Chapel

Katherine Gibson and Claire Browning, Year 11

CHAPEL CAPTAINS’ REPORT

Engaging the school community in Chapel during 2020 was a challenge to say the least. But in such a time of COVID-19 as people were isolated from friends and family, dealing with the stresses and struggles as the pandemic dragged the world under, spirituality and mindfulness were needed more than ever.

This year, due to the inability to run a Chapel Service face-to-face, we created a short interactive video and activity surrounding mindfulness that the girls could engage with. We asked what mindfulness and spirituality meant to them and discussed the importance of practising this in their day-to-day lives. With lots of individuals feeling isolated during restrictions, we encouraged the value of mindfulness and spirituality, whether Christian or not this was something that everyone could engage with. The Reverends started an original podcast, Revpod, to cater for girls during the COVID-19 lockdown and filmed each Chapel Service to be watched separately by each Connect class. Thankfully by Term 4, we were able to return to face-to-face Chapel. Although we were not able to sing, we were still very much glad to be back in our sacred space. Katherine Gibson and Claire Browning, Captains of Chapel

...spirituality and mindfulness were needed more than ever.

Reverend Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres (Chaplain) Year 7 students in Chapel

House REPORTS