Christian Values

Compassion - is all about putting yourself in someone else's shoes, especially when they are having a hard time.
It's about trying to understand how they are feeling and then being pro-active in wanting to help and actually doing something about making their life or situation better.

We can show compassion by doing acts of kindness for anyone, friends, family or even people we don’t know. We show random acts of kindness such as donating to charities. We try to be kind to everyone even if we are not friends or we don’t always get along.

In the Bible Jesus shows compassion in many stories such as: Feeding the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21), The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37) and when Jesus spoke to the Pharisees about 'The Golden Rule' (Luke 6: 27-31).

Respect - is valuing everyone and everything and celebrating our differences.

Self respect - means being able to celebrate our gifts and talents, looking after ourselves and the bodies that God has given us.

Respect for parents and carers – honouring mum and dad or those who care for us; helping at home; appreciating what’s done for us; cooperation not conflict; taking responsibility.

Respect for others - everyone is special; everyone's opinion matters; everyone's contribution is important; everyone's feelings should be considered; everyone's faith is sacred.

Respect can mean simply treating each other with politeness and courtesy, and recognising that everyone’s contribution is important and that everyone’s feelings should be considered.

Care - is thinking about others before yourself.

At our school, we show care towards one another, nurturing each other and supporting one another. We put others before ourselves without expectation of reward.

Caring for ourselves – keeping safe, keeping healthy, keeping fit, keeping prayerful.

Caring for others – pets, friends, all members of the school community (staff and children), visitors, neighbours, others in the outside community.

Caring for our world – the environment, the neighbourhood, the school, the classroom, the earth and its harvest.

Caring for those in need – homeless, the sick, the bereaved, the lonely and the elderly.

Love - is thinking about others before yourself.

The value of ‘Love’ underpins what we do in school. We share a love of learning, love for one another and love for the world that God made.

We believe that through a focus on love by working together as part of a strong and supportive family, we can all achieve more – socially, emotionally and academically.

Forgiveness - is the means by which damaged relationships are restored. It is an act of the will, motivated by love.

Everyone makes mistakes, it’s part of being human. Sometimes our mistakes hurt someone else, we can also be hurt ourselves. When this happens we need to forgive, to accept an apology that is really meant.

Forgiveness cannot be given or received unless it is asked for, and the asking must be genuine and from the heart. Too often ‘sorry’ is said very easily, implying: ‘All I need to do is say I’m sorry and everything will be OK’. Real repentance demands that we take what we have done wrong with the utmost seriousness and have a deep desire not to do it again.

When we forgive we are able to move forward and have a fresh start.