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Guess what, mum? Jewish and Catholic schools share the same building

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Published: 6 November 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

BISHOP JOHN KEENAN is half of the religious authority for a unique education project in Scotland. There, two primary schools, one Catholic and one Jewish (the only one in Scotland), share a purpose-built campus.

“I think,” jokes Bishop Keenan, “that the relationships here have gone beyond interfaith dialogue. As far as I can see, the dialogue is in the bricks.”

St Clare’s Catholic Primary and its Jewish counterpart, Calderwood Lodge, are housed in a brand-new building in the Newton Mearns suburb in the south of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city. Plans were in the works for four years to open what is thought to be an international first, where two religious schools share the same premises.

Photo: Students from the Jewish Calderwood Lodge school and St Clare’s Catholic Primary (supplied)

FULL STORY In Scotland, Jewish and Catholic schools occupy same building (Times of Israel)

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