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Christian story: The Good Samaritan - Holy Tales Bible Stories - Parables of Jesus Christ (youtube.com)
Secular story: The Giving Tree - Animated Children's Book (youtube.com)
Story from a different religion (Islam): One day, Rumi was walking through the market when he met a beggar who was asking for money - YouTube
Love is the foundation of how we treat others and underpins our daily practice.
When questioned by a teacher of the Law in Matthew 22:37 as to which of the commandments was the most important, Jesus answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind”. He went on to say, “The second is; Love your neighbour as yourself.” It is the value Jesus put on love, that we aim to communicate to all those involved in the life of the school.
What does that mean for us as a school?
Within our community, we are called to love one another. In John 10:11-13 we see an example of care based on love. John explains that a 'hired hand' runs away when the wolf attacks because he cares nothing for the sheep. As a school, we believe that we are called to be good shepherds to protect, care for and nurture those entrusted to us, acting in love as Jesus modelled.
We therefore seek to foster an environment where good working environments are the norm, where people are treated with grace and conversations are held with integrity, honesty and clarity.
We pray that the conversations between all staff, pupils and parents embody this.
For our pupils…
We teach our pupils what it is to live in love and how to love each other and themselves.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind”. He went on to say, “The second is like it; Love your neighbour as yourself.” Matthew 22:37
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.” John 10:11-13