Y10 Peterborough cathedral and Kingsgate church visit Friday 22/6/18 “The best part was finding out what an actual Christian thinks as opposed to learning about general Christian views…I still don’t understand how Christians decide which parts of the Bible to take literally.” “I was really surprised at how open the priest was about his beliefs […]
Category: Philosophy + Ethics
Y11 visit to the Faizane Madina mosque
Y11 visit to the Faizane Madina mosque, Peterborough and Thorpe hall hospice, Peterborough. As part of their study of Islam and medical ethics, 18 Y11 girls visited Peterborough to help them understand Islam (the mosque) and palliative care (the hospice). As we entered the biggest mosque in Peterborough with a capacity for 2500 worshippers, we […]
What is Love? Asks Lottie.
‘What is love?’ by Lottie Pike What is love? Is it a practice? Is it an infatuation? Or is it just purely chemical and biological instinct? The Ancient Greeks seemed to think it was all of the above; however, the Oxford dictionary defines it as ‘an intense feeling of deep affection’. But surely it […]
A short blog by Charlotte on the complexity of truth and lies.
LYING What is lying? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that humans carry out everyday. Most people would say that lying is always wrong… except when there’s a good reason for it, which means that it is not always wrong. But even people who think lying is always wrong have a […]
Lottie blogs on winning the Rutland Radio Star Award.
Rutland Radio Star Award Last term, I was fortunate enough to be submitted as a candidate for the Rutland Radio Star Award competition by Mr Jones, my current Philosophy and Ethics teacher. Then, much to my surprise, a couple of weeks later Mr Jones received a phone call informing him that I had won the […]
Calum Fryatt blogs about the direction he thinks the world is heading…
Thriving…or on the Decline: Is the World Better or Worse Than Ever? A topic that affects each and every one of us. The world is a place we rely on every single day to provide for us. But are we now on a path of inevitable decline or have we really made the world a […]
Sophie Reeves blog visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor donated by Beatle, George Harrison to help understand Hindu Religion.
Year 9 have all recently been on a trip to Hindu Temple: Bhaktivedanta Manor. This is a blog made up of some of us who went on the trip. It tells you a bit about history of the manor but also about our own experience on the trip. I hope you like it! Monday 25th September A […]