Who We Are: dealing with difference

Description

This resource aims to make available practical, attractive, experiential and multi-media resources, appropriate to both school and youth settings, which will facilitate the exploration of some key issues and themes from the research project ‘Moving Beyond Sectarianism’.

It seeks:

• To develop children’s and young people’s understanding of ‘who we are’, exploring identity
• and belonging at both individual and community level
• To develop an understanding of own and other’s feelings and emotions
• To promote positive identity
• To consider similarities and difference within and between communities
• To develop skills for handling conflict and ‘dealing with difference’

It is strongly recommended that anyone wishing to use activities in this resource in either the formal school or informal youth sectors, and not familiar with ‘circle time’; small group work; and experiential, action-based learning with young people, seek and attend some training before using them. There are a number of organizations that provide such training and they are listed in the skills section of this introduction. For further reading, there is also a separate bibliography provided, in each of the three sections.

This resource includes:

• Extensive guidance notes for facilitators
• Games, templates and detailed activity notes
• Detailed extended links support for further research and reading

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Contents list:

WHO WE ARE

learning about:

• sectarianism
• identity – own; family; community
• belonging
• historical roots

WE ARE

learning about:

• identity and belonging
• making and using worship resources

DEALING WITH DIFFERENCE

learning about:

• feelings
• difference
• conflict
• processes