Antisectarian

Maybe I will become a frog

Guidance for: Maybe I will become a frog

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Use with a variety of audiences, e.g. parents, teachers, youth/community workers, trainee teachers, staff training, young people aged 8+.

Learning Points:

  • We all have freedom of thought and religion
  • Adults have a responsibility to help children to explore faith/belief diversity
  • Adults should not pass on their prejudices to children

Use the scenario to:

1. Explore the characters:

  • How was the little girl feeling about what she had learnt about Buddhism?
  • How did her father react to what she had learnt?
  • How might the scene change had her father been interested and positive with his response?

2. Explore Buddhism:

  • What does it mean to be Buddhist (see glossary) – use this as part of RME class, support with research, craft work, music etc.

3. Explore how adults/teachers can help their children/class be knowledgeable about faiths/beliefs and respectful towards people who believe differently.

  • How can you help children explore different faiths/beliefs? (See teacher/youth worker guidance on dealing with sectarianism and religious intolerance)
  • How can you encourage children to be respectful of difference?

4. Explore Human Rights:

  • Introduce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights#(particularly Article 9) and UN Convention on the Rights of the Child#(particularly Articles 12 and 13) to help young people find out about their rights to choose their faith/belief and express these beliefs.
  • Discussion about rights and responsibilities – right to celebrate your faith/belief but no right to discriminate against another person because of their faith/belief.
 

Purposes of the curriculum 3-18 -

Using this scenario can contribute toward young people becoming:

  • successful learners with openness to new thinking and ideas
  • confident individuals able to develop and communicate their own beliefs and view of the world
  • responsible citizens able to understand different beliefs and cultures
  • effective contributors with resilience