Dialogue and Encounter

Here at OLOG Juniors, we are a Catholic school and the majority of our RE curriculum time is focused on developing the knowledge and understanding of our faith and how we can live out its teachings in a way that is inspired by Jesus Christ, our Saviour.

We recognise that we live in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world and we wish to unite with our neighbours who follow different faiths and no faith, thus understanding and respecting their journey. We encounter these faiths as a discrete study. 

The order that pupils learn about world faiths is directed by Pope St Paul VI in his encyclical, Ecclesiam Suam, which centres our understanding of our own Catholic faith as the core and initially moves to the Abrahamic faiths, then Dharmic faiths and other traditions. 
 

We have close dialogue with our Christian brothers and sisters as we seek to build links with other Christians first. 

We also spend time every year learning about three world faiths: Judaism- which is the root of our faith and subsequently, of particular importance to us, Islam and Hinduism. By the time pupils have left OLOG Juniors and Infants, they will have visited two synagogues (Reform and Orthodox), a local mosque and The Neasden Temple. 

Judaism Week

The children have been focusing on Judaism this week in their RE lessons. We started this week with a fantastic assembly with Ruth (Judaism for Schools) and each year group had the opportunity to participate in a workshop on a specific topic. This then related to what they would be studying in their class lessons. The children thoroughly enjoyed their workshops and showed fantastic participation and enthusiasm throughout. Please see below for pictures of each year group enjoying their workshop.

Islam Week

As part of Islam Week, Year 5 and Year 6 visited The Mosque of Central Brent. We learnt all about the Islamic Faith, including traditions, types of prayer and worship, and the history of the faith. This was a fantastic start to Islam Week, giving us a good foundational knowledge and allowing us to explore the Mosque.