Session 13 - Saturday 2nd May - A Religious Journey with a Difference

Mr Wilson led a Religious Studies session on pilgrimages, the girls shared information on places that are special to them, they were encouraged to think about the reasons behind their choices and how it makes them feel.  They learnt about a variety of special places that are important to people of different religions such as The Western wall in Jerusalem and The River Ganges in India. 

Mr Wilson showed them some special Jewish clothes including a prayer shawl and a Kippah and explained the symbolism of each.  They discussed pilgrimages for Muslims, Jews and Christians and looked at Muslim prayer mats and talked about pilgrimages to Mecca and visiting the Kabah.  The girls then played a game Muslim children might play as they make the journey to Mecca, called the Hajj board game and listened to the Muslim story, Hilmy the hippo becomes a hero.  

We all learnt lots about pilgrimages and even got a chocolate cookie as a gift from Mr Wilson. Thank you so much for a great morning Mr Wilson.