Friday, February 17, 2012

Website launched at C of E Synod to encourage pupils to “play with liturgy”

A new interactive web resource encouraging pupils to “play with liturgy” as part of collective worship and RE was launched at General Synod.

The Resourcing Schools Worship Project is a collaboration between the Archbishops’ Council Education Division and National Society, working with the Liturgical Commission and Royal School of Church Music.

Pilot workshops held in schools showed how the website can help pupils from Reception to Sixth Form write collects, prayers and patterns for acts of school worship.

In a Church of England podcast released today  project manager Robin Sharples explains that the new website is suitable for pupils of all faiths and none and gives pupils the opportunity to play with liturgy while exploring a range of issues.

“Our aim is to make worship a lively possibility for pupils giving them the opportunity to ask and have questions answered,” said Robin Sharples.

Mary Hawes the Church of England’s national children’s adviser said: “I’m excited that this simple to use site will help children and young people learn about and become more engaged with worship.”

See: http://www.worshipworkshop.org.uk/