Catholic Ethos & Values
At St. Bernard’s we are one family in Christ as we live out the Gospel values each day of our lives.
We are an inclusive Catholic community, welcoming all faiths, and those of none, to experience Catholic teachings, underpinned by Gospel values across our school and the curriculum. We live and learn together in school each day according to our school virtues, living out our school motto, ‘to work is to pray’.
These are:
Intentional: We make positive, deliberate decisions, because life is a gift from God.
Attentive: Finding God in learning and all things.
Eloquent: Always kind, polite, and forgiving with our words.
Humility: To show gratitude to God for my talents, offering my work in prayer.
Compassion: To love my neighbour as Jesus loves me.
Service: To give to God and others and not count the cost.
More information can be found on these in our Virtues Curriculum document:
Students and staff have the opportunity to:
- Pray together each day
- Enjoy retreats at Castlerigg
- Attend Mass at various times throughout the year
- Work with the Chaplain as part of our Charities group to support our local and global community.
- Guide and contribute to our Catholic Life through the chaplaincy groups
- Celebrate Mass with our local Catholic schools at Furness Abbey.
Throughout the year we celebrate our Catholic Life:
- Year 7 Welcome Mass
- Armistice Day Service
- Remembrance prayers
- All Saints Mass and other Holy Days of Obligation
- Carol Services
- Ash Wednesday service
- Year 11 Leavers’ Mass
- Prefect commissioning service
- Lent and Advent reflections
- Lunchtime reflections and activities in the chapel
- Diocesan Masses and other events
- Masses, prayer services and events in the parish
