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The heart of the Catholic school (The Catholic school community (Catholic…
The heart of the Catholic school
The Catholic school community
Parents
Passing on faith experiences
First and foremost educators
Reasons for Catholic schools
Quality of teachers
Quality of education at the school
Religious character of the school
Students
Faith experiences enriched from schools
Religious education
Parish
Teachers
Reasons for Catholic schools
Motivation: love of teaching
Quality of teachers
Religious nature
School leaders (Mandate paras 94-95)
Principals
Promotion of evangelisation
Delegates leadership of ethos, life and curriculum
Faith and leadership
More 'Jesus-like' leads to effective leadership
Embody vision, values and outlook of Catholic schools (witness)
Contributions are examples of God's presence
Support one another with faith and courage
Priests
Contribute to school parish
Evangelise
Catholic schools
Evangelise
Requires faith experience
Educational choice
Foster Christian mentality in society
Assist parents in development of their children
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Establish partnerships
Teaching- a job? a career? a vocation?
Career
Professional Knowledge
Professional Practice
Professional Engagement
Catholic schools
Co-operate actively in fostering the schools
mission through its life and curriculum
Job
'Paid position of employment'
Vocation
'calling'
Use gifts by God to enrich humanity
Transformation
Teacher
Subject
Student
'People-makers'
Called to perform a specific service
to educate and nurture young people
'Be good news'- evangelise through
behaviour and relationships in schools
Reveal who we are and live by what we believe
Good teachers make good schools
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Catholic schools
Quality of teachers
Religious nature of the school
Motivation and love of teaching
Spirituality and the world of kids today
Evangelisation
May loose effectiveness
Not taking into account people whom are addressed
Not using language
Not answering questions asked
Not having an impact on concrete life
Not knowing signs and symbols
Young Australians
Influences today
'School is not the major impact on children's lives'- Flynn
Focus on other pressures 'materialistic'
Spirituality and the human person
Four-dimensional beings
'Spirit'- Principle of conscious life
Non-material aspect
Life-giving energy
Inherent in every human being
Core of our being
'Spirituality'
Deep sense of wholeness
Life experiences that create meaning for people
Quality people bring to their relationships
Search for meaning and connectedness
Gives values, hope, friendship and purpose
Search for what is most important in life
Quest for our sense of identity
5 areas
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Identity
What's life about?
Meaning
Why am I here?
Purpose
Who am I?
Resilience
Can I cope?
Thriving
Where will I find happiness?
Spirituality and religious development
Sense of ''who I am'
Difference
Religious faith takes spirituality a step further
Human
Spiritual
Religious
Christian
Reading
'What is happening in Catholic sex education in schools?'
Divorce rate
Limited to not seeing father figure
Lack of men figures
Young boys at disadvantage
No guidance. unsure of right and wrong
Spirituality and religious education
Nurturing spiritual/religious development of young children
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Time for prayer and meditation
Encouraging creativity and imagination
Reflection time
Children all heard, good relationships formed
Nurturing spiritual and religious development
Integration of faith, culture and life
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Catechesis
Developing personal faith
Central activity of evangelisation
'Heart' of building this faith
Provided by catholic schools
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Develop the culture of catechesis
Liturgies
Prayer
Retreats
Easter and Christmas celebrations
Help student appreciation of symbols, practices and signs of reverence
Presence of God is spoken about, celebrated and experienced
Religious education
'First learning area'
Share Catholic faith by promoting knowledge and understanding of the Gospel
Educational approach
Meaning and purpose in life
Issues of right and wrong
Beliefs about God and reality
Meaning of being human
Teaching resources
Proclamation
Religious awareness
'Developing a sense of the sacred'
Power and presence of God- Gospels
Lack in Australia
Focus on material world and affluent lifestyles
Awakened
Promoting appreciation for the created universe
Outdoor excursions and camps
Study of nature and science
Reflection and discussion of questions of the human heart
Growing awareness of personal experiences and need for God's help
Prayer
Reminders of the presence of God
Representation in schools
Reflective spaces
Crucifix
Projects
Vision for Catholic education
Evangelisation
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