Education
The Aims of NAFAS are to advance public education in the art of flower arranging and related subjects; to encourgare the love of flowers and to demonstrate their decorative value; to instruct, train and qualify judges, demonstrators, teachers and speakers in order to raise the standard of work throughout the country; to give pleasure to the sick and elderly through the regular arranging of flowers in hospitals; to assist worthy causes and charities by organising exhibitions and competitions and to encourage the conservation of rare and endangered species of plants.
The objective of NAFAS is to advance public education in the art of flower arranging and related subjects, and to further any other charitable purposes.
The National Education Committee is one of the eight standing committees and meets four times a year at Osborne House. This committee works to promote the educational aims of NAFAS, encourging members and the general public in the skills of Floral Art and related subjects. The committee is responsible for the production of Insight, the educational journal for flower arrangers and for educational leaflets and books.
Training days are organised by the committee for Junior Leaders, Area Education Representatives and teachers whilst the ever-popular mini-teaching demonstrations at the National Show also come under the committee's remit.
The National Education Committee is responsible for the organisation of the NAFAS Certificates in Floral Art and Design and for the Home Study course, details of which can be found by clicking on the links listed below.
The members of this committee are:
Irene Manson (BB & O), Chairman
Jenny Bennett (3 Counties & South Wales), Vice Chairman & Editor of Insight
Jane Haas (BB & O)
Linda Soutar (SAFAS)
Jane Burns (North West)
Mala Williams (Wessex & Jersey)
The NAFAS Course Consultant is Madeleine Loftus and the Education Secretary is Sylvia Loader based at Osborne House.
DIARY DATES:
National Show Coventry - The Ricoh Arena, Coventry 16 - 18 July 2009 - for further details click on the following link -
Education at National Show Coventry
WI/NAFAS Flower Arranging Course at Denman College - 13 - 16 August 2009 - for further details please go to NAFAS Events from the homepage..
Click here for details of Flower Arrangement Clubs
Click here for further details of the NAFAS Certificates in Floral Art and Design
Click here to see the list of colleges running the NAFAS Course
Click here for details of the NAFAS Home Study Course
Click here to find out details of Insight Educational Journal
Click here to find out details of Junior Flower Clubs
