Virtues to Live By

Virtues to Live By

We have 10 virtues in school that we encourage children to live by.

Love of learning
Love of neighbour
Resilience & Perseverance
Forgiveness
Respect and courtesy
Honesty
Charity
Belief
Kindness
Patience

Each month we focus on a different virtue, so the children understand what they have to do to live out this virtue. When children are noticed living by one of the virtues, they receive a note to take home or stick in their positivity book.

Our current Virtue to Live By is: Charity

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."

John 15:9

I show charity when:

I treat everyone as I would like to be treated.

I do simple acts of kindness to show my love.

I show my love for God by caring for others.

I give my time to help others.

I share what I have with others.

Guiding Principles

To ensure children are given opportunities to:

Experience a positive and purposeful ethos providing a sense of belonging to their school community.

Grow in their knowledge and understanding of the virtues.

Practise the virtues to further the call to live life to the full.

Appreciate the connection between biblical and practical wisdom and living.

Hear the Christian story and encounter it in practice.

Understand their uniqueness and dignity as made in the image and likeness of God.

Know that our limitations are also opportunities for growth.

To notice, to reflect, to pray and to play

To exercise the cognitive, affective and behavioural components of character: know it in your head, feel it in your heart and show it with your hands.