We all think of Walt Disney World® as the ultimate vacation destination but as Faith leaders we also see it as the ultimate learning lab. The World Showcase at Epcot® provides an educational setting designed to expose youth to the world. From the Morocco pavilion - built by the king’s own artisans, to an amazing reproduction of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, The World Showcase becomes a multimillion dollar classroom for discovery at Faith in 3D.

 

On Sunday’s Faith Around the World, trained educators will guide youth through several countries of the World Showcase at Epcot. Faith in 3D small group leaders will team with the Disney® Institute’s Youth Education Series teachers to explore both the cultures represented at World Showplace and our Christian response to the world as youth learn about different languages and cultural perspectives, taste food, listen to justice issues, understand religion and hear stories from missionaries from each denomination. Walt Disney World® brings stories to life and Faith in 3D will bring the Faith Story to life as we dream, dare, and discover together.

 

Faith in 3D is co-producing Faith Around the World with Disney’s® Youth Education Series program team – in an extraordinary combination of educational and theological experience. Youth will actually enter the park two hours before it opens, so that Faith Around the World will have full access to what the World Showcase has to offer!

Students will be immersed in learning about world cultures and religions as they look at work done by all three faith traditions in the countries represented at Epcot®. Students will learn what it means to be a world citizen, becoming more aware of what happens beyond our borders. Lessons from Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, and the United Kingdom will provide a unique background for this special event.