. Housing, meals and transportation will be provided. Exact address locations are still being determined, however the host cluster will be NC-04: West Santa Clara (Silicon Valley area). Details will be shared with the actual participants of the initiative closer to the time.

General

Name:
Address:
Phone:
Age:
Cluster:
Email:

What cluster will you be living in starting from Aug/Sep 2008? (in case relocating for college or university or other):

Experience with the Institute Process

Book
1 - Reflections on the Life of the Spirit
2 - The Joy of Teaching
3 - Teaching Children's Classes
4 - Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb
5 - Junior Youth groups
6 - Teaching the Faith
7 - Walking the Path of Service
Acts of Service
Devotionals
Home Visits
Serving as a Children's Class Teacher
Home Visits - Story telling
Serving as an Animator
Teaching Team
Serving as a tutor

Questions

Describe some of your experiences in serving the Cause.

What experience do you have teaching in neighborhoods and/or with receptive populations? Describe if offering a core activity, used Anna's Presentation door-to-door, performed home-visits, etc.

What are your immediate plans to serve as a Junior Youth Animator after completing the Tree of Life Summer Initiative?

What can you contribute to this initiative? What do you hope to gain and learn from this initiative?

If you have not yet taken Books 3 and/or 5, are you willing to be trained intensively before the start of the initiative? Please state which Book (3, 5 or both).

What languages can you speak (other than English)?

There will be a small fee of $100. Please check here if you will require a scholarship.

Please add any additional comments you would like the initiative coordinators to be aware of.

One more thing, please type the number 9 in words:

Thank you for applying to the Tree of Life Initiative!