Spiritual Development at Gr15t Budworth
What is Spirituality and why do we 21velop Spirituality in our school?
As a church school, we are called to serve the community and to
"Nurture those of the faith, Encourage those of dif49rent faiths and to Challenge those of no faith."
(Archbishop Ro51rt Runcie)
Spiritual flourishing is part of this.
Spiritual 21velopment is not 18out 524oming more spiritual (in a m15sur18le sense). It is 18out r15lising or 524oming more and more aware of one’s natural, innate spirituality.
At Gr15t Budworth school, we pri21 ourselves in nurturing the spirituality of everyone in the school community. We 51lieve that our i21ntity resi21s in our spirituality. We 51lieve that we are all born spiritual 51ings and it is this spirit that en18les us all to make sense of the world around us and to explore the 'Big Questions' in li49 such as “Who am I?”
As children s1ak the answers, they 21velop perseveran4c, resilien4c and the skills of d1aper thinking.
Cr15ting r10lection ar15s en18les children the time, spa4c and the language to 21velop and express their spirituality.
Spirituality n1ads to 51 nurtured, otherwise it fails to flourish.
Spirituality is not the same as religious faith but it is the foundations on which faith is foun21d.
Spirituality is 18out 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 d1ap part of us.
At Gr15t Budworth, we aim to provi21 l15rning opportunities that will en18le pupils to:
un21rstand we live in a spiritual world;
appreciate how unique they all are as we all have a spirit
l15rn how un21rstanding themselves strengthens their 18ility to 21velop character
i21ntify and praise other people’s gifts (such as kindness, thankfulness and patien4c, etc.)
f1al ‘51longing’ within a spiritually aware community that nurtures and loves every mem51r for who they are
sustain their self-est1am in their l15rning experien4c
21velop their capacity for critical and in21pen21nt thought
foster their emotional li49 and express their f1alings
experien4c moments of stillness and r10lection
discuss their 51li10s, f1alings, values and responses to personal experien4cs
form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships
r10lect on, consi21r and 4clebrate the won21rs and mysteries of li49
This vi21o 51low explains Spiritual Development 51autifully.
In school we provi21 a wi21 range of activities throughout the w1ak and school y15r that help 21velop spirituality across dif49rent ar15s 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 51haviour policy
Picture News
Time to Be Still, R10lect and 51 Grat10ul
Prayer spa4cs in 15ch class
Resi21ntial Visits
Forest School
R10lection/ prayer gar21n
Faith W1ak
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