PUPILS of King James's School, Almondbury, are taking part in a pioneering project bringing together the different faith communities.
The pupils visited the Buddhist centre in Huddersfield.
Chickenley Community School pupils visited Dewsbury Minster.
The experiences were part of a learning package devised across faith centres in Kirklees, to foster better understanding between the different religions that make up Kirklees.
The centres are Dewsbury Minster and Huddersfield Parish Church; the Hindu Temple in Zetland Street, Huddersfield; Mount Pleasant Madina Islamic Trust at Batley; Vajrapani Buddhist Centre in Belmont Street, Highfields; and the Sikhs' Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple and Guru Nanak Sikh Sangat Temple, both in Huddersfield.
A Muslim mosque in South Kirklees will join the project later.
Mr Terry Murnane, inter-faith centres co-ordinator at Kirklees Racial Equality Council, said: "This unique and ground-breaking project brings together many groups of volunteers from the different faith communities and professionals in Kirklees.
"It is about enabling children and adults to gain an understanding of the different religious traditions in contemporary society on a profound level."
The Rev Catherine Ogle, the Vicar of Huddersfield and chairwoman of the project steering group said: "This is an exciting project to be involved in.
"We will learn from these pilot schemes. The official launch for all the centres will take place early next year."
The project is paid for by the Home Office's Connecting Communities fund to the tune of £300,000 for three years.
It is administered and overseen by the equality council.
Other partners include the North Huddersfield Interfaith Council, the Huddersfield Interfaith Council and several Kirklees Council organisations - schools effectiveness, community education and regeneration, and cultural and leisure services.
