Assembly Objective:
- How can we make good decisions when we don’t know the future? The Bible teaches that God knows and will help us make good choices.
Film:
- Man of Steel (Warner Bros, 2013, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
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Wreck-it Ralph: It’s in our code
Assembly Objective:
- What makes us special? In this assembly, pupils will explore the Bible’s teaching that we are special because we were created with the capacity to love and to be loved.
Film:
- Wreck-It Ralph (Disney, 2012) certificate PG. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Turbo: Life in the Fast Lane
Assembly Objective:
- How can we keep going when we feel like giving up? In this assembly, children will compare their lives to a race, and consider the Bible’s teaching about being inspired by Jesus – who did not give up.
Film:
- Turbo (DreamWorks, 2014) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Wreck-It Ralph: Don’t Label Me!
Assembly Objective:
- Why is it that some people seem to label themselves as ‘bad’, or get labelled that way by other people? This assembly will help young people to explore the Bible’s teaching that we are not limited by the labels that we, or others, place on us – and in particular that we can all become better people.
Film:
- Wreck-It Ralph (Disney, 2012) certificate PG. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Frozen: Ignorance is a risk
Assembly Objective:
- Why do we bother learning things? In this assembly children will explore the Bible’s teaching that ‘Wisdom brings strength, and knowledge is power.’
Film:
- Frozen (Walt Disney, 2013) certificate PG. Click here to buy the film online.
Rise of the Guardians: A World Without Easter
Assembly Objective:
- What do we like most about Easter? This assembly explores how the various emblems of Easter are associated with the Bible’s teaching about new life.
Film:
- Rise of the Guardians (DreamWorks, 2012) certificate PG. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour: The Lord’s Prayer: Who to pray to
Assembly Objective:
- Why is prayer such an important part of many people’s lives? Focusing on the opening of the Lord’s Prayer, pupils will consider who Christians pray to and why they believe God answers prayers.
Film:
- The Eleventh Hour episode from Doctor Who Series 5: Volume 1 (BBC, 2010) certificate PG. Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Book of Life: Always Play From The Heart
Assembly Objective:
- Why is ‘doing the right thing’ often difficult, especially when people ask us to do something that we believe to be wrong? In this assembly children will consider how to know when to obey and when it is right to follow their conscience.
Film:
- The Book of Life (20th Century Fox, 2014) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Paddington: Mr. Brown
Assembly Objective:
- Why are our parents requests and requirements sometimes frustrating? This assembly, suitable for commemorating Father’s Day, explores the Bible’s teaching that fathers (and mothers) have the responsibility of teaching and training their children.
Film:
- Paddington (StudioCanal, 2014, certificate PG). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Home Sweet Home
Assembly Objective:
- Why is the experience of ‘being home’, in its various forms, so important? This assembly explores the Bible teaching about ‘belonging’.
Film:
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros, 2013, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
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