There is a Being Together resource for 4 to 11s and another for 10 to 18s.
Being Together is based on the fact that 2020 would have been an Olympic year but the sporting event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a loss for the athletes who were mentally and physically ready – a bit like us having to cope with our plans changing for the year. The Olympic theme would have been United by Emotion – we’re exploring this in a child/youth-friendly way linked to the range of emotions they young people would have felt such as the loss of opportunity/normality and not just bereavement. Although we’ll be tackling these serious topics, we’ll do so in a fun way so the children and young people we work with can laugh and enjoy being with their friends while considering this sad topic.
You can download the 4 to 11s resource here.
You can download the 10 to 18s resource here.
You can download a leaders’ guide giving more detail about the resources and how to use them here.
All these resources are exclusively for GBEW leaders – as are the accompanying 14 videos they point to.
Although our programme content is important, connection with children, young people and their families is even more so. So feel free to tailor these resource tools for your own context and community allowing space for things like dialogue, prayer, outreach, and points of connection.