Who We Are
John H Wilcott Bahá’í School is a family-oriented Bahá'í summer school, with a community atmosphere for students of all ages.
Participants work hand in hand to create an atmosphere of community, while studying guidance from Bahá’u’lláh, the Bahá’í Writings, and the Universal House of Justice. Participants learn how the discipline of daily prayer, the power of service to others, and the engagement of meaningful discussions can bring more unity and deeper understandings about the world around us and the importance of our active roles in it.
We look forward to meeting you and learning together on how we can make our communities “Havens of Hope."
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About John H Wilcott Bahá'í School
John H Wilcott Bahá’í School currently takes place annually at the end of July in Montana. We strive to serve the Northern Plains Region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana , Wyoming and Idaho.
Accommodations at Camp Castle Rock, a Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming facility, include a rustic log dining hall with a kitchen, 18 cabins that sleep up to 5 people, a small tenting area, small RV parking area (no hookups), an amphitheater, restrooms, and showers.
Daily schedule includes:
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Devotionals in both the morning and evening
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Age assigned classes on various topics using The Bahá’í Writings and guidance from The Universal House of Justice to explore these topics and how to practically apply principles of unity and justice within the lives of the individual and the community they live in
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Arts as both a creative and meaningful expression of spirit
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Music “as a ladder by which the soul may ascend”
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Recreational activities to invite and encourage unity
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Service opportunities both assigned and impromptu as a way to develop deeper capacities to connect with the hearts of others
Want to Help Create More Schools?
The JHW committee is currently asking for help to survey interest for developing an expansion of the summer school experience. We are looking for individuals who would be willing to survey their area for interest in developing a small weekend (or more) economical, and spiritually uplifting summer school. They would also help find a location, teachers for children, junior youth, youth and adults. The JHW committee would help with the process.
“O ye friends! Fellowship, fellowship! Love, love! Unity, unity!"
`Abdu'l-Bahá' Tablets of the Divine Plan