13th October 2026
🌟 Collective Worship – The Power of Hope! 🌟 Last week, our Open the Book team shared the wonderful story of Abraham and Sarah, who continued to trust in God’s promise even when having a child seemed impossible. In our follow-up collective worship, we challenged the children to think about a big philosophical question: 💭 “How long should you keep hoping for something that seems impossible?” As always, we received some fantastic reflections from children across school, showing just how deeply they are thinking about these important questions. 🌈 Darcy linked her thinking beautifully to the Bible story, explaining that Abraham and Sarah never stopped believing because they trusted God. 🌈 Tilly recognised that sometimes our hopes might not be realistic, but that hope can still help us stay positive even when things don’t turn out as expected. 🌈 Maddox offered an interesting perspective, suggesting that it isn’t always our hopes that shape the future — sometimes it’s our actions. 🌈 Freddie built on this idea, explaining that while hope is important, we sometimes need to take action rather than simply wait for something to happen. 👏 What wonderful thinking! One of the things we particularly value about our collective worship is that children don’t always agree — and that’s absolutely fine! We want them to question, reflect, listen to different viewpoints and develop their own understanding. Our discussions helped us recognise that hope can give us strength even when the outcome is uncertain, but that hope can also inspire us to take positive action. These reflections link beautifully to our school Christian values of Trust and Endurance, reminding us that faith, patience and perseverance can help us through life’s challenges. As a Church of England school, we are proud to provide opportunities for our children to explore Bible stories, ask meaningful questions and consider how our Christian values can guide us in everyday life. 💙 Well done to all our thoughtful young philosophers at Brompton!
