Christianity in Primary

Explore the truth and beauty of the Christian faith as you form your own beliefs.

The word Christian is an important word in the name of our school. All our staff are practicing Christians. We see our job as not only to teach and to care for our students, but to also encourage them to consider a personal faith in Jesus. We believe the Christian faith has much to offer in our search for meaning and recognise and respect that faith is an individual’s choice.

By the time a student leaves NBCS, our aim is that they understand the Christian message of dignity, truth, grace, forgiveness, and hope. We believe Jesus’ life, death and resurrection underpin these ideas, and we celebrate that we can be reconciled to Him.

NBCS strives to honour the students and families as they question and form their own beliefs. We want students to leave with open hearts as their faith journey continues. Our staff seek to live and share the beauty of faith in Jesus. We do this to serve and contribute to God’s good world.

Christian classes

Students participate in weekly Christian Classes with their class teacher. This curriculum helps them to develop an understanding of what Christians believe. Our stage-appropriate programs teach biblical literacy, ethics, worldviews, and critical thinking, using the lens of ‘understand, critique, communicate and reflect’.

Learning programs are stage-appropriate and are based on the NBCS Christian Studies Framework.

LINK: NBCS Christian Studies Framework

Chapel

Primary students in Years 3 to 6 attend weekly Chapel, while Years K-2 participate in CIA (Christianity in Action). This is an opportunity to pause in a noisy world, come together, and go deeper to find meaning. Reflection on content from Chapel and CIA is done with class teachers.

CRU

A voluntary lunch-time group for students who want to go deeper in their faith journey with like-minded others. Our weekly Monday gatherings celebrate and experience faith, and allow students to go deeper in their faith journey with God and each other.

Service

A variety of service opportunities throughout Secondary are an outworking of faith in Jesus, where we put his teachings into practice and demonstrate ‘Christianity in Action. Across the Primary years, students partner with and experience a range of programs.

Meet our Senior Chaplain

Our Senior Chaplain, Mr Damien Whitington, has an important role in providing spiritual guidance, prayer and a hopeful Christian perspective for all students. Working alongside our staff, he creates various opportunities to encourage and engage students in discussions about faith, life, identity and purpose. Students explore who Jesus is, what the Bible has to say about humanity and the world, and key aspects of the Christian faith.

Mr Whitington is responsible for the oversight of Chapel, Christian Studies, and voluntary groups where students can go deeper in the Christian faith. He often says, “We will teach students ‘how’ to think, not ‘what’ to think.” Damien is excited to help NBCS students find meaning, articulate their beliefs, and become the best version of themselves under God.

Read more from the Chaplain. LINK: Senior Chaplain’s blog