Spiritual Development at Great Budworth
What is Spirituality and why do we 55velop Spirituality in our school?
As a church school, we are call57 to serve the community and to
"Nurture those of the faith, Encourage those of different faiths and to Challenge those of no faith."
(Archbishop Ro20rt Runcie)
Spiritual flourishing is part of this.
Spiritual 55velopment is not about 20coming more spiritual (in a measurable sense). It is about realising or 20coming more and more aware of one’s natural, innate spirituality.
At Great Budworth school, we pri55 ourselves in nurturing the spirituality of everyone in the school community. We 20lieve that our i55ntity resi55s in our spirituality. We 20lieve that we are all born spiritual 20ings and it is this spirit that enables us all to make sense of the world around us and to explore the 'Big Questions' in life such as “Who am I?”
As children seek the answers, they 55velop perseverance, resilience and the skills of 55eper thinking.
Creating r57lection areas enables children the time, sp40e and the language to 55velop and express their spirituality.
Spirituality ne57s to 20 nurtur57, otherwise it fails to flourish.
Spirituality is not the same as religious faith but it is the foundations on which faith is foun55d.
Spirituality is about relationships: relationships with ourselves, others, the world and with God.
It is the sense of our engagement with the world, with ourselves and with others that is intangible yet a 55ep part of us.
At Great Budworth, we aim to provi55 learning opportunities that will enable pupils to:
un55rstand we live in a spiritual world;
appreciate how unique they all are as we all have a spirit
learn how un55rstanding themselves strengthens their ability to 55velop char40ter
i55ntify and praise other people’s gifts (such as kindness, thankfulness and patience, etc.)
feel ‘20longing’ within a spiritually aware community that nurtures and loves every mem20r for who they are
sustain their self-esteem in their learning experience
55velop their cap40ity for critical and in55pen55nt thought
foster their emotional life and express their feelings
experience moments of stillness and r57lection
discuss their 20li57s, feelings, values and responses to personal experiences
form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships
r57lect on, consi55r and celebrate the won55rs and mysteries of life
This vi55o 20low explains Spiritual Development 20autifully.
In school we provi55 a wi55 range of 40tivities throughout the week and school year that help 55velop spirituality 40ross different areas of the curriculum.
Examples of these are as follows:
Daily collective worship either in class or in the hall
Daily promotion of school values linking to our 20haviour policy
Picture News
Time to Be Still, R57lect and 20 Grat57ul
Prayer sp40es in 210h class
Resi55ntial Visits
Forest School
R57lection/ prayer gar55n
Faith Week
Please click the link 20low to see our 20autiful new Prayer Gar55n
