Collective Worship Resource for schools: Exams = stress or opportunity

AGE: Cross-phase

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP REFLECTIONS Summer 2009

TITLE Exams = stress or opportunity?

A series of five reflections for use in worship during the season of GCSE / A Level exams.
They are presented as a series of resources for you to adapt and use in a way which best answers needs in your school or college.

The reflections are:
1.   Do your best; don’t give up.
2.   If exams are hard for you, think of what you are good at doing too. Build on the whole        ‘you’.
3.   What you do now is important; remember it’s one stage of life.
4.   If you’ve got regrets for not working harder – learn from it.
5.   If there’s too much to remember, focus on what’s important.

Each reflection has:
a.   Examples of people whose lives have reflected something of the theme.
b.   Website references to give further information on the lives of the people listed .
c.   A Bible reference to use as a further illustration of encouragement.
d.   A short reflection.
You can make your own choice of music to use with these reflections.

The format is deliberately flexible:
•   The resources can be used with little preparation; or if you have time and the appropriate whiteboard / digital projector facilities you might download pictures of the people listed and use them as a focus.
•   They could also be used either with a tutor group or a larger gathering.

Display reflection on a separate page...	Choose one or more Reflections, then click on 'GO' to re-display this page with your selection(s) included...
Reflection 1: Do your best ... don’t give up >>		Reflection: Do your best ... don’t give up
Reflection 2: If exams are hard – think of what you are good at doing too. Build on the whole ‘you’ >>		Reflection: If exams are hard – think of what you are good at doing too. Build on the whole ‘you’
Reflection 3: What you do now is important - remember it’s one stage of life. >>		Reflection: What you do now is important - remember it’s one stage of life.
Reflection 4: If you’ve got regrets for not working harder ... learn something from it. >>		Reflection: If you’ve got regrets for not working harder ... learn something from it.
Reflection 5: If there’s too much to remember, focus on what’s important >>		Reflection: If there’s too much to remember, focus on what’s important

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Exams = stress or opportunity

AGE: Cross-phase