Sidcot School Festival of Peace on Sunday 18th June
Posted on: 10 May 2017Sidcot School in Bristol is an academic institution with a long and rich history, and they are now inviting you to their Festival of Peace on Sunday 18th June. The festival has something for the whole family and you can be assured you will have a ball!
The Centre for Peace and Global Studies at Sidcot School has put together the Festival of Peace, with the title ‘Breaking waves: holding your course and having fun in turbulent times’. The theme of the day is a moving future; this came out of a discussion with our students, where they feel that the goals are always moving and a soon as they think they understand one issue of how to help solve a crisis or impact the environment, the target changes and they have to find new skills and ideas to solve them.
Instead of weighing them down with challenges that seem impossible to solve, the idea was to create hope and to hear about practical solutions for their future. All the speakers, acts, entertainment and music has been carefully selected and pulled together with our student body. We hope you enjoy it!
A token 50p donation is required for entrance. This will be given to charities attending the day. Everyone is welcome to come down and join in on the fun!
Since its foundation, the values of the Society of Friends have been at the heart of Sidcot School. Quakers believe in living life adventurously and letting their lives speak. In practice that means an approach to teaching that encourages individual thought, questioning and exploration, whilst making sure that students have all the support they need to grow as individuals with their full range of talents recognised and celebrated.
Sidcot wishes to become a pioneer and a world-class centre of excellence for inspirational education that is as much about nurturing the spirit as it is about outstanding academic success. The vision is informed by the Testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), which act as a touchstone, and challenge to the whole school community, those with faith and those without, all of whom are equally welcomed.
The address for the school is Sidcot School, Oakridge Lane Winscombe, North Somerset, BS25 1PD.
For any more information on the event head on over to the Sidcot School website at - sidcot.org.uk. You can also email the school at seniors@sidcot.org.uk or give them a call on 01934 843102.
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