Growing in Four Ways

I’ve just this minute come back to my desk after conducting 3-6 and K-2 chapels for the first time in 2017. It’s amazing to see how your sons have grown over the summer break!

Growing is something even Jesus did. It says in Luke’s biography of Jesus that “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and men.” He grew in four areas: (1) He grew “in wisdom” – intellectual development. (2) He grew “in stature” – physical development. (3) He grew “in favour with God” – Spiritual development. (4) He grew “in favour with men” – social and emotional development. Spiritual growth should not be compartmentalised, but integrated into every other aspect of life.

At Newington we want to encourage your boys to develop in each of these areas. In other words, we want to provide a holistic education. This has been the case since the inception of the College and has its roots in our school motto IN FIDE SCIENTIAM … to faith add knowledge.

We look forward this year in joining you watching as your sons grow in four ways.

Peter Morphew
Chaplain