Resources Links
Barnabas 2009
Barnabas 2009 : a booklet of projects on the theme of Sacred Space, Sacred Place. Barnabas 2009 is a partnership between Churches Together in Cornwall and Cornwall SACRE.
Discouraging withdrawal from visits
This downloadable pdf - Guidance on Parental Objections to Visits to Places of Worship - includes useful advice and background information.
Making the most of visits to Sacred Spaces
Presentation Resources - Prezi presentation - online
This zooming presentation gives a very brief overview of the what, why, when, where and how of taking learners into Sacred Spaces as part of the Learning Outside the Classroom experience.
Click on the arrow to move forward through the presentation. The movie at the end will play automatically.
Movie part of presentation - download for use offline
This is a Flash video (flv) file, which you can save to your own computer/network. You will need a suitable player to view it offline.
Podcast
Anna Corbett is an experienced Head of Religious Education teaching in the west country. She enjoys the challenge of taking her students on important and educational visits. In this audio file, Anna describes the educational importance of visiting and the essential practical things a teacher needs to address to ensure that the trip is a success.
RE Trails - www.retrails.org.uk
This website supports the use of trails as a Learning Outside the Classroom project for teachers of Religious Education. It contains information about the value of RE trails as LOtC experiences, a toolkit to help teachers and pupils to create their own trails, a map of existing RE and religious heritage trails and some examples of trails - from village to city.
REOnline Places of Worship - pow.reonline.org.uk
This section of the REOnline website gives some information on places of worship in the six major faith traditions, together with advice on such things as planning a visit and activities.