Schools and young people
Find resources and information for schools, bringing topics of refugees and migration in to conversation with the new Religious Education Directory.
You can also adapt these resources to use with youth groups and catechism classes.
“I learnt that there is a whole process for being recognised as a refugee, and that getting that title may take a lot of time. I would take all of this in and share with others so that they can learn this too.”
Classroom resources
New resources will be shared on this webpage soon. They have been designed to meet learning points in the new RE curriculum for Catholic schools, introducing how the Catholic Church approaches refugees and migrants in its social teaching, lived experiences of people around the world and in the UK, and puts out calls to action, with suggestions for what schools can do if they’d like to get more involved.
These are new resources, and we welcome feedback and input from schools so that we can continually update and improve our materials.
Primary
- What makes you feel welcome? – a classroom activity for primary and lower secondary students for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023, which you can adapt to use at any time during the school year. This presentation briefly introduces the fact that many people are forced to move, and then focusses on the idea of welcome and hospitality. The class should focus on what makes them feel welcome and recognised by others, and how they would like to offer a welcome to others.
Assembly presentations
New resources will be shared on this webpage soon. These presentations have been designed for general assemblies and can be led either by staff or by older students (with prior preparation).
These are new resources, and we welcome feedback and input from schools so that we can continually update and improve our materials.
Secondary
- World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023 assembly – a general assembly presentation introducing World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023. It briefly introduces refugees and Pope Francis’ call for communities to offer a welcome to those seeking safety. The presentation focuses on what schools can do to raise awareness and help refugees and asylum seekers. This powerpoint can be adapted for use at any time during the school year.
"social engagement and direct contact with the poor remain fundamental ways of finding or deepening one’s faith and the discernment of one’s vocation" - Pope Francis, Cristus Vivit
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