The institution of the Summer School constitutes a vital and
inseparable part of any teaching campaign, and as such ought to be given the
full importance it deserves in the teaching plans and activities of the
believers. It should be organized in such a way as to attract the attention of
the non-believers to the Cause and thus become an effective medium for
teaching. Also it should afford the believers themselves an opportunity to
deepen their knowledge of the Teachings, through lectures and discussions and
by means of close and intense community life.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 17 October
1936 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of
the British Isles; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Centers of Baha’i
Learning)
