“O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God's sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children and train them in all the perfections of humankind; and no nobler deed than this can be imagined.”

- ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, p. 138.

“Children are the most precious treasure a community can possess, for in them are the promise and guarantee of the future.”

- Letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World, Ridván 2000

"An atmosphere needs to be maintained in which children feel that they belong to the community and share in its purpose…”

- Letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World, Ridván 2000