Ethos
Statement:
1.Kilkenny
Church of Ireland National School is a community where all
pupils are equally valued and respected – irrespective
of sex, social background, family circumstances, educational
achievement, physical characteristics or intellectual functioning.
Pupils experience a sense of caring and belonging, they are
treated fairly and their spiritual, moral and religious development
is encouraged as is their intellectual, social and academic
development.
2. It is a community where moral
values such as honesty, truthfulness, justice, fairness, sensitivity
to others, and civic responsibility are nurtured and protected.
The justification of these qualities is based on Biblical
teaching interpreted by the Church.
3. Kilkenny Church of Ireland
National School is a part of the
local community and has strong links with the Parish. This,
for example, is shown by the fact that pupils attend service
in the local church and the Rector visits the school on a
regular basis.
4. The work of the school is conducted
in an atmosphere of
tolerance and respect for religious differences. The admission
policy of our school allows those of other faiths to become
pupils.
5.
Religious Education occupies a central
position in the
school curriculum and is regarded as a core subject; generally
speaking all pupils in the school attend classes in Religious
Education. The teaching of religious doctrine is restricted
to specify times in the school timetable.
6. Kilkenny Church of Ireland
National School is one where the traditions and teaching of
our Church inform the position taken in regard to moral issues
which arise in the teaching of secular subjects.
7.
The school nurtures freedom of thought and a personal
relationship with God. This is most evident in the teaching
of Religious Education, and in the prayer life of the school
community.
Kilkenny Church
of Ireland National School being one of the two Church of
Ireland National Schools in the County
draws its pupils from an area within an 18 mile radius.
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