In Godly Play, we tell Bible stories to children to encourage them to enter into the stories and relate them to their personal experience. Godly Play is concerned with the spiritual development of each child, using sacred space, open wondering questions and the freedom to choose their own response activities

Special places have been created at Saint Andrews so that our children can experience worship in such a way that they can grow in their love and knowledge of God. Age 3-Grade 2 make use of our Godly Play room in the downstairs and Grade 3-Grade 9 have their own Godly Play room upstairs.

Godly Play draws on the traditions of ancient storytelling.  Teachers model how to use the language of the Christian tradition through presentations of parables, sacred stories, liturgy and silence. The Godly Play classroom provides a space to worship God, not just speak about God. Your child selects the work to do as his/her personal response to the lesson: either using the story figures or with clay and other art materials. Even very young children can bring their daily life experiences to God by retelling the stories. In this way, their "play" in guided in a Godly way.  Some weeks we conclude our time together with a “Feast”, where our children serve each other, have fellowship and prayer before leaving.

Sheila Black –Church School coordinator