Spirituality
Spirituality is about finding meaning and purpose – it is a journey of self-discovery and connecting with something bigger.
Our ethos enables and encourages all children to grow and flourish spiritually, and to live out ‘Love and Justice For All’.
It is our aim that the children’s individual spiritual development is fostered as an important part of the range of learning opportunities and experiences they encounter as part of the curriculum, and that it permeates all strands of school life.
We recognise that spirituality can mean different things to different people. To better understand our school families’ view on spirituality, we carried out a questionnaire to further guide us in promoting spiritual development throughout all aspects of school life. Below are some examples of what spirituality means to us at Guilden Sutton Church of England Primary School.
“To us, it means a greater presence is around us: watching, guiding and helping in an invisible way.”
“We believe that a spirit is like your soul and your essence of being, a higher power of your existence.”
“A belief that there is something ‘other’, greater than myself. That there is also an interconnectedness between everything in existence;
beyond the physical.”
“To me and my family, spirituality is about where and how we find meaning in our lives and how we live positively together.”
“It is being aware of a higher power and trusting God with our lives.”
“To us, spirituality means having a relationship with God through prayer, church and trying to behave as Jesus did, showing compassion and humility.”
“It is about awe and wonder and a connection to something bigger than ourselves.”
“We think spirituality is linked to being grateful for what we have and what brings up happiness.”
“A belief in God providing guidance in the way I live my life.”
