Proverbs School Challenge

Here's a Proverbs Challenge for both Primary and Secondary Schools - to get pupils writing their own Proverbs.

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The Proverbs School Challenge celebrates the faith and wisdom of young people by inviting them to be inspired by the Book of Proverbs and to write their own modern-day proverbs.

Before your pupils write their own proverbs, you might want to focus on the book of Proverbs using the downloadable resources below.


Resources for Teachers:


Wisdom for the masses: What the Book of Proverbs can teach us today.

Fr John Deehan, a Bible scholar from Westminster Diocese, gives us a rich insight into home education in the Old Testament, and how the wisdom of Proverbs became so central in the development of our faith.


Poster advertising the Proverbs Challenge

An Information Sheet on Proverbs


Example Proverbs and discussion questions

Help Sheet: write your own Proverb guide