MEETING FOR WORSHIP
Meeting for Worship is a time of silent reflection based on the Quaker belief that each person communes individually with God. Meeting is held regularly at Penn Charter and is respectful of all faiths. Students, faculty and staff regularly gather for Meeting by division, according to the schedule shown below. Parents are welcome to attend in their child's division; they are especially encouraged to join other parents for monthly Meeting for Worship for parents as listed below.
Lower School students attend Meeting each Wednesday for 20 minutes beginning at 8:30 a.m., usually in their classrooms and sometimes in the Meeting Room in the Upper School; kindergarten children join the rest of Lower School for Meeting after Thanksgiving, and pre-kindergarten holds weekly Meeting for Worship every Wednesday in their classroom.
Middle School students gather for Meeting each Thursday from 9:45 to 10:25 a.m., in the Meeting Room in the Upper School or in advisory groups.
Upper School students gather for Meeting each Thursday from 11:05 to 11:45 a.m., in the Meeting Room in the Upper School or in advisory groups.
Open Meeting for Worship: All in the community, including parents and grandparents, are invited to socialize and enjoy a continental breakfast in the dining hall from 7:45 to 8:10 a.m. and gather for Meeting in the Meeting Room on the second floor of the Upper School on the following dates in 2008-2009: Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 12, April 2, May 7.