Peace and Reconciliation United Kingdom Project #25554

The Forgiveness Project

by The Forgiveness Project

Project Report | Jul 11, 2019
Summer Report: Stories that Transform

By Sarah Smith | Project Co-ordinator

Students at Langley Academy

We are very excited to share with you that over the last few months we have been exploring how we can share the latest version of the exhibition more widely! We created the new exhibition after undertaking an evaluation of the existing versions. Through this evaluation we learned a lot about how people, and particularly young people, engaged with the stories and we created an exhibition out of this learning which incorporated a more visual and interactive approach.

Langley Academy in Slough, which has a focus on museum learning, hosted the exhibition in their gallery space through the second half of the Spring term. This provided the opportunity for the students to explore the exhibition during their break times, and also as a stimulus and resource in lessons.

Our Education Co-ordinator Anna, and Exhibition Co-ordinator, Sarah visited the school to learn more about how the exhibition can support young people to explore topics such as forgiveness, justice and empathy. Jacob Dunne, one of our storytellers who is featured in the exhibition, also came along to share his story with the students of Langley Academy.

This day provided great insight into how the exhibition can be used to complement the student’s learning in curriculum areas such as English Literature, Sociology, Religion and Philosophy. And it was wonderful to see the impact hearing Jacob’s story had on the students. We hope to continue learning more about how The F Word can be used as a powerful resource to encourage discussion and critical thinking with young people!

“It shows that from the darkest of places, people can learn to change.” 13 year old student who saw the exhibition at Langley Academy

Would you like to bring The F Word to your community? Or just want some more information? Please get in touch with Sarah at exhibition@theforgivenessproject.com.

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Apr 17, 2019
Spring Report: Sharing The F Word with young people

By Sarah Smith | Fundraising Co-ordinator

Jan 20, 2019
January Report: an exciting new year

By Sarah Smith | Fundraising Co-ordinator

Stories from The F Word in Metz, France.

Winter has been a busy time for The F Word! Since our last report, the exhibition has been seen in St Michael and all Angels' in Harrow, Burpham Church in Guilford, and the University of Gloucestershire for a special event for National Interfaith Week. In the last few months the exhibition has been seen by over 700 people!

“It was very special…. .The whole week was very moving and a great thing to do as a community.”

“Very moving, thought provoking and humbling.”

“It had a profound impact on many people. It began lots of conversations and some difficult about people's situations. I learnt many realities of people’s lives I was unaware of, there are some amazing people around here. Many a tear was shed and I had to put extra boxes of tissues around! …. Thank you for all you do and the powerful influence the exhibition has on so many various lives!”

“Amazing. So very moving. Thank you.”

“There were very positive comments about how interesting/moving/informative the exhibition was. Lots of students stopped and read one story and then moved on to read several more…”

We also had an exciting opportunity for the stories from The F Word to be seen even further afield. From 19th to 30th November a selection of stories and images from The F Word were translated for ‘Pardon, par don: Transformer La Peine’, an exhibition in Metz town hall in France.

The F Word is what led to The Forgiveness Project being founded as an organisation, and as we celebrate our 15th anniversary this year, we are honoured to have been able to share the powerful stories of forgiveness in the exhibition with so many people all over the world. We couldn’t have done any of this without your support and we can’t wait to share with you all that 2019 will bring!

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