M.O.U.S.E 2011

M.O.U.S.E. is a transition project for year 6s as they look to move up to secondary school, and is led by a team of young people (the MICE) in year 11 and year 13 (post GCSE/A level students) from different local churches. [more here]

This year:

• 3 teams of MICE made up of 14 team members and 4 team leaders
• 48 schools out of a potential 60 booked M.O.U.S.E.
• 2,300+ year 6 pupils saw the M.O.U.S.E. Team in action
• 2,270 Scripture Union It’s Your Move books were handed out to these year 6s

What did we say?
Lex and Tony ran M.O.U.S.E. this year, with Lex being primarily responsible for recruitment and content, and Tony focusing on mentoring. Rachel’s role was to support them both. Tony said, “M.O.U.S.E. felt very God-centred and spirit-led—and my favourite time was the worship session on the last morning where we all took part.”

What did Kate, a ‘MOUSE’, say?
“It meant new friends, good memories and a fantastic God-filled environment. The best part was the effect the presentation had — it was worth the repetition and the embarrassing drama to see the effect on the children. When the new intake of year 7s arrived at my school, many remembered I was in their M.O.U.S.E. Team, and knowing we had helped bridge the gap was what made it worthwhile.”

What did the schools say?

• Very friendly; clear deliveries; calm; lovely with the children… the team were very professional and conducted themselves well
• Brilliant—very enthusiastic and well organised…each year this presentation gets better
• We were impressed with how confident the young leaders were in their presentations

This year 26 churches came on board to sponsor the It’s Your Move books for a total of 38 schools between them.
Could your church support its local school in 2012? If you were unable to support the full cost, perhaps a contribution could be made instead and you could still present the books to the children on behalf of your church?