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Explore Our Learning Resources
School materials to learn about the Bahá'i Faith
What We Offer to Schools
For Baháʼís, education is of supreme importance: " Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value" wrote Bahá’u’lláh, "Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom".
A good education comprises many things but it ought to include high quality religious education. As the RE Council for England and Wales has so well expressed it: "The ability to understand the faith or belief of individuals and communities, and how these may shape their culture and behaviour, is an invaluable asset for children in modern day Britain."
Our aim is to support teachers and schools who wish to bring any aspect of the Baháʼí Faith into the classroom or for use within an assembly.
We aim to provide accurate, attractive and engaging materials for use by teachers across all age groups.
All materials may be downloaded and freely copied, with acknowledgements where appropriate. There are also links to inexpensive books and other printed materials, which may be purchased.
Members of local Bahá’í communities are often happy to be invited to come into a school to assist, for example by talking to pupils, leading an assembly or taking a lesson. If you do not already know any local Bahá’ís, please use the contact form to get in touch.
We always appreciate your feedback on the materials we are providing. We want to continuously improve and extend the materials we are providing to schools. Please email the RE Resources team at schools.resources@bahai.org.uk or use the contact form.
We are striving to provide here materials to support teachers introducing the Bahá’í Faith into the classroom, across all phases. The resources are organised by age range, with some suitable for use across more than one Key Stage.
The All Years Resources page gives ideas on how you can get hold of books, posters and other printed material.
We are striving to develop the resources we are providing to support collective worship and assemblies about the Bahá’í Faith or inspired by some aspect of it. Baháʼís are often able to visit schools and to assist in assemblies or to contribute in the classroom.
If you do not know the Baháʼís in your area, we should be able to help put you in touch. Please use let us know using the contact form.
The Bahá’í calendar provides educational opportunities at all levels. In primary years, it may be simply a focus on Naw-Rúz, the first day of the Bahá’í New Year, determined by the spring equinox. At secondary level, the various ways in which it is unique might be worthy of study. The Baháʼí calendar is also the heartbeat of Baháʼí community life. We have highlighted some of the Baháʼí Holy Days on the
Baháʼí Calendar page.
Who are the Bahá'ís?
Bahá’ís are followers of Bahá’u’lláh ("The Glory of God"), whom they believe to be the latest in a unending series of Divine Teachers, or 'Manifestations of God'. Each Manifestation builds on the message of those who have gone before to take humanity forward. Bahá’ís often compare this to a child going into a new class each year at school, learning more from each new teacher.
Despite being, for most of his life, a prisoner and an exile, Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings have spread across every territory and island in the world. The Bahá’ís themselves come from a wide variety of ethnic groups and religious backgrounds.
Many of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings address in detail the problems of the modern age, and provide a framework within which these problems can be addressed.
There are many aspects of the Bahá’í Faith which make it an engaging part of an RE syllabus, such as Bahá’í beliefs in:
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the essential oneness of religion
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the oneness of humanity
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fostering unity in diversity
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the equality of women and men
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the harmony of science and religion
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the inevitability of world peace
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the role of religion in society
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deeds rather than words.
The Bahá’í teachings focus on the development of personal virtues and so can make a contribution to pupils’ personal development and well-being. Many Bahá’í communities offer children's classes, open to all, and also facilitate groups for junior youth (age 11 to 14, also open to all) which seek to empower them to make their own positive contribution to the world.
To learn more about the Bahá’í Faith, we invite you to visit www.bahai.org which has much more on what Bahá’ís believe and what Bahá’ís strive to do.
'Practitioners of Peace'. October 2025, Romania. 500 Baháʼí youth from 22 countries in Eastern Europe gather to explore how to intensify their efforts to contribute to the betterment of their societies.
International Convention 2023. Delegates homeward-bound to their Baháʼí communities around the world.
International Convention 2023. Delegates from the Baháʼí community of Saint Lucia listen to opening remarks.
'Practitioners of Peace'. October 2025, Romania. 500 Baháʼí youth from 22 countries in Eastern Europe gather to explore how to intensify their efforts to contribute to the betterment of their societies.
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Useful links
Websites
The official website for
the Bahá'í's of the
United Kingdom.
The official website for
the worldwide
Bahá'í Community.
The official website
for the Bahá'í International Community at the UN.
The Bahá'í World
news service.
A photographic narrative of the life of the founder of the Faith, Bahá'u'lláh.
Celebrations for the 200th anniversaries of
the births of The Báb
and Bahá'u'lláh.
Collections of multi-faith meditations on numerous topics such as peace.
A popular blog or articles, videos and music.
The offical UK Bahá'í Children's magazine
for ages 5-12 years.
The official US Bahá'í Children's magazine
Videos & Animations
Inspirational stories of people from diverse nations whose lives have been transformed by
the Bahá'í Teachings.
The history of the growth of the Bahá'í community, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá's passing in 1921 to the present day.
Exemplar follows the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the profound effect He had
on people both past and present.
Experiences from Bahá'ís and their friends from around the world who are striving to build vibrant communities.
Young and old, in cities and villages around the world, are taking part in
a process of community building based on concepts enshrined in
the Bahá’í Teachings.
Young people from the UK discuss the problems facing the world and how Bahá’u’lláh’s message offers a healing remedy to address these issues.
We all feel the need to belong somewhere, but are the ways in which we are trying to satisfy this need actually bringing us closer together?
Communication is an important building block for society, but often public discourse is divisive and centred around conflict. Is there an alternative?