The Abbotsholme Star

The Abbotsholme star is worn by pupils on their jumpers. The star is a pentagram, a powerful ancient device to protect the wearer from harm. It is King Solomon’s star. Gawain, the purest of the knights, wore it on his breastplate, a star with no beginning and no end. Dr Reddie adopted this as the symbol for his school, and it is what we stand for and stand by. He saw it as a representation of a human being.

Head – aspiring to the spiritual, but rooted in earth
Arms – one reaches out to things in creative action, one to fellow human beings
Feet – one in stream of time, one in natural world of space

If we look at how that translates into our practice,

The spiritual life is what we offer in Chapel - broadly Christian but non-denominational and always inclusive of, and respectful toward, other religions; as well as the moral teaching which we all contribute to

Service to others – very much encouraged by our membership of Round Square

The involvement we have in all of the creative arts of painting, sculpture, drama, music

Time - the fact that we do move forward, we do adapt to a changing world

And space – where we are - us and our environment - and where we can go: and the adventure of Round Square projects, of outdoor education and the expeditions we offer