The American National Institutes for Social Advancement (ANISA), was an early effort to bring the Bahá’í teachings to society through systematic programs. An Executive Committee of five was chaired by Dr. Dwight Allen and it's secretary was Dr. Daniel Jordan. It had a National Advisory Board of thirty and envisioned State boards to be subsidiary members. ANISA had a stated purpose "to develop and implement programs designed to foster the expression of human potential of persons of all ages, but with particular emphasis on infants and children born into social circumstances where there is little chance of adequate preparation for regular school."[1] An outline for some of the programs envisioned was shared with the American Bahá’í community and it included training educational personnel, facilitating youth programs, developing models for early childhood learning centers and eventually translating ANISA into "different cultural settings".[2]
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- ↑ The American Bahá’í (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 1, Issue 2, pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ The American Bahá’í (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 1, Issue 2, pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
