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What to wear on school trip to mosque?

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Whattodonut · 05/06/2023 22:05

Next week helping on DDs school trip to local mosque. What should I wear? Weather looking very hot.

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Fandabedodgy · 05/06/2023 22:29

Well obviously I read that wrong.

Enjoy all.

Fandabedodgy · 05/06/2023 22:31

OP I've visited a Mosque with Beavers as an adult leader.

There was no expectation that we wore head scarves. Just that we removed our shoes.

I wore uniform 😄.

NewPinkJacket · 05/06/2023 22:31

Why has the school not told helpers what the dress code is?

They always do here.

Lastqueenofscotland2 · 05/06/2023 22:32

Head covering will depend on mosque, when I’ve visited they have been expected. The times I have been my Muslim friends have kindly styled a pashmina for me!

Otherwise loose fitting full length trousers and elbows covered

Ponderingwindow · 05/06/2023 22:33

whoateallthecookies · 05/06/2023 22:23

The need for a head covering may vary - our local mosque asked the girls in a Y6 class to cover their heads (which didn't go down well with the parents...). If you've got a scarf, I'd take it; you can always keep it in your bag if it isn't needed.

was it am all girls school or a mixed-sex school? If mixed-sex, did they ask the boys to cover their heads?

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 05/06/2023 22:36

I went on a work thing at our local mosque a few years ago and we were told to bring scarves/wear socks in the information about the event. It was winter but I wore wide leg trousers with brogues, and a fitted jumper. My mum lent me what Mumsnet would describe as an “indoor scarf” which was a kind of paisley print. My female colleague had a wool (?) pashmina and ended up being very hot!

whoateallthecookies · 05/06/2023 22:37

Ponderingwindow · 05/06/2023 22:33

was it am all girls school or a mixed-sex school? If mixed-sex, did they ask the boys to cover their heads?

Mixed sex school. And no, boys were not required to cover their heads. Hence the unimpressed parents.

Whattodonut · 05/06/2023 22:53

They haven't said. So I might bring some spare scarves for other mums. In case. And closed shoes and socks. Hadn't thought of that.

Thanks. Feel less like it was a stupid question now!

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steff13 · 05/06/2023 22:56

Does the mosque have a website? The one near my house has community days where somebody that isn't Muslim can come and visit. They ask that you wear a skirt or pants to your ankles and sleeves to your wrists and then take a scarf to cover your hair in parts of the building. It's all on the website.

Ace56 · 05/06/2023 22:57

I went on a school trip with primary-aged children and they expected all the girls to wear head scarves. We prepped the children for this beforehand so no one had an issue with it. I just wore my normal clothes I wore to teach in - long trousers and a t-shirt (not a vest) will be fine.

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