Spirituality enables our children to be happy, flourish and succeed and live life in all its fullness. This aligns with our school vision, ‘Let’s Grow Together’.

Spirituality is about seeking connection, meaning, and purpose in life.

Here are some key aspects of what spirituality can mean:

• Connection to self – being aware of your inner life, values, and sense of peace.
• Connection to others – fostering compassion, love, and belonging.
• Connection to the world/nature – feeling part of something larger, whether that’s community, nature, or the universe.
• Connection beyond– for some, this means God, the divine, or a higher power; for others, it may be a sense of mystery or awe.

At Holy Trinity, we define spirituality as: “Spirituality is not something we can see, it is something we feel inside ourselves. It is about awe and wonder at the world around us, asking questions, understanding how our actions can have an impact and being aware of something bigger outside of ourselves”

 

We have a variety of ways that spiritual moments are experienced:

1) Big Questions linked to our Christian Values

Every Wednesday, in class worship, each child responds to a  Big Question that links to our current Christian Value. Children are given the opportunity to consider this question through discussion and then respond to it. These are collated in our class values books in each classroom. Responses are shared by children who wish to do so.

2) Reflection opportunity

If every worship, a child is asked to volunteer to reflect on the message from the worship

3) Planned Spiritual Experiences within the curriculum

Each half term, classes have a planned experience within a particular curriculum area. The curriculum area is different each half term and over the course of their time at Holy Trinity, children will have a wide variety of experiences.

4) Spontaneous opportunities for spirituality

These are experiences that cannot be planned for, but are encouraged when the moment arises within the day. We can take inspiration for these from our beautiful surroundings (e.g. spotting a squirrel in the playground), from the weather (e.g. falling snowflakes or rainbows), from our fantastic children (e.g. noticing an act of kindness, children recognising an achievement in their peers and nominating someone in our class worships to celebrate) and many other things.

5) Mindfulness and Wellbeing

Each day, children are given the opportunity to spend time in silence and reflecting on their day. We use the one life programme to journal our thoughts, talk it out, write affirmations and take a mindful minute.