Wimborne St GilesCE Primary School
Vision and Values
Our Christian Vision: 'Together We Grow: Together We Give'
At Wimborne St Giles we want to create a school that stands out, in which everybody THRIVES, which is firmly rooted in its Christian VALUES of Love, Hope and Joy and which branches out to serve its Local, National and Global COMMUNITY.
As a church school, our Vision is deeply Christian and underpinned by this verse from the Bible:
“And the leaves on the tree are for the healing of the nations" Revelation 22:2
We want every child to flourish and to fulfil their potential. We teach children that no two leaves are the same - and neither are they! Throughout their time with us, we instil the sense in them that they are unique, they are special and they are loved.
The visual representation of our vision is a tree with the children as leaves reaching out. We want our children to flourish and be empowered to change the world. Throughout their time with us, children are given regular opportunities to serve their local, national and global community and 'be the change' they want to see in the world.
We regularly explore this idea from St Augustine:
"We flourish, not for our own sake, but so we can look outwards and give"
Our Values
Love
Jesus loves us all so much. “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power…to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…” (Ephesians 3:17-18). At Wimborne St Giles, we strive to demonstrate God’s love in the way that we care for and serve one another and in the way that we practice forgiveness and reconciliation. “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)
Hope
“Our hope comes from God” (Romans 15:13). At Wimborne St Giles we aspire to be the best we can be and we are ambitious for our whole community. We regularly give children the chance to talk about ways to challenge injustice and inequality and we strive to bring hope to others through social action projects. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29: 11)
Joy
The Bible teaches us that true joy is found in God: “In Your presence is fullness of joy.” (Psalm 16:11) The joy of the Lord allows us to face every single situation, no matter how difficult, with hope and love in our hearts. At Wimborne St Giles we try to stay positive and joyful even when times are challenging and difficult. We know that ‘the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10)
Our Vision Tree gets its leaves!
