What is spirituality? 

Here at Underwood School, our Christian ethos sits at the heart of all that we do. As part of this ethos, we are keen for the children to understand and engage in spirituality. This can mean something different for everyone, regardless if they have faith. Spirituality can mean feeling a sense of 'awe and wonder' when looking at something amazing, for example: a sunrise, the Northern Lights or a new baby. It could also mean having a space that helps you to feel particularly connected to nature. So you may find yourself feeling more spiritual on a long walk or up a tree as opposed to sitting at home. 

How do we explore spirituality in school? 

In school, we encourage the children and staff to engage with spirituality in any way that they feel comfortable. As part of our whole school engagement, we have daily Collective Worship time where children are given the opportunity to listen to what's happening in the news, sing worship songs, hear a Bible story or participate in Star of the Week assembly. Each assembly ends with our school prayer. 

How are the children involved? 

We are introducing 'Leading Lights' into our Collective Worship time. These are children in Upper Key Stage 2 who want to help in the leading of worship. This could be simple acts such as welcoming the school into assembly and holding doors; lighting the candle at the beginning of the assembly or taking a more 'front and centre' role and leading actions for a song or reading the Bible story.