Virtues to Live By

Virtues to Live by 2024-2025

At Holy Family, the children strive to live by the virtues that help them live a holy life. Each week they are encouraged to explore a virtue and show that they have lived by it through their actions.

During our celebration assembly, every Friday, a child from each class who has displayed the virtue receives a certificate of recognition for their special work.

Respect and Courtesy

Our first Virtue to Live By is: Respect and Courtesy - I am respectful. I treat others as I would like to be treated. I show courtesy to everyone as we are all made in God's image and likeness. 

"So in everything, do to other what you would have them do to you." Matthew 7:12

I am respectful and courteous when: I respect myself and know I deserve respect from others. I treat everyone how I would like to be treated. I use good manners. I respect and follow school and classroom rules. I speak politely to everyone. I listen to others. I praise others for their good conduct. I respect and look after my own and other people's belongings.

Thankfulness

Our second Virtue to Live By is: Thankfulness- I am grateful for all I have and praise God for all he has given me.

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." Psalm 106:1

 I am thankful when: I can say thank you to God. I take time to appreciate the awe and wonder in God’s creation. I show God I am thankful to Him by cherishing the gifts of His creation. I am thankful for all the gifts in me and around me. I count my blessings every day and remember to praise God for them. I know that all I have is a gift from God.

Hope

Our third Virtue to Live By is: Hope- I trust that God’s love has no end and that He is at work in my life and in the world.

“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”  Isaiah 40:31

I am hopeful when: I believe and trust that God will not give up on me. I am positive about the future. I don’t give up on myself. I have hopes and dreams that we can all work for a better world. I pray to God placing my life in his hands. I know God has a plan for me.

Guiding Principles

At Holy Family, we provide the children the opportunities to explore the Virtues to Live By to ensure they:

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.