Ampleforth College: Parents’ Retreat
How can teachings from over 1,000 years ago support parents of the modern age" Father Chad Boulton, Senior Chaplain at Ampleforth College, explains
Guiding teenagers through the difficult transition of childhood to adulthood is a challenging task ? but is there a way schools and parents can unite and work together, to help make this transition a little bit easier"
A few years ago, co-educational boarding school, Ampleforth Abbey and College in North Yorkshire established a programme of day retreats for parents and teachers, helping them to develop cooperation skills in order to best support their children.
The retreats take place on the day before parents meet their children?s teachers, and begin with talks from a monk, who outlines how the Benedictine school is continuing to take inspiration from the Rule of St Benedict, a 1,500-year-old book of precepts. The art of balance
A different theme is developed each year ? the school has previously looked at three Benedictine ?balances?: between the individual and the community, between love and discipline, and between a written Rule and a personal Abbot. The retreat also teaches the importance of listening, belonging and perseverance.
Above, Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire
These talks can provoke fascinating group discussions, complemented with time for individual reading and the chance to pray with the monastic community in the Abbey. Parents are joined by some of the monks and teachers for a lunch in the monast...
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