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What on Earth (or heaven) is Spirituality?

What on Earth (or heaven) is Spirituality?. “Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away .” (Anonymous).

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What on Earth (or heaven) is Spirituality?

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  1. What on Earth (or heaven)is Spirituality? “Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.” (Anonymous)

  2. The National Curriculum states as one of its two core aims that each school should “aim to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.” Spirituality in the National Curriculum

  3. Archbishop Temple who was asked to produce a statement on spirituality for the Education Reform Act of 1944… Archbishop Temple

  4. “The churches were in such a state at the time that we thought if we used the word spiritual they might agree to that because they did not know what it was” Canon Hall’s Response

  5. “You think it’s quite easy when you are singing it but when you try and explain it you don’t know which words to use.” Jenny 10 year old girl The Spirit of the Child, David Hay) In the mind of a child…

  6. The 1944 act stated that it was the “duty of the local education authority for every area, so far as their powers extend, to contribute towards the spiritual, moral, mental, and physical development of the community 1944 Education Act

  7. In 1988 the new education reform act continued to promote “the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society;” 1988 Education Act

  8. The UN charter for human rights also refers to spirituality four times UN Charter

  9. The issue relates to your own personal standpoint on the issue What is Spirituality?

  10. Jon Westwood Wyche Deputy Head Our Resident Pagan

  11. Geoff Rutherford Wyche Headteacher Our Resident Saint

  12. There are issues for those at both ends of the Spiritual Continuum The Spiritual Continuum

  13. “Spirituality is not necessarily religious or even dependent on religion as its foundation” (Clive Simpkins) What Spirituality Isn’t: Religion

  14. As Jesus pointed out on more than one occasion, religion is often one of the biggest hindrances for those on a quest for true spirituality What Spirituality Isn’t: Religion

  15. “Religion tends to be associated with what is publicly available such as churches, mosques, bibles, prayer books, weddings and funerals” … an increasing number of people in Western countries want to distinguish it (spirituality) from religion”David Hay, The Spirit of the Child What Spirituality Isn’t: Religion

  16. “Spirituality is almost always seen as much warmer, associated with love, inspiration, wholeness, depth, mystery and personal devotions like prayer and meditation”David Hay, The Spirit of the Child What Spirituality Isn’t: Religion

  17. Religious education is principally an academic subject and is the study of theology and of comparative religions What Spirituality Isn’t: RE Lesson

  18. We don’t expect children who study elements of World War 2 in the Historycurriculum to imbibe Nazi philosophy What Spirituality Isn’t: RE Lesson

  19. There is an important distinction that needs to be made between “knowing about God” and “knowing God” What Spirituality Isn’t: RE Lesson

  20. Howard Gardner found that the characteristics of spirituality did not lend itself to being classed as a neurologically entity What Spirituality Isn’t: An Intelligence

  21. In its statement of aims the National Curriculum makes a distinction between the “Spiritual” and the “Moral and Social” elements What Spirituality Isn’t: Moral and Social

  22. The word “worship" comes from the Anglo-Saxon, "weorthscipe," it means “the act of focusing on that which is of greatest worth" What Spirituality Isn’t: Worship

  23. Christian worship is a spiritual act flowing from their faith in God • Many children have not formulated an opinion on whether God even exists Worshipping Who?

  24. Spirituality… is that element of the human psyche that is concerned with the inner life. It transcends the mind, the heart and the emotions although we recognise that a spiritual experience may well impact on all of these. What on earth is Spirituality?

  25. A Spiritual Experience is one which opens the mind and the heart to a deeper understanding of oneself and one’s place in the cosmos and the world. What on earth is Spirituality?

  26. We touchspirituality when we encounter an experience on life’s journey that causes us to reflect on the deeper things of life, its meaning and our purpose within it, and as a consequence our lives are transformed Jon Westwood’s Definition

  27. Viewed in this light the opportunities for spirituality seemed endless. Most occurring outside of the traditional assembly Wot! No Assemblies!

  28. “All National Curriculum subjects provide opportunities to promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.” (National Curriculum) Spirituality in the Curriculum

  29. “In a world which is gathering pace in the speed with which most of us live if we can develop a generation of children who have learnt the importance of taking time out of a busy day to sit quietly and reflect we will have achieved much” Spirituality in Life

  30. Scientists find that a touch of awe can do us all good Regular awe-inspiring experiences may improve our mental health and make us nicer people, psychologists have claimed, raising the prospect of "awe therapy" to overcome the stressful effects of fast-paced modern life. (Independent July 2012)

  31. Whilst in churches spirituality will generally be thought of as a synonym for Christianity, in schools this is not the case. Hang on… Spirituality without God? That can’t be right!

  32. The Spiritual Room with a door marked “God” Touchstone for Spirituality

  33. For Example…

  34. Is a moral tale spiritual? Counter Example

  35. If the children are gaining a spiritual curriculum through experiences do we always need to go through the extra door into a more traditional faith based spirituality? Entering the God door

  36. Schools should “provide opportunities to promote pupils’ spiritualdevelopment”(The National Curriculum) Why would we not want to include a faith based spirituality? Faith Spirituality

  37. Paul Finch has shared with the staff the concept of“Directive Silence” Directive Silence

  38. “God made these” “If you believe in God what do the cobwebs tell you about God?” … and if you don’t believe in God, what do they tell you about the world we live in Directive Questioning

  39. Put statements put in the third person “some people feel that God helps them when they are in trouble” Softening Faith Statements

  40. “Some people think that the earth is flat” (Flat Earth Society) Softening Faith Statements

  41. Developing a sense of Spirituality (Wyche Curriculum) • The National Curriculum says we should look for “explicit opportunities to promote pupils' (spiritual) development in these areas” Spirituality in Curriculum

  42. What do you value in life? or How do we change our own lives? John Cadbury

  43. What type of person risks life and limb to achieve a particular goal? or What is there in life that you are really passionate about? Bloodhound

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