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Teaching about
Hinduism
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to enhance
teachers` own knowledge and understanding of Hinduism (which is difficult to
understand simply from textbooks) and to help build confidence in teaching it
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to make sense
of great diversity of belief and practice found within the tradition
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to help
teachers come to grips with unfamiliar terms and concepts
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on any number
of subjects ranging from Vedanta philosophy to Hinduism is Britain today
Helping R. E. staff
develop ideas for teaching
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to
demonstrate how Hinduism provides material for colourful and exciting learning
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to share
experiences and ideas for teaching
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to help
teachers make the faith accessible and yet avoid trivialisation or
misrepresentation
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to explore
through demonstrations the use of story, dressing-up, the arati
ceremony and Hindu culture (on such topics as animals, weather, customs, food,
dress, music, art, buildings, holy men, religious beliefs and rituals, moral
issues and so on)
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to help
teachers develop practical skills, useful in the classroom, such as stringing
flower garlands or making divas using traditional ghee wicks
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to explore
the use of artefacts and relevant literature
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for the
specialist and non-specialist at all key Stages
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Displaying and
Supplying Artefacts & Literature
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provide
support materials and fact sheets
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a full
display of quality books, murtis, incense holders, arati trays,
posters, bindis and saris, with possibilities to discuss their
use and significance
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