What Is Spirituality?
Spirituality is a very personal experience. It differs from person to person, and often spirituality changes within people during their lifetime.
Spirituality is a core component to ‘living life in all its fullness’ as the mind, body and soul
needs to be nurtured equally.
As a Church of England school, it is essential that we educate and develop the whole child ensuring Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural development. We explore Spirituality by providing our children with opportunities to be still and reflect. Spirituality enables all children at Greatham to be reflective about their own beliefs (religious or otherwise) and perspective on life; give knowledge of, and respect for, different people’s faiths, feelings and values; create a sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them; enable them to use their imagination and creativity in their learning; and provide a willingness to reflect on their experiences.
What does Spirituality mean for our children?
To be in touch with your spiritual self means that you are self aware. Spirituality requires reflection, questioning and engagement with ideas. If we can encourage the children’s spiritual being then we can enhance their self esteem, we can improve their empathy and relationships, we can allow them to find their place in the world, to value others and themselves.
Children’s spiritual development is fostered through all aspects of our provision. It is about the relationships and the values that we consider to be important, as well as the development of knowledge, concepts, skills and attitudes.
We give children opportunities to:
Spirituality allows children to:
Reflect on their own lives- LOOKING IN
Think about their relationships with others and the world- the things that are amazing and the things that take us by surprise. LOOKING OUT
Learn about God and Jesus’ teachings- Looking UP
