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Explore the importance of spirituality in education, featuring insights on spiritual development, curriculum enhancement, and class assemblies. Learn how to support your local school in fostering spiritual growth. Dive into the benefits for children and educators alike.
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. Starter : “Babies and young children are born highly spiritual and the experiences of life and the institutional nature of education drains it from them.” Do you agree ? What happens in life that deadens spirituality? Spirituality is that which gives life, meaning and purpose? Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Diocese of Bristol
spiritual development in curriculum enhancement and class assemblies/ collective worship HELP! I’m a newRE Co-ordinator Katy Staples | Schools Adviser how can you support your local school ? Diocese of Bristol
A reflection Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Diocese of Bristol
Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Ourselves Others Beyond The World and Beauty Diocese of Bristol
Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Careful Observation Diocese of Bristol
“When it’s over, I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement… When it is over, I don’t want to wonder If I made of my life something particular and real” Mary Oliver Cultivate Amazement … Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Diocese of Bristol
Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Why you alongside teachers? To have the time to find the pebbles, cut out the stars and fishes, source the music , blow up the globe , find the leaves , have the mental space to think …. Sometimes having that support from someone else ensures the special stuff can happen ……. Diocese of Bristol
Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Ourselves Others Beyond The World and Beauty Diocese of Bristol
Benefits for children? • Each child has a chance to contribute and make their own response and be heard • Pupils can begin to plan and shape their own worship in a safe-scale context • The school has an organic way of monitoring pupils understanding of the themes explored in worship and of individual pupils spiritual development • Benefits for you? • Its relational - your heart can be moved by the wisdom of children Why Class worship ? Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Diocese of Bristol
Simple format : Greeting Engagement Reflection Sending out Katy Staples : katy.staples@bristoldiocese.org
Biggest finger – those in charge Pointer – those who show us the way final reflection Ring finger – those we love and who are close to us Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Thumbs Up – thanks Little finger – those who are weak or poorly Diocese of Bristol
Katy Staples | Schools Adviser Just 3 ideas ……. Diocese of Bristol