Link to External Source Article Friday, May 23, 2008 Should Kids Learn to be Spiritual?
Posted May 20, 2008 Instead of viewing spirituality as the holiest or the highest, what if we considered it to be a foundational coping skill, a guide for every action in our lives? That’s just how the teachers at a unique program called Spirituality for Kids (SFK) view spiritual values–not as beliefs to adopt, but as skills to learn because they help us cope. They claim that spirituality can and should be taught; and that (in today’s harsh world) the people most in need of it are children. Currently offering their special training program to kids (all the way from New York’s Lower Eastside to the Middle East), last week in New York City, a lively team of SFK teachers gave an assembly for adults hosted by designer Donna Karan at the Stephan Weiss studio in New York City. Donna herself is a SFK strong supporter. “Simple activities can be so powerful and kids really get it,” Donna told me. “As they add their bead to a necklace, they understand that this is my individual bead, but togeth
Posted May 20, 2008 Instead of viewing spirituality as the holiest or the highest, what if we considered it to be a foundational coping skill, a guide for every action in our lives? That’s just how the teachers at a unique program called Spirituality for Kids (SFK) view spiritual values–not as beliefs to adopt, but as skills to learn because they help us cope. They claim that spirituality can and should be taught; and that (in today’s harsh world) the people most in need of it are children. Currently offering their special training program to kids (all the way from New York’s Lower Eastside to the Middle East), last week in New York City, a lively team of SFK teachers gave an assembly for adults hosted by designer Donna Karan at the Stephan Weiss studio in New York City. Donna herself is a SFK strong supporter. “Simple activities can be so powerful and kids really get it,” Donna told me. “As they add their bead to a necklace, they understand that this is my individual bead, but togeth
