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The heart of the Catholic School Ryan Bowden…
The heart of the Catholic School
Ryan Bowden
Teaching
Job
A paid position of regular employment.
'Just a job'
Something that pays the bills.
Career
Ongoing Professional Learning.
Specialised knowledge and skills.
Collaboration with other professionals.
Appropriate and equitable salary for high-quality service.
A career path with identifiable steps.
Registration with a professional body.
Formation and training in Education and Curriculum.
Vocation
Each person is unique, having the God-given vocation to contribute to God's creative activity in the world today.
Each of us have a multitude of gifts by God.
We are called to by God to use these gifts to enrich humanity.
Vocation refers to the latin word: 'to call'.
A strong feeling suitability for certain career or occupation.
Teachers
Good Teachers make a good school under the leadership of caring and competent principal.
Teachers are called to nurture their students in discovering their life-calling from God.
A source of great happiness.
Called to perform a special service within the Church
To Educate
Teachers are 'people makers' not 'profit makers'
Called to goodness through their behaviour and relationships within a school.
The Work of Women in the Church -
'Schools are just big families'
Says Mercedes College Principal
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Religious Education: 'Same as; or Different from?'
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The Catholic School Community
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Why Catholic Schools?
To be models in genuine communities.
To offer educational house.
To foster a mentality in society.
To support parents in their child's development.
To be places of evangelisation.
Members of the Catholic School community.
Students
Teachers
Administration
Volunteers
Principal
Paraprofessionals
Teachers Choice: Catholic Schools
A love of teaching.
Quality of educators in the school.
Religious nature of the School.
Family
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School
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the Church
Parents Choice: Catholic Schools
Quality of Teachers
Quality of of Education
Religious Character of the School.
Nurturing Spiritual and Religious Development
Faith in Education
Catechisis
Developing Faith
Evangelisation
Retreats
Catholic Symbols
Liturgies
Prayer and Ritual
Sacraments
Religious Education
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As a Learning Area
Year 8
Catholic communities.
The Human quest for God.
Creation: God's Plan
Growing in God's Image
Year 9
Achieving emotional peace.
Searching for truth.
Growing stronger spiritually
Seeking love, and sexuality.
Years K-7
Sacraments
Eucharist
Reconciliation
Confirmation
Baptism
Lent / Easter
Church
Jesus
the Bible
Prayer
Nativity Story - Christmas
Year 10
Discovering God's plan for us
Searching for Freedom
God's Spirit at work in our lives.
Working for Justice
Resources
Year 8-10
Student Resources
Years PP-7
Teacher resources only.
Proclamation
Religious Awareness
Awakened through promoting appreciation of God's Creation.
Supported through:
Study of Science and Nature.
School Outdoor Camps and Excursions
Awakened through reflection.
Discussion of questions and yearnings of the Human Heart
Awakened through reminders.
The omnipresence of God
Mandate
A vision for guide for Catholic schools and education.
Catholic School Curriculum
The development of Baptised students.
Growth in Awareness.
Occuring through the integration of faith, culture, and life within the 9 Learning Areas.
Vision: A place of Evangelisation.
Spirituality: The world of Children today.
Religious Faith
the vehicle
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'grows' the seed
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to map out
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the language
the path to follow
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Spirituality
the road
the seed
the landscape
the experience
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the inner journey
Definitions
Meaning
What is life about?
Purpose
Why am I here?
Resilience
Can I cope with this?
Identity
Who am I?
Thriving
How do I find happiness?
Young Australians
Peer Pressure
Dressing well
Best technology
Dating
Popularity
Spirituality: The Human Person
Mind
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Spirit
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Heart
Body
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Generations
Builders
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Generation Y
Generation Z
Challenges: implementing a vision.
God, religion and religious people are seen as irrelevant
Live in an affluent society.
Families choose Catholic schools
Although they have little experience of Church life.
Culture where faith and life are divided.
Surrounded by materialistic and individualised attitudes.
Spirituality: Religious Development
Tell
Others
All of life
God
