Lisa, Sarah and Jo enjoyed a quiet day at Rock Community Church with Phil Baldock after Easter. It was a time of refreshing for body and soul as we were treated to fresh fruit filled smoothies and an in depth study on the book of Genesis.
We looked at introductions in films and thought about the introduction of the Bible. Lisa, Sarah and Jo looked at many words representing core values and thought about which values resonated with us.
It was a time to look at how we work together as a team, how we can serve others and a reminder of the vastness of creation and what a wonderful God that we serve who is able to do above and beyond all we could ask or seek. Thank you Phil for leading this for us!
Recently Lisa and Jo have been leading ASDAN lessons at Le Murier with Year 9 students.
ASDAN is a qualification that the students can achieve through different modules. ASDAN helps each student to live as independently as possible and helps them gain skills that they will need for employment.
The module that we have been helping them with is to work together to put on a spiritually based assembly to perform to Years 7 and 8.
The theme that was chosen was forgiveness and the Bible story used for this was ‘The Prodigal Son’.
Lisa and Jo worked with two different classes separately who then joined together for the performance.
The format was for the first group of students to start with an introduction where they introduced themselves, and gave an ice breaker quiz on forgiveness. One question was:
Your brother loses your favourite toy. Do you :
A – forgive him
B – Argue with him – stay mad
C – Ask him to buy you another one
This was followed by the second group of students acting out the story of the Prodigal Son. Followed by a conclusion from the first group. All in front of an audience of Year 7 and 8 students.
Lisa and Jo worked with the students to help them grow in confidence ready for the performance. They saw great talent in their acting and presentation and highly praised them as they practiced each week. They all did the final performance brilliantly and have spent time reflecting on their achievement.
We really enjoy these courses and being able to be involved with the students qualification.
