What is Beautiful?

We have been exploring the character strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence as part of our positive education learning.

WHAT IS APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY & EXCELLENCE?

Those who express an appreciation of beauty & excellence notice and appreciate beauty, excellence and/or skilled performance in all domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.

PHYSICAL BEAUTY.

This may include auditory, tactile or abstract. This type of goodness produces awe and wonder in the person experiencing it.

SKILL OR TALENT (EXCELLENCE).

This is often energizing, and compels a person to pursue their own goals. It inspires admiration.

VIRTUE OR MORAL GOODNESS (MORAL BEAUTY).

Virtual goodness makes someone want to be better, more loving and creates feelings of elevation.

We looked at some pictures and had a debate to see whether we found them beautiful or not beautiful. We had to justify our thoughts using the word 'because' to give a reason. There are no wrong answers in this kind of debate because we want to open ourselves up to hearing the opinions of others and using that to shape our own thinking.

We used these ideas in our writing later in the week and had to think of things we found beautiful.


So keep your eye out for that beauty that is all around us.