Moments of ReflectionThis collection of readings is designed for use in tutor-group or year-group assemblies and is based around 39 weekly themes, which comply with the 1988 Education Act. The themes include spiritual awareness, living as a family, healing, friendship, human rights and inter-cultural harmony. |
Contents
New Beginnings | 1 |
Teaching and Learning | 13 |
Thanksgiving | 25 |
Spiritual Awareness | 37 |
Food Harvest Festival | 51 |
Stewardship | 63 |
One World | 76 |
Selfknowledge | 90 |
Feeling Worthwhile | 256 |
Friendship | 268 |
Human Rights and Responsibilities | 279 |
Easter | 292 |
Nature | 304 |
Leisure and Recreation | 317 |
Human Potential and Achievement | 329 |
Productive Work | 340 |
International Cooperation and Peace | 101 |
Joy | 113 |
A Forgiving Spirit | 124 |
12 | 125 |
Living as a Family | 136 |
Intercultural Harmony | 148 |
Christmas | 162 |
Living in the Moment | 175 |
Silence | 186 |
Communication | 198 |
LaughterHumour | 210 |
A Positive Approach to Life | 222 |
Healing | 233 |
Love in Human Relationships | 244 |
Learning from Experience | 351 |
31 | 359 |
CourageMeeting Challenges | 363 |
Faith | 375 |
Living Your Own Life | 386 |
Service Giving | 398 |
Time | 410 |
Openmindedness 398 | 422 |
Unity of Purpose | 435 |
One Generation to Another | 447 |
Independence | 460 |
Acknowledgements | 472 |
Common terms and phrases
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