CAFOD LiveSimply Plan for Primary Schools Instructions
- June 13, 2024
- CAFOD
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CAFOD LiveSimply Plan for Primary Schools Instructions
NAME OF SCHOOL : Example Plan for Primary Schools
CONTACT NAME : Lead person for your school’s journey
Live Simply
Criteria for live simply: To take action towards living a simpler lifestyle
including slowing down and finding time to pray and reflect, refusing and
reducing on what we consume, spending more time on the simpler things in life
including reflective time with family and friends, time in nature.
Brief description of main action:
Pupils, staff, and governors will each write a LiveSimply pledge which we will use to create a display. We will also individually keep a note of our pledges in our planners so we can refer to them regularly, reminding us to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with the world’s poorest communities as we are all part of God’s family.
How will you plan for a wider community engagement?
We will invite families and local parishioners to also make pledges. We will
share some of the pledges on our social media to encourage others to also make
pledges.
FAITH | LEARN | ACT
What faith-based resources will you use?
Include resources linked to Catholic Social Teaching, liturgies, prayers and
other faith based materials.
LiveSimply is based on the teachings of Jesus and Catholic Social Teaching.
What educational resources will you use?
These can include CAFOD educational resources, or other resources that provide
a learning journey.
We will share the 2 LiveSimply animations so everyone understands why we are
taking part in the LiveSimply Award and how our pledges can help us live
simply, sustainably and in solidarity.
Introduction to LiveSimply animation
https://youtu.be/ky6SCsKyTMw
Why LiveSimply animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZDNgb7VBwQ
Live Sustainably
Criteria for live sustainably: To take action towards protecting God’s creation through personal actions. This can include taking action on how much we use and throw away, supporting the work of eco clubs and other eco initiatives, taking environmentally positive action in the local community.
Brief description of main action:
We will take part in a whole school “Disconnect to Reconnect Day”. We will
switch off as many electrical appliances as possible, no screens or technology
will be used. We will take part in practical activities and teachers will be
encouraged to take learning outside the classroom. We will be lowering our
usage of electricity and our carbon footprint and giving the pupils
opportunities to spend time with each other. We will encourage this to
continue into the evening, enabling families to spend time together playing a
simple game or going for a walk. We will encourage the pupils to share what
they did and how it made them feel.
How will you plan for a wider community engagement?
We will advise families and local parishioners about our “Disconnect to
Reconnect” day and encourage them to switch off as many electrical items and
to meet up with a friend or take a walk in nature to appreciate God’s
Creation.
We will share our plans on social media to encourage others to also take part.
FAITH | LEARN | ACT
What faith-based resources will you use?
Include resources linked to Catholic Social Teaching, liturgies, prayers and
other faith based materials.
Laudato Si’ – caring for our common home.
https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-teaching-resources/Laudato-Si-for-
children
What educational resources will you use?
These can include CAFOD educational resources, or other resources that provide
a learning journey.
Pupils will learn how we can all contribute to using less energy & how simpler
opportunities can be just (if not more) enjoyable.
Live in Solidarity
Criteria for live in solidarity: To take direct action to help our global
family. This includes campaign action to raise awareness or challenge
structures that impact negatively on our global neighbours, fundraising to
help communities in need, and other global actions that make a difference to
our global family.
Brief description of main action:
Our whole school will take part in CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk to raise funds for CAFOD’s work with our global family, supporting people in need and those living in poverty.
How will you plan for a wider community engagement?
We will invite governors, parents/carers and local parishioners to join us on
our walk. If anyone is unable to join the walk we will ask them to remember
the walkers, CAFOD and our global family in their prayers. We will also
encourage anyone in a position to do so to sponsor/donate to our walk.
We will share our Justgiving link on social media so the wider community can
support our action.
FAITH | LEARN | ACT
What faith-based resources will you use?
Include resources linked to Catholic Social Teaching, liturgies, prayers and
other faith based materials.
CST – Human dignity, Solidarity, Participation, Preferential option for the
poor.
https://cafod.org.uk/education/primary-teaching-resources/cst-pack-for-
children
What educational resources will you use?
These can include CAFOD educational resources, or other resources that provide
a learning journey.
We will invite a CAFOD school visitor in to explain more about the work of
CAFOD and how our action can help make a difference.
www.cafod.org.uk/BLWSchools
What is CAFOD 3min 30 film.
https://cafod.org.uk/education/kidz-zone/about-cafod-for-children
To register for the LiveSimply award, please fill out the form below, and send in your completed action plan to the address below. Upon receipt of your registration we will send you a registration certificate for you to display in your school.
Name of School
Address
Headteacher
Contact Name
Email Address
Please email a copy of your plan to schools@cafod.org.uk
CAFOD Education team,
Romero House,
55 Westminster Bridge Road,
London SE1 7JB.
Yes, I would like to join an email list for the LiveSimply award where I will
receive updates, ideas, links to action and further support.
CAFOD will process information you provide to us on this form for the purposes of sending you resources for the LiveSimply Award. CAFOD will keep some personal details about you on our database so we can stay in contact with you enabling us to administer and manage the LiveSimply award efficiently.
You can change your communication preferences at any time by contacting us at cafod@cafod.org.uk or 0303 303 3030. CAFOD will never share your data for marketing. For details, see our privacy statement on www.cafod.org.uk/privacy
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References
- Big Lent Walk for Primary schools
- Download your 2023 Campaign Pack! | Send My Friend to School
- Campaigning in schools
- cafod.org.uk/education/campaign-in-your-school/get-
- cafod.org.uk/education/kidz-zone/about-cafod-for-
- What is CAFOD? A film for children
- cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-teaching-
- Catholic Social Teaching pack for children
- cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-teaching-resources/Laudato-Si-for-children
- cafod.org.uk/education/primary-teaching-resources/peace-liturgy
- World Day of Peace (January 1st) | Days Of The Year
- International Day of Peace | United Nations