On Thursday, 21st of May, 16 students from across the school began participating in the Seasons for Growth Program. We began our small groups with some 'getting to know you' activities before starting the formal Seasons for Growth Program.

Why is the program called 'Seasons for Growth'?

Metaphors are often used to help explain our experience of life. By using the metaphor of the different seasons, it provides a concrete way of engaging with the abstract idea of change and loss. 

It allows students to understand that; no season lasts forever, each season is unique and important for growth, everyone experiences the seasons differently, people find different ways to adapt to changes within each season and that seasonal change is often silent, gradual and unseen.

The metaphor speaks of the 'ups and downs' of life, recognising both the struggle and the joy, the light and the dark, the loss and the gain.

Over the next 2 weeks, We will be exploring the season of Autumn, looking at the way that change is a part of life. Autumn delivers reminders that our world is constantly changing. It is a time of passage from the light and warmth of Summer to the dark and cold of Winter. Some grieve the loss of Summer, whilst others welcome the solitude of winter. Autumn isn't the beginning of the end of anything, only the beginning of a new beginning.

Please keep these students in your thoughts and prayers as we journey together.