Resources

Part of the purpose of Orison is to resource and equip schools, teachers, schoolsworkers and others to teach effectively on the subject of prayer and spirituality and to create interactive and workable experiences for children and young people to use to explore their own spirituality and beliefs.

All of the components of an Orison prayer space are available for free download at the schoolswork.co.uk Resource Toolkit. Each resource comes as a pdf with information on how to run the activity, all the equipment you'll need, some hints and tips and any printable material you'll need, including instruction cards, images and quotes.

As we've said, the resources are absolutely free to download; we want to make this as easy as possible. All we ask is that if you do use any of the resources you let us know - that way, we can be praying for you when you use them, and that afterwards, you go back to schoolswork.co.uk and leave feedback. This will help us to continue to develop resources for school prayer space use in the future.

 

Equipment

We have a bank of equipment for schools prayer spaces which is available for use at a minimal hire charge to cover costs. This includes a bubble tube, plasma ball, laminated hands, maps, lighting, fabric and various other bits and pieces which you might find useful. Please contact us if you would like to use some of the equipment.

We can also advise on where to go to get equipment if you are thinking of buying your own.

 

Links

Orison is part of the 24-7Prayer UK Schools team - a network of people who are involved in running prayer spaces in schools. If you're thinking of starting a prayer space in a school yourself, the Schools Team offer a great information pack to help you get started. If you're already running prayer spaces in schools, the team would love to hear from you, to share experiences and support and encourage one another. Contact schools@24-7prayer.com for more information.

Schoolswork.co.uk is a fantastic resource for schoolsworkers, youthworkers and anyone interested in working alongside education today. As well as hosting the Orison resources, schoolswork.co.uk offers lesson plans, assemblies, information on handling current affairs and media issues with children and young people and a place to connect with other schoolsworkers to share experiences and ideas. 

Breathe is a resource commissioned by Dare2Engage for use as part of a spiritual development curriculum for 16-19 year olds, offering an interactive experience which will engage, challenge and stretch older teenagers' thinking regarding their own spirituality and faith.

 

The Sophia Network is a network for women in Christian leadership and youth ministry, offering training sessions, resources, support and the opportunity to meet like-minded women in your area, as well as an award-winning blog keeping you up to date with relevant issues in the media.

 

Orison is a project of the Grassroots Trust, which, as well as supporting Orison, is involved in a number of projects around the world, including child sponsorship and community support in Africa and India, club-worker outreach in Tenerife and Cyprus, prayer walking and various other activities

 

Blogs

There are also some great bloggers out there who are keeping record of prayer spaces in schools:

Tim Abbott runs Sanctum in Colchester

Phil Togwell works for 24-7Prayer and runs prayer rooms in schools in Romford