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Our 12 Christian Values lie at the heart of who we are as a Church school. Each half term, we focus on one value and explore it in depth, aiming to understand its Christian context and consider ways to put it into action in our lives today. Our values are embedded in our ethos, curriculum and worship and are enhanced through class reflective activities, whole school home learning projects, key Bible verses, displays and beliefs and values education. Like a stick of seaside rock, if you were to ‘cut’ our church school anywhere, you would see these Christian values running through our whole school community.
All classes have a special class Bible on display in a prominent place such as the reflection area. Daily prayer should be part of the children’s routine: start of the day with a prayer; a prayer before lunch, a prayer at the end of the day. Children can take it in turns to choose a prayer from a book, or to write their own prayer. Each class has a copy of the Lord’s prayer for display.
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To respect something or someone is to place great value on it, and act accordingly. In school this is often in terms of respecting the ideas and opinions of others, and caring for their property. We are told in the Bible to respect others, putting them before ourselves – this value goes hand in hand with service.
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Compassion is a form of love which rises up when we are confronted with those who suffer or are vulnerable. It can be just an emotion, like sympathy, but Jesus’ example shows us that it should drive us into action to help alleviate the problem in any way we can. Feeling empathy – putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes – help us to put into action Jesus’ command to ‘love one another as we love ourselves’.
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The word integrity comes from the same Latin root as integer and implies a wholeness of person. Just as we would talk about a whole number, so also we can talk about a whole person who is undivided. A person of integrity is living rightly, not divided, nor being a different person in different circumstances. A person of integrity is the same person in private that he or she is in public.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talked about those who were “pure in heart” (Matt. 5:8), implying an undividedness in following God’s commands. Integrity, therefore, not only implies an undividedness, but a moral purity as well.
The book of Proverbs provides an abundance of verses on integrity. Proverbs 10:9 says that, “He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.” A person of integrity will have a good reputation and not have to fear that he or she will be exposed or found out. Integrity provides a safe path through life.
