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The Workshop Rotation Model is an exciting, innovative method of teaching Sunday School. The story or theme is taught in more than one way over a period of several weeks. Students move or “rotate” each week to a different room or “workshop” with a different leader.
For example, the first week the students might experience the story through drama. The second week they might be in the kitchen.. The third week the class could use computers. The fourth week they might make a video. For other examples, see workshop definitions.
The students move to a different room each Sunday but all of the activities are related to one story or theme. By studying the same story in various ways, the participants develop a deeper understanding of the story. A key feature of the Workshop Rotation Model is that it incorporates the theory of multiple intelligences.
Teachers are easier to recruit because each leader prepares for only one workshop activity. Each week a different age-level group comes to the leader’s area. Leaders can teach in a mode that is comfortable for them.
To enhance the experience even more, the classrooms can be transformed into kid-friendly environments which focus on a specific approach to learning. For example, a room with a wall mural depicting ancient Jerusalem could be the setting of a story telling workshop each week. For more classroom ideas, please see the article “WRM in the 21st Century.”
The Workshop Rotation Model works so well because it is based on the way children love to learn: through games, movement, drama, art, computers. music and more.
For more information see Frequently Asked Questions.