The Sacrament Of Confirmation-Implications and Applications For Everyday Life.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN YEAR 6.
The Year 6 students are spending term three preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation, and developing projects within their Confirmation unit. This unit of work has been designed to give the students a strong understanding of what the Sacrament of Confirmation is really all about, and how this knowledge and understanding can be applied to everyday life.
How can individuals develop the inner strength needed to
always make the right choices, and to do good things, in order to contribute to
the creation of a harmonious society?
The first project involved an examination of what the human
soul is, and how it gives strength. After discussion and examples, the students
were asked to create a short presentation expressing their own personal
interpretations of the meaning of ‘soul’, using iMovie and GarageBand.
The story of Pentecost was then presented to the students,
using scripture, and YouTube. As a second project, the students were then asked
to create a movie trailer of this story, incorporating the main points, and the
message within.
The students are now working on the third project, using BookCreator, to create an eBook which a) incorporates a biography of their chosen
Saint or Blessed, b)information about present day people, famous or otherwise,
who reflect similar values demonstrated by this Saint or Blessed, and c) a
video of the student engaging in verbal self -reflection and explanation of
what they have learned.
The three projects are designed to help the children answer
the essential question.
With this knowledge and understanding, the students will
then move into the fourth project. Using EdCanvas, the students will plan,
design and prepare for development a fundraising event which will raise
awareness of the needs of others and assist our Partnership School, Saint Marys
Shanti Sadan School in Central India.
This section of this Project Based Learning will involve
following the model of Fluency 21's Solution Frequency. We will work through the six D’s,
Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver and Debrief. I was introduced to this
model back in March at a Professional
Development day with Lee Crockett.
This style of Project Based Learning is just fantastic. In
this unit, many learning areas-Religious Education, English, The Arts and
S&E, are integrated. It is truly an
engaging , inspiring and energising method for teaching and learning.
Anna Sheehy
Year Six Teacher
Sacred Heart, Highgate
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