Spirituality
What is spirituality?
Spirituality is the way we connect with ourselves, with other people, with the world around us, and with something bigger—like God or a deeper sense of meaning. It’s about reflecting, asking life’s big questions, being curious, noticing beauty, feeling wonder, and trying to live with kindness and purpose.
In its most fundamental sense, spirituality is about becoming fully human, fully alive. Traditionally, spirituality has been associated with God, prayer and church, but spirituality permeates every aspect of living and so it also links to creativity, art, music and serving others.
When referring to personal and spiritual development relationships are key. We refer to:
- Relationship with ourselves.
- Relationships with others.
- Relationships with the environment and creation.
- Relationship with God.
As a Church of England High School, we have a deep sense of Christian community; growing in spirit is of vital importance and permeates all our daily activities.
Our aim is to develop pupils’:
- ability to reflect on their own beliefs (religious or otherwise) and perspective on life
- knowledge of, and respect for, different people’s faiths, feelings and values
- sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them
- use of imagination and creativity in their learning
- willingness to reflect on their experiences
At St Michael’s we use the symbol of a tree to represent opportunities for character, personal and spiritual development. The roots of the tree symbolise Christian values and attributes, the branches of the tree represent how we are growing in body, mind and spirit and what the Bible teaches. Finally, the fruit represents flourishing.
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