{"id":8069,"date":"2024-10-22T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/?page_id=8069"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:55:58","slug":"christian-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/?page_id=8069","title":{"rendered":"Our Christian Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1489757662264{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8344&#8243; img_size=&#8221;2000X600&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Our Christian Vision<\/h1>\n<p>At St Bartholomew\u2019s Primary School, we are committed to providing the best education for our children so they may be happy and successful in life. Through high academic standards and an enriched curriculum, our children will flourish spiritually, emotionally, physically and academically. They will feel valued in our safe, caring environment, and develop a love of learning and a desire to make a positive impact on their community and beyond. The children lie at the heart of everything we do.\u00a0We aspire for our pupils to be the best they can be, in an inclusive Christian learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is<strong> &#8216;<em>Rooted in love, we aspire to help our children flourish as respectful, compassionate citizens who positively contribute to our world. From small beginnings, we seek to give children strong roots that allow them to thrive, giving them the wings to fly&#8217;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our vision strapline is<em>\u00a0<strong>\u2018Roots to Grow and Wings to Fly\u2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our vision links to the <em><strong>&#8216;Parable of the mustard seed&#8217;<\/strong> <\/em>in <em><strong>Matthew 13: 31-32<\/strong><\/em>. Jesus explains that a mustard seed when planted, grows into one of the largest plants so that birds can perch on its branches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>At St Bartholomew\u2019s Primary, we aim to ensure our children:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Have the ability to live in and value a diverse society<\/li>\n<li>Realise their potential and seek to be the best they can be<\/li>\n<li>Having the confidence to make informed choices and think for yourself disagreeing well<\/li>\n<li>Being aware of your own gifts and using them well<\/li>\n<li>Valuing the local community and world in which they live and making a positive contribution<\/li>\n<li>Recognising and celebrating the good in everybody and everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\"><em>ROOTS AND WINGS \u2013 Poet unknown<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">If I could give you many things,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">I\u2019d give you gold and silver rings<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Of knowledge that I\u2019ve gained with years<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">The gift of smiling through the tears<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Confidence, courage, determination,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Laughter and spirit and love of creation,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Wrapped up in a box with a bow, I\u2019d give<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">To you these gifts to keep for as long as you live.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">\u201cIf I could give you just two things,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">One would be Roots, the other, Wings.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Roots, not to tie you to the ground,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">But to guide you to where your fulfilment is found<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">The nourishing start, the firm foundation,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">The source of your inner determination.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Wings to soar over obstacles, wings to fly free,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Wings to glide to the heights of the best you can be.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">And when obstacles loom, from your Roots grows a hand<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">Providing a strong, sturdy, safe place to land.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">I\u2019d choose these two things for the gifts that are best,<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-9 ms-rteFontSize-3\"><span style=\"color: #1fa3b2;\">For with Roots and with Wings, you&#8217;ll find all the rest!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1973&#8243; 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Through high academic standards and an enriched curriculum, our children will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/?page_id=8069\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":315,"featured_media":0,"parent":325,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8069","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8069"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8345,"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8069\/revisions\/8345"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}