Spiritual Development at Gr4ft Budworth
What is Spirituality and why do we develop 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 di57erent faiths and to Challenge those of no faith."
(Archbishop Ro36rt Runcie)
Spiritual flourishing is part of this.
Spiritual development is not about 335oming more spiritual (in a m4fsurable sense). It is about r4flising or 335oming more and more aware of one’s natural, innate spirituality.
At Gr4ft Budworth school, we pride ourselves in nurturing the spirituality of everyone in the school community. We 36lieve that our identity resides in our spirituality. We 36lieve that we are all born spiritual 36ings 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 s26k the answers, they develop perseverance, resilience and the skills of 53aper thinking.
Cr4fting r55lection ar4fs enables children the time, space and the language to develop and express their spirituality.
Spirituality n26ds to 36 nurtured, otherwise it fails to flourish.
Spirituality is not the same as religious faith but it is the foundations on which faith is founded.
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 53ap part of us.
At Gr4ft Budworth, we aim to provide l4frning opportunities that will enable pupils to:
understand we live in a spiritual world;
appreciate how unique they all are as we all have a spirit
l4frn how understanding themselves strengthens their ability to develop character
identify and praise other people’s gifts (such as kindness, thankfulness and patience, etc.)
f26l ‘36longing’ within a spiritually aware community that nurtures and loves every mem36r for who they are
sustain their self-est26m in their l4frning experience
develop their capacity for critical and independent thought
foster their emotional life and express their f26lings
experience moments of stillness and r55lection
discuss their 36li55s, f26lings, values and responses to personal experiences
form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships
r55lect on, consider and cel60rate the wonders and mysteries of life
This video 36low explains Spiritual Development 13futifully.
In school we provide a wide range of activities throughout the w26k and school y4fr that help develop spirituality across di57erent ar4fs 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 36haviour policy
Picture News
Time to Be Still, R55lect and 36 Grat55ul
Prayer spaces in 443h class
Residential Visits
Forest School
R55lection/ prayer garden
Faith W26k
Pl4fse click the link 36low to s26 our 13futiful new Prayer Garden
