Our Schools RE Project

Passing on the Faith

How can we help pass on the Catholic Faith to the next generation?

As Catholic women, we recognise that this is a task which is very much something that is our concern and responsibility. Most people first learn about God from a woman—it is mothers and grandmothers who are usually the first to tell children about Jesus Christ, about Christmas and Easter and what they signify, about praying and about the great events of Christ’s life, death and resurrection. Most teachers in Catholic primary schools are women.

Since 2000 the Association of Catholic Women has sponsored a Schools RE project, aimed at primary-age children (5-11). For the best essay on a specific topic relating to the Faith we offer an annual award—in the form of an engraved trophy the child keeps for a year plus a personal prize and a prize for the school. Small prizes for runners up and Certificates of Merit are also awarded. Every entrant receives a Holy Picture. A prize giving ceremony is organised.

The topics are chosen carefully. We are aiming to help teachers introduce children to central tenets of the Catholic Faith: that Jesus Christ is truly God and Saviour, that He died for us on Calvary and rose again, that He forgives our sins in the Sacrament of Penance and is truly present, under the appearance of bread and wine, in the Holy Eucharist.
 

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 Schools RE Project 2009  Winners' Names

Years 3 and 4

1. Grace Eakin, St Joseph's School, Ross-on-Wye

2. Daniel Ebhodagle, St Fidelis School, Erith, Kent

3. Aidan Tulloch, All Saints School, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Years 5 and 6

1. Cormac Conway, Our Lady of Muswell School, London N10

2. Alex Hill, St Francis of Assisi School, Crawley, Sussex

3. Harriet Tingle, Rydes Hill School, Aldershot Road, Guildford

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     The following schools gained Catechism prizes or Merit certificates                                      in the 2009 Schools RE Project

St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
West Bridgford, Nottingham

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Leicester

Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Guildford, Surrey

St Edwards Catholic Primary School
Sheerness, Kent

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School
Sittingbourne, Kent

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Crawley, Sussex

St Richard’s Catholic Primary School
Longsight, Manchester

Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School
Putney. London SW15

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
Wellington, Telford, Birmingham

Oakwood Preparatory School
Purley, Surrey

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Rossington. Doncaster

St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School
Bethnal Green, London

St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School
Brockley, South London

Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
Balham, South London

Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Kidbrook, London SE3

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Fulham, London

St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School
Chorley, Lancs

Sr George’s Catholic Primary School
Fishergate, York

St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
Erith, Kent

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Camberwell, South London

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Kilburn, London NW6

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School
Boreham Wood, Herts

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
Chertsey, Surrey

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Inverness

St Mary and St Michael Catholic Primary School
Commercial Road, London E1