New art of faith in Norfolk website launched
 A new Art of Faith website has been launched to help schools explore the educational elements of this topic. The website contains teacher resources, interactive games and events for schools.
The website www.artoffaith-learning.co.uk provides information and resources to support the teaching and learning of Art of Faith in Norfolk and the region. It has been developed as part of Norwich Castle’s major temporary exhibition Art of Faith which is due to run later this year, and forms a lasting legacy. It supports primarily Key Stage 3 religious education but may also be used in a cross-curricular way particularly with art & design and history. Some aspects are also suitable for older learners.
Across the centuries, Norfolk has been home to many faiths. For example, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Romans, Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, Pagans, Buddhists, Hindus, Baha’is and members of the Church of Christ Jesus of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) have all arrived with their own belief systems. Norfolk’s landscape is still dotted with churches, a reflection of the various different branches of Christianity practised.
The website features videos of members of local faiths and secular world views talk about their special objects. Videos include Ali Ranson talking about the Norwich Cathedral Labyrinth, Graeme Gee, a pagan talk about a ritual knife of significance to him and a Roman Catholic talking about the meaning of the Rosary.
There are also games to help test your knowledge such as "Hunt the artefact" and a falling objects game where you have to decide which objects are religious and which are cultural - and it is a race against the clock! A well-designed website - of wider interest than schools and teachers!
The exhibition will run from October 2010 - Jan 2011 - more details to follow.
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