WELCOME TO OPEN THE BOOK
Bringing the Bible to life for every child in every primary school.
Children love stories – especially Bible stories when they’re interactive, engaging and fun.
Open the Book began in 1999 and since then thousands of school children have discovered Bible stories, during assembly and collective worship.
Today, so many children could miss out on the great classic stories from the Bible – Noah, Daniel and the life of Jesus could be closed chapters if youngsters don’t get an opportunity to engage with the Bible.
That’s why Open the Book is so important. It’s a three-year rolling programme of themed and dramatised storytelling at no charge to primary schools. Teams of volunteers throughout the country use drama, mime, props, costume – and even the children and staff themselves – to present the Bible stories in lively and informative ways.
Can we help you? Can you help us?
‘The stories actually make us laugh – and you wouldn’t have thought Bible stories were funny. It makes you smile because of how amazing the stories are.’
Darcey, aged 10
‘I like doing the acting with Open the Book because we do different things every week. My best story was the one with the giant, where the boy throws stones at the giant. I have never heard these stories before, but they are really good.’
Isabelle, aged 7
Are you excited about the project and would like to help?
Do you have members of your congregation who would like to see children experience great Bible stories?
Are you a teacher who has struggled to find Bible-related assembly material? Would you like storytellers to take an assembly once a week?
NEWS
Initial Training - Weston All Saints - Monday 3 July 2017
Storytellers training for all wanting to be part of a team.
Initial Training - Carville, Durham - Tuesday 4 July 2017
Essential training for those wanting to start with Open the Book.
Initial Training - Leyburn, North Yorkshire - Friday 7 July 2017
Essential training for anyone delivering Open the Book
Initial training - Calne, Wiltshire - Saturday 8 July 2017
If you’re thinking of starting a team or joining an existing team, you will learn how to be a part of the growing number of Open the Book storytellers in schools across our land, bringing the Bible to life.
Initial training -St James the Great, Blakedown - Monday 10 July 2017
If you’re thinking of starting a team or joining an existing team.
Initial training - St Leonards on Sea, Monday 10 July 2017
Learn how to be a part of the growing number of Open the Book storytellers in schools across our land, bringing the Bible to life.
Initial training - Wark Village Hall, Wark, Hexham - Friday 14 July 2017
Thinking of starting a team or joining an existing team?
Praise in the Park, Kemptson Park, Bedford - 22 July 2017
A free family event with lots going on...