Religious Studies

Trips & Workshops

Manchester Buddhist Centre

A truly enlightening visit to the Manchester Buddhist Centre which made us all look at how we can become better people

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Religious Studies | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester

Hindu Temple Community Meal in Oldham

We spent the evening at a local Hindu temple where the welcome was warm, the food delicious and the learning opportunities plentiful.

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Religious Studies | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester

Challah bread-making workshop

After our brilliant first visit to the Manchester Jewish Museum (see post here), we returned for a challah bread-making workshop. Challah is blessed and eaten on the Sabbath when the family come together. The girls really enjoyed making this bread and it was amazing how the same ingredients produced such different loaves! You could add ... Read more

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Religious Studies | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester

Manchester Jewish Museum

To accompany the course we followed on National Oak Academy about Judaism, we spent a morning at the Manchester Jewish Museum to bring to life what we’d learned. This museum was opened in July 2021 after a £6 million redevelopment which included a new gallery, café, shop and learning studio/kitchen as well as complete restoration ... Read more

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Sikhism course

Both girls have really enjoyed following the course run by Mr Hutchinson, on the National Oak Academy website, about Sikhism. It goes into a surprising amount of detail about the religion and how it’s practised today. The course is spread over 10 lessons and includes 2.25 hours of videos to watch and engage with. Peggy ... Read more

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