--- title: "Down Syndrome Awareness in Year 4" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-19-down-syndrome-awareness-in-year-4" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Down Syndrome Awareness in Year 4 ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_0660.jpeg) 19 October 2023 In our class worship today we watched a video about a young boy named Oscar. Oscar has Down syndrome and today we focused on Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body. We wrote prayers giving Oscar and Lenny a special mention and discussed how we are all unique. As Dr Seuss quotes “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/IMG_0660.jpeg) [Worship](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/worship) [Year 4](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-4) [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/british-values) [Christian Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/christian-values) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-6087E328-3406-432E-A0F7-9140FABCA317.png)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-19-year-5-publishers) Previous ### [Year 5 - Publishers](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-19-year-5-publishers) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/gallery/harvest-church-service-2023/IMG_2963.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-19-harvest-church-service-2023) Next ### [Harvest Church Service 2023](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-19-harvest-church-service-2023) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)