World Religion Day incorporating British Values

Date: 22nd Jan 2017 @ 10:29pm

Throughout this week we have been exploring a range of religions within our school community and beyond. We focused particularly on the religion of Islam. During the week we discussed some of the beliefs of the Muslim people and learned about the faiths place of origin, its sacred text, the sacred building and also the major festivals.

We had a particular focus on Islamic art and had a go at making our very own patterns. We discovered that the use of patterns is part of the way that Islamic art represents nature and objects by their spiritual qualities, not their physical and material qualities.

Some examples of our art work will be displayed in our classroom when it is finished.

We also took this opportunity to explore our British Values, in particular discussing the importance of tolerating those of different faiths and beliefs. We are in the process of making our new British Values display. Pictures of this will be uploaded upon completion.