[HPFGU-OTChatter] Chapels in British boarding schools

[Janette]

>
> Carol, hoping that she's not arousing strong emotions with this post
> and mostly just asking whether chapel is still a part of boarding
> school life in Britain


montims:
Well, I never attended boarding school, but I found this by googling:
http://www.boardingschools.co.uk/religion.htm


Most schools have an affiliation to the Anglican (Church of England) or
Catholic church and in most cases there is a chapel (small private church)
on the school grounds where pupils are expected to attend religious services
two or three times per week. Children who are practicing members of another
religion (e.g. Muslims, Jews) may ask to be excused attendance at religious
services, but atheists and agnostics are not exempt.

England is a secular society and regular attendance at church services does
not play a major part in the lives of the majority of the population.
However schools feel that church services and religious instruction lessons
distill in the children broad moral values - the difference between right
and wrong, consideration for the welfare of others etc.

The school chapel often offers the largest space where the whole school can
meet and assemblies are often held there. These are not religious occasions,
but a chance for the Head to address all pupils and staff on matters of
general interest and related to the smooth administration of the school.


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