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Year 3

Rites of Passage: How do communities mark growing up?

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  • Meaning and purpose

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In this unit pupils will study the concept of rites of passage - focussing on coming of age rituals undertaken by some Christians, Hindus and Jews. They will make see how these ancient rituals have adapted and may have different interpretations.

In Year 1 pupils learnt about naming ceremonies for a new baby. This social science unit revisits the idea of a rite of passage but at a deeper level. Pupils will see how Jewish ceremonies have been adapted for girls as well as boys and how Christians interpret the sacrament of baptism differently. A comparison with Hindus will allow pupils to see similarities and differences between Abrahamic and dharmic worldviews.

  1. Rites of Passage
  2. Responsibility and identity
  3. Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah
  4. Confirmation
  5. Believers' Baptism
  6. Hindu rites of passage

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