William Evans

How can your local area become a source of inspiration for curriculum development? How can it enhance the teaching and learning at your school? Developing a Local Curriculum explores how your local area and its resources can be used as a stimulus and inspiration for curriculum development. It examines the ways in which the geography, history, culture and people within your local area can enrich the learning experiences offered to students to make them more relevant and meaningful. Drawing on a wide range of examples from schools already taking this approach, the book shows show how the rich histories and cultures of individual subjects can be developed through an understanding of the local area. It also reveals how engaging with the 'local' in education can help restore young people's sense of identity and community. Features include:· practical guidance on engaging with the local community in innovative ways · suggestions for local cultural activities such as architecture, digital arts, theatre and film · ways to develop effective partnerships with local businesses and charities · detailed case studies showing how schools put the ideas described into practice This exciting new book aims to inspire you to develop a curriculum that is meaningful for pupils and gives them a strong sense of connection with their local area and understanding of its past, future and present.

How can your local area become a source of inspiration for curriculum development? How can it enhance the teaching and learning at your school? Developing a Local Curriculum explores how your local area and its resources can be used as a stimulus and inspiration for curriculum development. It examines the ways in which the geography, history, culture and people within your local area can enrich the learning experiences offered to students to make them more relevant and meaningful. Drawing on a wide range of examples from schools already taking this approach, the book shows show how the rich histories and cultures of individual subjects can be developed through an understanding of the local area. It also reveals how engaging with the 'local' in education can help restore young people's sense of identity and community. Features include:· practical guidance on engaging with the local community in innovative ways · suggestions for local cultural activities such as architecture, digital arts, theatre and film · ways to develop effective partnerships with local businesses and charities · detailed case studies showing how schools put the ideas described into practice This exciting new book aims to inspire you to develop a curriculum that is meaningful for pupils and gives them a strong sense of connection with their local area and understanding of its past, future and present.

The demand for this book has come from the students in the classroom who have listened to these lectures on the great doctrines of the Bible, and have desired and requested that they be put into permanent form for the purpose of further study and reference.This volume is prepared, therefore, primarily, but not exclusively, for the student, and with his needs in mind.The doctrines herein treated are dealt with from the standpoint of Biblical rather than dogmatic theology.This is evident from the plan which is followed in the work, namely, to gather together all the Scripture passages dealing with the subject under consideration, and from them choose a required number that may be called representative; then seek to understand the meaning of these references by the study of the text itself as well as its context and parallel passages; and finally, from the selected proof-texts, formulate the doctrinal teaching, and place such results under appropriate headings.The doctrines of GOD, JESUS CHRIST, and the HOLY SPIRIT are more fully dealt with than the doctrines which follow. This is especially true of the doctrine of GOD. The reason for this is to set forth the method pursued in these studies, and to give a pattern for the study of the doctrines to follow.It is intended that the doctrines of this book should be studied side by side with the open Bible. It is for this reason that many of the Scripture references are indicated by chapter and verse only. There must be constant reference to the Scriptures themselves.

The Biblical book of Revelation: Is it fearful prophecy or a promise of hope? Is it prophecy of an approaching Armageddon, or a description of a glorious personal future for you? Over the centuries, this book has been misused to frighten and control the ignorant and unlearned. With today's understanding of the human mind, the ego, emotional pressures and psychology of relationships, we discover that this final book in the Bible is an early attempt to describe the process of individual spiritual growth. Instead of the darkness being "out there", we learn that the shadows are within us. Utilizing the advances of psychology, dream study, quantum physics, spiritual insights, and recent discoveries of ancient texts, The Rainbow Promise re-examines this misaligned book to unearth a message of promise, hope and encouragement for all. The book of Revelation is not necessarily about wars and the evil anti-Christ. Rather it is about us when our goal is for the Christ Spirit to have unhindered access to who we are. It is about allowing the Holy Spirit to flow through us and to accomplish its work through our actions. This involves opening ourselves to the flow of Spiritual energy. Such a process involves concepts such as meditation, the chakras and spiritual cleansing. All of this is in the book of Revelation Grow in spiritual awareness as you read how the symbols of Revelation relate to the changes in the human body when opening to the Holy Spirit. See how this happened in the life of the one we call Jesus The spiritual insights expressed through The Rainbow Promise have come through years of study by the author, along with communication from the spirit realm.