Here is a wonderful report from the school on the two days we spent there...

Year 8 and 9 pupils benefit from the Orison Interactive Workshop
On Monday the 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd of November, the Lower School Hall was transformed into an interactive prayer space with tents, lights, bean bags, maps and a bubble tube which encouraged students to explore issues of spirituality and prayer.
The hall was split into five zones - the sorry zone, the bubble zone, the world zone, the discovery zone and the image zone.  Each zone encouraged students to engage in different ways and make their own personal responses.
Here are some of those responses from some Year 8 and Year 9 students:

“I really liked going to Orison on Monday.  I feel it helped me to connect with the world around me.  My favourite part was looking in the mirrors (I know that sounds bad!) but it made me accept myself for who I am, not what other people say to me or about me.  I liked to watch the tablet dissolve because as it fizzed up I felt like a weight off my shoulders and I could let all my anger out of my system.  I really loved Orison.”

“I felt that Orison was really helpful for me and it shows that you don’t have to be religious to pray.  The activity I enjoyed the most was the ‘Bubble Zone’.  The bubble zone made you think really deeply about anything and asking God to maybe make it better whatever the situation was.  Another activity I really enjoyed was the ‘Discovery Zone’.  I enjoyed playing with the static ball because when you lay a finger on it, a single line connects to where your finger is from a ball in the middle.  The ball symbolizes God and when you put your finger on the ball the line represents the connection between you and God and if you move your finger anywhere on the ball a line will still connect.  This symbolises that you can’t run away from God.”

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