Over 600 children from local schools recently visited Bath Abbey to take part in ‘Experience Easter’, an interactive event designed to get primary school pupils thinking and learning.
The visits for Year 5 and 6 pupils helped the children get thinking about the events during Holy Week and Easter Day.
One of the schools who take part in ‘Experience Easter’ year after year is St Saviour’s C of E Junior School.
This year, 44 children from two year 5 classes from the school
Wes Poirot, Deputy Head Teacher of St Saviour’s C of E Junior School, said: “We do this every year and it’s always a wonderful experience for the children.
“Taking part in hands-on activities combined with being in a church like Bath Abbey really enhances the children’s learning and helps make the Easter story more real for them.
“Thanks to the kind volunteers at the Abbey, the children have a great time while discovering the real meaning of Easter.”
Dawn Farmer, Visitors’ Officer at Bath Abbey, said: “We set up six ‘Stations of the Cross’ in different parts of the Abbey, each representing a different part of the Easter story.
“Visiting groups of Years 5 and 6 pupils then journey around the stations, stopping at each of the stations to explore and reflect on a particular theme based around the events leading up to Jesus’ death, as told in the Bible.
“The children start with ‘Hopes and Dreams’ which represents the events on Palm Sunday and end their session at the final station representing ‘The Empty Tomb’ and ‘The Resurrection’.
“It’s an excellent way to inspire these young children, many of whom may be discovering the events of Easter for the first time, and to share the story of Easter in a way that can make a positive difference.
“We’re grateful to our volunteers who help us bring the message of Easter to these young people.”
