Bible Museum

Of all the museums found in downtown Washington, D.C., none hold a candle to our third annual Living Bible Museum. Ok, I may be a bit biased, but truthfully, the work that our fifth grade classes put into this project was astounding and they should be celebrated! From Jezebel’s craftiness to Daniel’s meekness, our students were able to take a walk through the pages of Scripture, brought to life by their very own peers. They dove into living hope: God’s ancient plan of redemption.

At the beginning of the third quarter, every fifth grader is given a list of characters that they must choose from—my discretion making the final decision. We researched facts in class, and over the next few months on their own time, these kids collected accurate data, formulated monologues, created backdrops, costumes, and chose props (which they provided). All this leading up to a two day adventure into God’s redemptive story. Mrs. Horton’s fifth grade class presented on Thursday, April 12, and Mrs. Baker’s class presented on the following day, Friday, April 13. All kindergarten and elementary classes were invited to sign up for different time frames, to come and witness God’s story reenacted.

Every class and guest (parents, grandparents, etc.) would enter our museum and in no particular order, approach the various displays, which the fifth grade students had designed and set up themselves. When they pressed the character’s button—our participants would come to life. Each character would rehearse their monologue for the museum visitors and had the opportunity to give feedback on any and every character. Anything to help a teacher out with grading, do you blame me? After all the deadlines and hard work, these kids got to share the Good News and had a great time in the process! This year, we uniquely added antagonistic characters to our set, showing that God can even use sinful people to glorify Himself. It was a true joy to see our fifth grade successfully produce such a beautiful experience for everyone! Beyond that, to see the way the younger students and teachers excitedly entered and left was so fulfilling and rewarding. And yes, we had a party to celebrate all of their hard work: ice cream with all the fixings.

-Mrs. Sarah Beverly (Elementary Bible Teacher)