Religion Studies

As part of S, R & M students conducted a number of fundraising activities to raise funds for people struggling with homelessness. Students ran several activities in weeks 5 and 6, ranging from an online GoFundMe to a treasure hunt for Junior Primary, Sponge Your Teacher and a Sausage Sizzle. A big thank you to all the teachers who volunteered and supported the students in this event. The project raised approximately $3000, which will be sent to Human Appeal International, Hutt St Centre and Youth Off the Streets.

The Year 11 students attended the Al- Khalil mosque to attend a seminar with Sheik Sulaimon to investigate the procedures and practices in Islam regarding death. Students researched the rituals surrounding death in one other Abrahamic religion and another religion of their choice. The experience was to assist students in learning the procedures of preparing a body for the Janazah, compare it to other religions, reflect and contemplate on the matter of death. Students also worked on their Connections task which required students to present a 10 minute presentation to the younger classes on one of the following topics. Taraweh, Eid Prayer & Khutbah. The purpose of this task was to propel students to understand the significance of the above practice and its promotion of community connections. 

Students have been working on finalising their SACE assessments for final submissions. Currently students are working on their two source analysis tasks where they have written a comparison of the Human Rights Constitution established in 1946 and The Medina Constitution established in 1400.

Student are also finalising their Art in Religion task, looking at Islamic Art, Islamic calligraphy, prayer mat art, Aboriginal art, Christian art and the differences in Islamic art forms and other religious and spiritual art forms and how Islamic art prohibits the depictions of faces and life forms.