The Church in the School
The Church in the School

Summary/Abstract: The research I want to present is based on a survey conducted in 2013, when Istarted as a teacher at “Mediensis” Technical College, in Mediaș. Near the Christmas time, Ichallenged the students to write a letter to God to express reasons they would give Christ to be born ornot to be born in that year. Initially, I intended to have a better knowledge about their thinkingconcerning the personal relationship we need to have with Christ, but I learned that over 73% of thestudents had one or both parents working abroad, being home alone or left to the care of relatives orneighbors. The percentage surprised me and determined me to start a project that would develop theinterpersonal relationships, offer them the confidence that God is always with them and especially, keepthem close to school. The “St. Hierarch Andrei Șaguna Chapel”, the students' masterpiece contributedto the development and improvement of personal skills in the religious practice. The students werehelped not just to discover their spiritual identity, to practice corporate prayer, but also to enhance theirtalents, abilities and to develop new cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills. The purpose was both,an educational and a religious one, looking to transform a simple classroom into a church according tothe real canons, developing joy, respect for holy things, active involvement in the church in the lives of theparticipants.

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