Junior youth
Noble I made thee
Young people roughly between the ages of 12 and 15 are often described as junior youth in Bahá’í educational activities. This period brings new questions, growing abilities and a changing view of the world. Junior youth groups seek to support that potential through learning, friendship and service.
Why it matters
Young adolescents can think deeply about fairness and the kind of society they want to help build. The junior youth spiritual empowerment programme takes these capacities seriously. Its purpose includes strengthening expression, helping young people examine the influences around them and encouraging constructive action.
What participation may involve
Groups explore materials that connect moral understanding with everyday experience. Conversation and service offer ways to consider ideas together and put them into practice. An older youth or adult serving as an animator supports the group’s learning. The programme approaches young people as contributors, with abilities that can grow through encouragement and effort.
These are features of the worldwide approach, not details of a confirmed Cornwall group. Families should ask about the specific materials, supervision, language, age suitability and practical arrangements of any proposed local activity.
Current opportunities in Cornwall
Ask about local opportunities
Contact us to ask about junior youth opportunities in Cornwall. This page does not confirm an active group, a meeting time, a venue or places available. Accessibility information would need to be established for a particular activity. Please check current arrangements before making plans.
Ask about junior youth
Send a junior youth enquiry, or email secretary@bahai-cornwall.org. A parent or guardian can ask how the approach works without sharing a young person’s name, school, birth date or health information. Please leave children’s personal details out of the message. An enquiry is not registration or confirmation of participation.
Further reading
Read Early Adolescence on the official worldwide Bahá’í website, in English. This page is an original introduction; it does not reproduce a programme text or promise particular local outcomes.
Sources
- Early Adolescence — English
Early Adolescence — official worldwide Bahá’í website (English)
Credits - Spiritual education for all ages — English
Ruhi Institute — Spiritual education for all ages (English)
Credits - Writings of Bahá’u’lláh — English
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