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YEAR 7
BEDE'S WORLD
VISIT
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Information for
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| During Religious Education lessons pupils in Year 7 are looking at Christian belief
and practice. Meanwhile, in History, pupils are looking at the influence
of the Church on Medieval England. In order to provide an opportunity to
enhance their understanding and appreciation of both areas, we propose
to take all Year 7 pupils to the Bede Monastery and Museum at Jarrow.
We will be investigating various features of St. Paul's Church and the
Monastery Museum, and will have opportunity to experience what it
must have been like to live as a monk centuries ago.
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7K and 7L will go together on Wednesday 5th July.
7M and 7P will go on Thursday 6th July.
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| We will leave school at 8.45am and should be back at
school for 3.30pm on both days. The visit will be a non-uniform day, but pupils must dress
appropriately and bring a jacket, as the weather can be unpredictable
and we will be doing some walking outside between the church and the
museum sites.
Your child will need to bring a packed lunch (those receiving free
school meals will be provided with one, if desired).
If you have any concerns, please contact Mrs Hanczik, Head of RE.
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BEDE AND HIS WORLD - IN BRIEF
| Bede was born in Northumbria in 673AD and became a monk at the age of
7 - going to the monastery at Monkwearmouth. When he was 12 he went to
the new monastery at Jarrow, called St Paul's.
Bede was a great scholar, writing many books, and was the first to
record the history of the English nation. Though he travelled very
little, he learned all he could from reading and communicating with
monks from other monasteries.
Through Bede, the monastery at Jarrow became a very important
religious and historical site.
Bede died in 735AD and his tomb is in Durham Cathedral.
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St Paul's Church
and Monastic Site:
| St Paul's Church and
Monastery was founded by Benedict Biscop. Craftsmen were brought
over from Gaul (France) to build it in stone, inspired by
Biscop's travels around Europe. |
| Very little remains today of this
monastery, though part of the monastic church of St Paul still
survives, incorporated into the later parish churches there. |
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This
unique window, unaltered since 681, contains glass made in the Saxon
monastery workshop. It is the oldest coloured glass in Europe.
(Click image to enlarge) |
Bede's World Museum:
The exhibitions cover many aspects of life in Bede's time, including the
development of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom and the achievements of St Bede.
Pupils' Work Related
to the Bede's World Visit:
| The students will look at the remains of the monastery and will do activities in the church, dressing up in the habit of a monk and exploring
what life was like for a monk in Bede's time. |
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Students sampling life as a monk. |
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