Religious Education Draft - PDST

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • OUR RELIGIOUS STORY • THE STORY OF LIVING FAITH
Unit 5: The Story of Living Faith (Continued)
Option 1: Older People
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TEACHER GUIDELINES
Compare lifestyles of the elderly in
rural/urban areas – assess facilities
available to them; – guest speaker from
the social services.
Link with Community- invite in
member/representative from local
Care of the Aged/Age in Action group to
discuss the work of the organisation.
Explore possibilities for student
involvement with the elderly
in the locality:
• visits to homes
• painting project in local aged centre
• shopping service for elderly
once a week
• distribution of fuel to elderly
• organisation of liturgy/party/
fundraising event.
Establish links and organise a rota
and timetable – for one week/month
or a term.
Students report back on experiences –
record in diary.
Students should write the story of an
old person in their community and
as a class should be encouraged to
answer "what can our community
learn from these stories?"
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