Europe’s only primary school based on Buddhist principles
As a small, community school and
nursery with skilled and committed staff, children excel in a safe,
secure and nurturing environment. We provide a conventional, quality
academic education, informed by the National Curriculum, but with the
flexibility and creativity to respond to the children’s needs, talents
and interests. Children develop confidence, maturity and a love of
learning enabling them to do well academically and to make a successful
transition to local independent and state secondary schools.
Through our Buddhist based ethos and
daily meditation and mindfulness practice, we encourage children to
cultivate focus, self-reflection, wisdom and compassion. Buddhism is
not taught as a ‘faith’, but as a set of principles and tools for
living a productive and fulfilling life.
Ethos and Vision
We intend that our pupils leave our
school with a good heart, sound ethical values and a sense of
responsibility combined with the academic and social skills that enable
them to make a successful transition into secondary education. We hope
our pupils will then go on to act in ways that will help to create a
more compassionate, intelligent and peaceful world.
Children are introduced to the joy of
stillness through regular meditation practice enabling them to develop
a reflective understanding of themselves, their life and the world
around them. We discuss key Buddhist teachings to help children
understand cause and effect, cooperation and change, known as karma,
interdependence and impermanence.
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