What do we understand by 'Spirituality'?
Spirituality is a core component to ‘living life in all its fullness’ as the mind, body and soul needs to be nurtured equally. It relates to fundamental questions about the meaning and purpose of life which affect everyone and is not dependant on a religious belief. It is also based on the search for ways to answer questions about life and a search for identity.
At Parochial we help children understand spirituality by talking about connection. This means awareness of their relationship with:
Self - being a unique person and understanding self-perception.
Others - how empathy, concern, compassion and other values and principles affect relationships.
The World - perceiving and relating to the physical and creative world through responses to nature and art.
Beyond - relating to the transcendental and understanding experiences and meaning outside the ‘everyday’. For Christians, this is a connection to God as a creator and guide. For others, this may be the sense of the unknown, the infinite or the divine.