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.
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.
Parent Meeting for Worship: Parents 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: Oct. 4, 2007; Nov. 1, 2007, Dec. 6, 2007, Jan. 3, 2008, Jan. 31, 2008, March 5, 2008 and April 3, 2008.

QUAKER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS
Being involved in the Quaker activities of the school can enrich both your understanding of your child's education and your own spiritual life. Consider the following opportunities for involvement:
Join your student or other parents for Meeting for Worship (see schedule above).
Participate in the activities and planning work of the Friendly Parent Working Group, a group of parents committed to supporting the Quaker values of the school. Please contact Margaret Lockwood, the group's clerk at maggie@computertalk.com.
Attend the school's Parent Series on Quakerism.
Raising Active and Peacemaking Children in a Violent World
Jan. 30, 2008 at 7 pm @ Timmons House. Pamela Haines will lead a workshop for parents that will include her insights, time for sharing, discussion and questions. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Eva Tierno at etierno@penncharter.com.
Pamela Haines has facilitated support groups for parents, teachers, young people and child care workers, as well as playgroups for children. A skilled and prolific writer, her article "Children, War Play, Violence (and Barbies)" appeared in the July 2007 issue of Friends Journal. Assistant clerk and member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, she is also past president of Friends Neighborhood Guild. She raised two children from birth, acquired two more along the way, and runs a family center with her husband.
Let Your Life Speak: Reflections on Quaker Education
Nov. 28, 2007 at 7 pm in Balderston Commons. Paul Lacey is a well-known Quaker educator and a down-to-earth, wise and humorous speaker. A professor of English emeritus at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., he is the author of Growing into Goodness, a history of Quaker education, as well as numerous articles; he is the recipient of many awards, including Phi Beta Kappa. Lacey was born in Philadelphia and educated in Philadelphia public schools. He has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. A member of Clear Creek Monthly Meeting, he has served on the board of Friends Council on Education. Lacey is the presiding clerk (chair) of the National Board of the American Friends Service Committee.
Introduction to Quakerism
Oct. 17, 2007 and Oct. 18, 2007. Irene McHenry returns to Penn Charter to lead participatory sessions designed to introduce parents to Quakerism. She is executive director of Friends Council on Education. She has served as a faculty mentor in the Fielding Graduate Institute's School of Educational Leadership and Change and as co-chair of the Religious Studies department at Penn Charter. McHenry was the founding clerk and teaching coordinator at Greenwood Friends School in Millville and was the founding head of Delaware Valley Friends School in Paoli.

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