什么是美国的VBS？
2010-06-09 09:13阅读：
这个问题是柔柔的刚刚今天问我的，所以我一定要耐心细致地回答一下。
VBS是
Vacation Bible School
的简称，是美国教堂在暑假为孩子们提供的宗教教育课。VBS以接纳小学生和学前班的孩子为主。
VBS的历史可以追溯到1894年。美国的第一个VBS就是在那年兴起的。现在的VBS，通常有圣经故事讲解，唱歌跳舞，手工，表演等活动。
VBS通常是免费的，但有一些教堂会收少量的材料费。比如我家小宝今年夏天要去的这个VBS，就收了$30的费用。
VBS通常持续一周，上半天课。VBS的教学内容非常轻松灵活，属于寓教于乐那种。
和美国孩子相比，我们中国孩子去VBS的人数相对少。知道为什么吗？VBS通常是半天上学，如果大人要上班，中午扔下工作去接孩子，非常不方便。除非是大家合伙开车(CAR
POOL)，轮流接送。
如果你对VBS感兴趣，把妞子寄到我家来吧。我可以天天负责接送
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Vacation Bible School (
VBS) is a specialized
form of
religious
education which focuses on
children.
Churches usually hold the week long events during the
summer, though the
lengths of such programs may vary, and they are sometimes held
during other times of the year.
History
The origins of Vacation Bible School can be traced back to
Hopedale,
Illinois in 1894.
Sunday school
teacher D. T. Miles, who also was a
public
school teacher, felt she was
limited by time constraints in teaching the
Bible to children. So, she
started a daily Bible school to teach children during the summer.
The first Bible school enrolled forty students and lasted four
weeks. A local school was used for classes, while an adjoining park
was used for recess.
[1]
In 1898 Eliza Hawes, director of the children's department at
Epiphany
Baptist Church in
New York City,
started an 'Everyday Bible School' for slum children at a rented
beer parlor in New York's East Side. Hawes continued her efforts
for seven years.
[2]
Dr. Robert Boville of the
Baptist Mission Society, became aware of the Hawes' summer
program and recommended it to other Baptist churches. Boville
established a handful of summer schools which were taught by
students at the
Union Theological Seminary. During one summer, one thousand
students were enrolled in five different schools. In 1922, he
founded the World Association of Daily Vacation Bible School.
Today
Today, many churches run their own Vacation Bible School programs
without being under the umbrella of a national organization. Some
churches opt to use themed curriculum programs from their
respective denominations or independent publishing houses which
provide easy preparation and include marketing tools.
Modern programs usually consist of a week-long program of religious
education which may employ Bible stories, religious song, arts and
crafts, skits, or puppet shows which cater toward
elementary
school-aged children. Groups of local churches who do not have
the resources to run VBS for the entire summer may elect to
coordinate their schedules to provide continuous childcare.
Most churches provide VBS programs at no cost to those attending.
Some churches, however, may charge a nominal fee for the program.
The cost, if any, is established by the church.
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