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Module 3: The Heart of the Catholic School :<3: (Students :girl::skin…

- - - - 'Evangelise always'
    - - 'People makers'
    - - 'Each human person is made in the image and likeness of God.'
  - - - Just to pay the bills?
    - - Profession & AITSL
    - - God wants us to use the gifts he gave us.
      - Work to integrate faith, culture and life
      - Each person has their own vocation
      - Called to perform a specific service
        
        To educate young people
      - Called to be good news through behaviour/ relationships
      - Nurture students
      - 'Vocare'
        
        'Sending of God'
      - Catholic education does not exist outside the Church.
      - You need to have some sense of vocation.
      - Constant process of travelling with God, others and you.
        
        Becoming more human/ love for God
      - Artists of the soul.
        
        You become the message
        
        Communicate your faith
- - - - Reasons for choosing Catholic school :school:
        
        Flynn's Conclusion #
        
        Quality of teachers
        
        Quality of Education
        
        The Religious character of the school
        
        They are the 1st and foremost educators
        
        Have reasons changed since 1990?
    - - Reasons for staff:
        
        Love of teaching :sparkling_heart:
        
        Religious nature of the school
    - - Fulfilling their needs
      - Helping them develop
      - Strengthening their faith
  - - - Schools can enrich those experiences
        
        Striving to be good schools
      - God is present
- - - - Students like teachers who are
        
        Supportive
        
        Kind
        
        Caring
        
        Attend to the youth needs
        
        Make a difference
        
        Humorous
  - - - Compassionate school
      - Technological resources
      - Welcoming school
      - Positive school
      - Supportive school
  - - - Someone to show them how to love.
      - Boys want to be good men
      - Sex Education
    - - Social pressures
  - - - Creates difficulties to implement the Catholic school vision
- - - - Mind
      - Body
      - Heart :heartbeat:
      - Spirit
    - - Religious faith helps grow the seed
  - - - Helps them form answers
    - - In relation to others, God, self & creation
      - Christian--Religious--Spiritual--Human
  - - - Nurture their spiritual/ religious development
      - Value student's questions.
      - 'Propose, not impose'
- - - - Not about developing personal faith & sense of the Sacred
      - Introduces specific content
      - Uses 3 step approach
      - It is an act of Evangelisation
      - Use effective teaching and activities in RE as well
      - Learning should be assessed and reported
      - Diverse and offers so much
      - Knowledge and understanding of the Gospel
      - Kindy
        
        Children have a natural spirituality
        
        Awareness of God
      - Resources and text books available for different year levels
      - A learning area
        
        Provokes questioning
        
        Personally inspiring
        
        Academically challenging
    - - Catholic practices :church:
      - Catholic symbols
      - Sense of belonging to the school
    - - Celebrated
      - Spoken about
      - Experienced
    - - Aim: to put people in touch with Jesus
      - Teachers/ Parents are Christ spokesman
      - He uses our lips
  - - - Questioning, reflection, discussion
      - Appreciate their questioning