Could you speak to a member of the science dept and see if there is a cool light experiment?!
Or whether they could make a short film, (on mobiles) showing light overcoming darkness?
Thanks for this Amy. You are inspiring.
rocky
Mark has created a unique and incisive approach to sharing the good news in our culture. Not only does he use tons of thought-provoking and sometimes cheeky stories, but the emphasis that comes through again and again is that following Jesus is about the whole of life. These resources connect and engage and are easy to use. In my parish I’ve used Mark’s stories in many different contexts, and found that they work every time.
i have it at home i can email the content to people but i’d have to post the CD sound track for each station. if you email me at i’ll get it sent to you.
At Leeds Faith in Schools, we have had several training sessions, some great meals and lots of fun with Rocky! His stories and the way he uses them to bring points to life have really helped me be more effective when communicating about the Christian faith, especially John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood and Thomas Baker and the cannibals - both feature in two of our best assemblies.
Highly recommend him and his work to you all.
I’d love to get more info on the Christmas labyrinth, please
The best book to read to help your own thinking is by Eugene Peterson and is called ‘Reversed Thunder’. It is particularly good for putting Revelation in its first century context rather than trying to see Revelation in every current world event.
There’s a CYFA resource on Revelation called The End is in Sight. You can get it from CPAS their website is cpas.org.uk
Hope this helps
Andrew
Now that is a DVD that I would really rather not review! I have children and a puppy with a nervous disposition!
But I guess “northern soul” gave you a new alter ego?
Do you have details of where we can access these resources? The Christmas one sounds fab! Thanks.
Do you Hear Me?`
Hope you had a great half term!! Last week I spent four days in a school delivering a new programme we’ve developed as a trust and youth team called 2Way. It was a chance for year 8’s to explore their identity through signs, activities and telling us what they think
wordle
How education kills creativity
If you haven’t seen Sir Ken Robinson talk about creativity and education, then you are truly missing something. This is a fantastic talk given at the TED conference some years back. I’m a big fan of TED and find there’s an incredible range of topics covered which are both inspiring and often also give me ideas for content. Sir Ken has also written an excellent book ‘Out of our minds’ on creativity and education which I highly recommend. Both address the need to capture young people’s excitement and interest in learning. If you take lessons or assemblies as a schools worker, you might find it helpful.
Discussion starters
Loved this post over at Youthblog today. In need of discussion starters for your groups? Ian’s got some top tips. Taken from Jacob & Brian at Rethinking youth ministry. Great stuff guys, thanks!
Help! Infants Christingle assembly!
Help! I have to do an assembly about Christingle for an infants school. They will have already made a Christingle each in their classroom before the assembly, where their teacher will explain what all the different parts mean, and i am struggling to come up with further ideas for the assembly? Any ideas??? Please help!
New year holidays from Scripture Union
New year holidays from Scripture Union for teenagers. A great way to end 2008 and start 2009
SCHOOLS NEWS Oct/3
Your weekly round up of news from the world of education. Here are some of the headlines from the last week that caught my eye…
Spirited Poetry
Creative engagement with spirituality. This is what Spirited Poetry is all about. What a fantastic opportunity, to engage children and young people with thinking about themselves and about God and about their deep questions through giving them the opportunity to creatively express themselves. Spirited Poetry is run by NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education). Find out more and how you can get involved…
The Christmas Story - church-school links
9 weeks today is Christmas day and for the last 14 years I’ve been involved with a local church - schools initiative that we have seen develop both locally here in Slough and in around another 25 locations from Altringham to Woodley and Glasgow to Gravesend. As I reflect it’s probably the most significant thing I’ve been involved with as a schools worker....spending most of my time in secondary schools just this week as I’ve met some year 7’s and older pupils – they have recounted their positive experience of a visit to church to learn about Christmas (or Easter) or both. They remember the rap – the mince pies – the nutty professor – the bubble gum and the fluff – the story of ‘the miracle birth’ and it leaves a lasting impression. That’s been my experience and I want to share the experience with you and open up the opportunity for finding out more…
Developing Partnerships between Church and School
A new book in the SU Top Tips series just published on Developing Partnerships between Church and School. Lots of practical advice about how to make those partnerships work as well as inspirational stories.
