🌱 Our New RE Journey: What Is a Good Life?

Year 6 have started a new RE unit learning about 🧘 Buddhism, based around the big question:

❓ What do we mean by a good life?

We began by thinking about 😊 happiness and 😌 contentment. Happiness can feel exciting but doesn’t always last. Contentment is a calmer feeling—being satisfied with what we already have.

We also talked about 🧠 wants and ❤️ needs. Needs are things we must have, like food and shelter. Wants are things we would like to have. We noticed that always wanting more 🛍️ can sometimes stop us from feeling truly happy.

This links closely to Buddhist beliefs ☸️. Buddhists teach that constant wanting can lead to unhappiness, and that a good life is about understanding ourselves, being kind ✨, and finding inner peace 🕊️.

As the unit continues, we’ll explore how Buddhism encourages people to live wisely and contentedly—and what this might mean for our own lives today 🌍.