School Multi Cultural Visits

[mrs_overall]

Today Youngest Junior O (12) has gone on his 4th multi cultural visit to a mosque and a sikh temple. They have their lunch boxes checked to make sure there is nothing in it (i.e. a ham sarnie) that will cause offence. I have had to pay £10 for the honour. I wonder how many Moslem/Sikh children go on multi cultural visits to churches/synagogues etc? I have decided this is the last one he is going on and will keep him off school when they have to go again next year. On a lighter note, he announced this morning he needed a bandana to wear in the Sikh temple. I couldn't find one so much to his disgust he has been sent with a pink & silver scarf.
Rant over.

[Tilly2]

What was the £10.00 for mrs.o?

[mrs_overall]

Tilly - towards the cost of the bus

[rockyracoon]

See, I'd love to visit these places. When my son was in year 6 I went with the school to the local synagogue, when it come to Rabbi's question time I kept asking the kids to ask him stuff that I wanted to know ;)

[mrs_overall]

One visit I can understand, but they have to go every year. Why?

[MadMen]

His 4th?!! Careful, they'll be recruiting him soon! :P

I think it's good for kids to have an understanding and respect for other people's religion, but I think 4 visits is probably a bit much.

I'm with you on this one, I would make it his last.

[mrs_overall]

I shall be watching him carefully when he comes home tonight.
If he calls me an Infidel and refuses to eat his pork chop for tea I will be back on here for advice

[MadMen]

Hahaha :D

I don't get why they have to go every year? My son is the same age and hasn't been on one, so it can't be part of the curriculum...?

[Tilly2]

Perhaps you need to ask the school for the Religious Education schemes of work or curriculum documents. To be doing the same visits, four years in a row, seems strange.

[mrs_overall]

Madmen, the visits started in primary school and continued into his middle school. I agree one visit would be educational but I cannot see the point of annual trips.
He can spout at length about Islam but if I ask him anything about Christianity he has a blank look on his face.

[mrs_overall]

Tilly - good idea

[MadMen]

He'll be going to Pakistan on a field trip before you know it! ;)

[mrs_overall]

Argh! Nooooooo!

[Nibble]

Are you sure it'll be Pakistan, he could go & join the "tillyban"? :)

[Tilly2]

Oi!

[mrs_overall]

^^^groan

[Nibble]

Tee-Hee ........ Runs away....

[MadMen]

ooh, that was bad :P

[Tilly2]

You can run but you can't hide, nibble.

[ChillDoubt]

I didn't mind when my children had similar trips at that age but I was a little miffed when I found they were lacking in basic knowledge of their own history/culture.
I'd rather see that addressed before they broaden their horizons.

[Ann]

Pity you don't live in the East End Mrs O - then he could have called you an Infidel-boy! x