The Amish are an American Protestant group with around 250,000 members who came to the USA more than two centuries ago to escape persecution.
Today there are Amish communities in 24 of the U.S. states and in Canada, Central and South America, but no longer in Europe.
Why did they immigrate to the us:
Amish first began arriving in America in the early 1700’s, attracted by the promise of religious freedom in “Penn’s land”. Amish had been largely landless farmers in Europe, so the chance to own their own land was attractive as well.
Why do they distance themselves from the modern world:
Some modern things, such as cars, electricity and telephones are avoided. They only avoid technology where it might damage the community, not because they think technology is evil. They don’t use cars, only horses and carts instead.
Strict rules:
The Amish religion is a strict from of Christianity, they are very religious.
Way of life:
The Amish have their own private education system of around 1,200 schools which stresses the 'four R´s' of reading, writing, arithmetic and religion.
A typical school has between 25 and 35 pupils, with only one room and one teacher to cover all ages. Teaching is in English. Teachers are usually younger women without specialist training. Children will often do farm work before and after school. Amish children are educated in schools until they're 14 (eighth grade).
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