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What we do at Good Shepherd

Have a look at some of the things we already do at Good Shepherd to fulfil the Catholic Social Teaching principles

What do we already do?

  • Pray for peace at school, home and at church
  • Calm people down if they are angry
  • Be kind and respectful to everyone
  • Accept people’s apologies and not harbour a grudge

 

Being peacemakers / Promoting Peace

 

What do we already do?

  • Group work in class
  • School Council
  • Listening to others when they share ideas in class
  • Chaplaincy team

 

Everyone should have a say / Subsidiarity

 

What do we already do?

  • Pray for those in need
  • Give compliments to people
  • Writing a message at the Appreciation Station
  • Tell an adult if another child needs their help
  • Make responsible choices
  • Spontaneous prayer during Playtime Prayers
  • Charity fundraising, both locally and globally

 

Showing we care / Solidarity

 

What do we already do?

  • Harvest collection
  • Turn-taking in class and when playing games
  • Good Shepherd supermarket
  • Sharing the classroom resources with everyone

 

Sharing fairly / Distributive Justice

 

What do we already do?

  • Litter picking
  • Creating a bug hotel
  • Recycling
  • Water the plants
  • Look after the trees and plants on the field

 

Caring for God’s gifts / Stewardship

 

What do we already do?

  • ‘Treat others as we would like to be treated’ through our school mission statement
  • Setting an example to others in the way we behave – being role models
  • Consider everybody when we make decisions
  • Encouraging others

 

Thinking of everyone / The Common Good

 

What do we already do?

  • Taking part in Prayer and Liturgy
  • Tidying up the classroom together
  • Saying the Rosary together at lunchtime
  • Playing team games
  • Praying with the parish at Mass
  • Sports Day

 

Taking Part / Participation

 

What do we already do?

  • Follow our school rule ‘Be kind and respectful’
  • ‘Appreciate that we are all unique and celebrate our different talents’ through our school mission statement
  • Say ‘good morning’ to people
  • Sports competitions
  • Learn about other faiths and cultures

 

Everyone is special / Human Dignity

 

What do we already do?

  • Cafod World Gifts
  • Mary’s Meals
  • Starfish Malawi
  • Harvest collection for the Food Bank
  • Visiting care homes to bring joy
  • Being welcoming to new members of the school community

 

Putting people in most need first / Option for the Poor

 

Catholic Social Teaching principles are woven into different aspects of life at Good Shepherd such as our RE lessons, Prayer and Liturgy and fundraising activities.

 

N.B. animal mascots from Cafod

 

 

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