QVS is not an academic program. We don’t strive to cover a full set of curriculum before the end of the year. We are an experiment at the intersection of Community, Social Change and Spiritual Exploration. You and your Housemates collectively determine the direction and the timing of this experiment.
Monthly Queries
What is working well for your community? Is there a way you’d like to build on this momentum over the next month?
What’s been challenging or difficult for your community? Is there a way you’d like to address this over the next month?
How have you felt most engaged with social justice and equity work over the last month? Does anything in particular feel like the right next step?
Are there areas where your work for social change feels stale or lifeless? Does the work need to shift in order to be more sustainable, joyful or effective? What would bring renewed energy to your work?
Over the last month, what has inspired you or deepened your connection to the spirit? Are there ways you’d like to build on these experiences?
What has made it difficult for you to connect with the spirit over the last month? Are there things you’d like to try to address this?
Give yourself time to reflect on these queries each month. Notice which questions bring to mind something especially vital or timely.
The links in the next section may help you reflect more deeply on how you’d like to focus your attention.
Talk to your Housemates about what you notice. In what ways do you feel aligned with your housemates? In what ways do you feel separate?
Be prepared to talk with your Coordinator about what you’d like to explore together.