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Every
individual has
inherent value.
Each individual has unique
potential that can be
developed.
Diversity enriches a
community.
All life experiences are
opportunities to learn.
Learning is an ongoing
process.
All people are responsible
for and to one another.
Character development is
integral to responsible
citizenship.
All people should treat each other and each other's religious traditions
with respect.
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The Pennington School, established as the Methodist Episcopal Male Seminary
in 1838, has a long tradition of spirituality. Over the years, our students
and their religious beliefs have diversified and, in turn, the School's
Chapel services have also changed. Today, our students are multi-denominational,
believing not only in Christianity, but also in Hinduism, Islam, Judaism,
Quakerism, and Buddhism.

How can all these faiths fit together? At Pennington, we believe that
all beliefs are important and that every religion is to be valued. Weekly
chapel services are a ritual in the Pennington community. Led by a Methodist
chaplain in a Presbyterian church, Chapel services are a peaceful time
for reflection and thought about life and love, friendship and community,
right and wrongthemes that are important in every religion and in
every country of the world.

Together, students and faculty grapple with current events, historical
truths, and hopes for the future. Whether through a poem or a song or
a prayer or a question, all members of the School listen and think and
learn from one another, and in so doing we become a community united together
by common concerns, joys, and dreams.

Students know that the school year is drawing to a close when Senior Chapel
concludes the weekly services in June. This final gathering of the community
allows the students, the faculty, and the administration to reflect on
their time at Pennington and on the days ahead. It is a milestone for
the seniors in their journey towards graduation and then life, where they
will join new communities, carrying with them the lessons they have learned
at Pennington.
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