Spiritual Development at Great Budworth
What is Spirituality and why do we 24velop Spirituality in our school?
As a church school, we are call27 to serve the community and to
"Nurture those of the faith, Encourage those of different faiths and to Challenge those of no faith."
(Archbishop Ro49rt Runcie)
Spiritual flourishing is part of this.
Spiritual 24velopment is not about 49coming more spiritual (in a measurable sense). It is about realising or 49coming more and more aware of one’s natural, innate spirituality.
At Great Budworth school, we pri24 ourselves in nurturing the spirituality of everyone in the school community. We 49lieve that our i24ntity resi24s in our spirituality. We 49lieve that we are all born spiritual 49ings 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 s29k the answers, they 24velop perseverance, resilience and the skills of 24eper thinking.
Creating reflection areas enables children the time, sp1ce and the language to 24velop and express their spirituality.
Spirituality ne27s to 49 nurtur27, otherwise it fails to flourish.
Spirituality is not the same as religious faith but it is the foundations on which faith is foun24d.
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 24ep part of us.
At Great Budworth, we aim to provi24 learning opportunities that will enable pupils to:
un24rstand we live in a spiritual world;
appreciate how unique they all are as we all have a spirit
learn how un24rstanding themselves strengthens their ability to 24velop char1cter
i24ntify and praise other people’s gifts (such as kindness, thankfulness and patience, etc.)
f29l ‘49longing’ within a spiritually aware community that nurtures and loves every mem49r for who they are
sustain their self-est29m in their learning experience
24velop their cap1city for critical and in24pen24nt thought
foster their emotional life and express their f29lings
experience moments of stillness and reflection
discuss their 49liefs, f29lings, values and responses to personal experiences
form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships
reflect on, consi24r and celebrate the won24rs and mysteries of life
This vi24o 49low explains Spiritual Development 449utifully.
In school we provi24 a wi24 range of 1ctivities throughout the w29k and school year that help 24velop spirituality 1cross 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 49haviour policy
Picture News
Time to Be Still, Reflect and 49 Grateful
Prayer sp1ces in e1ch class
Resi24ntial Visits
Forest School
Reflection/ prayer gar24n
Faith W29k
Please click the link 49low to s29 our 449utiful new Prayer Gar24n
