Where might Faith & Play stories be used during the break from school and religious education programs in the summertime or other times?
A conversation between Elizabeth Freyman (Albuquerque Meeting, InterMountain YM) and Melinda Wenner Bradley (Director of Communication and Training, Faith & Play Stories) about places and ways stories might be shared and part of programs during summer/school break times. Together they explore how they have shared at annual yearly meeting gatherings and plans for IMYM this summer, along with other possibilities.
One question that comes up frequently is how stories might be used in a summer/vacation camp program? In the video, Melinda mentions two Quaker Meeting sponsored peace-focused camp weeks that are linked below, and an article from the Episcopalian church resource, “Building Faith” about this idea. The first two do not use Faith & Play, but are offered as examples of how to organize a week-long summer camp experience.
- Young Peacemakers Week (Albany Meeting, NY)
- Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends (PA)
- There are churches that use Godly Play to scaffold a week of “vacation Bible school.” Here’s a great piece from “Building Faith” about “Godly Play VBS”