february 4 th 2013 learning, growing and succeeding together
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February 4th 2013
Learning, Growing Learning, Growing and Succeeding and Succeeding
TogetherTogether
Introducing a Introducing a VALUES VALUES BASED BASED
APPROACH APPROACH to to
The Downley School The Downley School
fondness
warmt
h
affectioncaring
loyalty
tendern
ess
What What might might LOVELOVE look look like?like?
respect happine
ss
Think about signs of Think about signs of LOVELOVE you see you see
around you every around you every dayday
Who shows us Who shows us LOVELOVE in our lives?in our lives?
Our families
Our friends
Nurses and doctors
Our school staff
Who else?
LOVELOVE comes from comes from within yourself. We within yourself. We all have love inside all have love inside
of us. If we love of us. If we love ourselves we can ourselves we can love others – but love others – but sometimes that’s sometimes that’s
really difficult.really difficult.
What good things What good things can you say about can you say about
yourself? yourself? What makes you What makes you
wonderful?wonderful?
““I really care about I really care about my family, my my family, my
friends, my staff and friends, my staff and all of the children at all of the children at
The Downley The Downley School.”School.”
““I try really hard to I try really hard to listen to people and listen to people and
to respect their to respect their point of view – even point of view – even if I don’t agree with if I don’t agree with
it”. it”.
““I am really kind to I am really kind to animals and do my animals and do my
best to look after the best to look after the world I live in”. world I live in”.
They may not They may not have been have been
loved loved They may They may
have been let have been let downdownThey may be angry They may be angry
or feel bad about or feel bad about themselves themselves
First moment of First moment of reflection...reflection...
What do you love What do you love about yourself? about yourself?
How can we How can we show show LOVE?LOVE?
•By being kind and patient•By listening and showing we care•By accepting people for who and what they are and not judging them
•By thinking carefully about what we say or do and how we can affect others•By being brave when someone needs help but can’t ask for it themselves•By forgiving
Do you feel Do you feel LOVED?LOVED? Do you feel Do you feel
fortunate for this fortunate for this LOVELOVE – or do you – or do you sometimes take it sometimes take it
for granted?for granted?
LOVELOVE can be very powerful. can be very powerful. It can help to change people’s It can help to change people’s lives. It can make the world a lives. It can make the world a
better place.better place.“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving .”
Mother Teresa
LOVELOVE can be very powerful. can be very powerful. It can help to change people’s It can help to change people’s lives. It can make the world a lives. It can make the world a
better place.better place.“At the centre of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
Martin Luther King
LOVELOVE can be very powerful. can be very powerful. It can help to change people’s It can help to change people’s lives. It can make the world a lives. It can make the world a
better place.better place.“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and theother by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” Mahatma Gandhi
When we reflect, think When we reflect, think about what you about what you LOVE LOVE about about
yourself. yourself. Then think about someone Then think about someone
you you LOVE?LOVE? See them in your mind.See them in your mind.How do you show your How do you show your
LOVE?LOVE? Do you ever take them for Do you ever take them for
granted?granted?How will you show your How will you show your
LOVELOVE in the future? in the future?
Here in our schoolLet us be peaceful at all times.Let our rooms be full of happiness and respect for each other.Let LOVELOVE be in our heartsWith kindness and compassion for all.Let us rememberIn learning together, We grow together And succeed together.
A prayer for all of us
... the greatest love of all Is happening to me I found the greatest love of all Inside of me The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself It is the greatest love of all
Written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed
Being deeply loved by someone
gives you strength, while loving
someone deeply gives you
courage. Laozi
And, in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.McCartney
Love is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud. It is not rude, it is not self-
seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. Love
does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres. Love never fails.
Corithians 13 – The New
Testament