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The Heart of a Catholic School (Spirituality: The World of kids today…
The Heart of a Catholic School
The Catholic School Community
Reasons for Catholic Schools
Parents
Quality of Teachers
"Good Teachers Make Good Schools" M.Flynn
Quality of Education
Religious character of the school
Teachers
Quality of their collegues
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Religious nature of the school
Love of Teaching is a motivation
Bishops through the Mandate
To be places of Evangelisation
Evangelisation is the spreading of the
Good News
of
Jesus Christ
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To be models of genuine community
To foster a Christian mentality in society
Assist parents in the development of their children
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Offers educational choice
'It takes a whole village to raise a child'
Family
First and foremost educators
In the
absence
of male figures, young adolescents learn how to act from their peers and the internet
"Pornography is a curriculum" Jonathan Doyle
"Boy’s want to be good men... but many just don’t know how to love" Jonathan Doyle
They "lack a masculine narrative of sacrificial love and service." Jonathan Doyle
The domestic Church
Establishes Christian witness
Local Church
Gifts parents with faith formation to fulfill their roles as evangelisers
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'Prime mover and pre-eminent place for Catechesis'
Parish Priest encourages all to accept their Christian Vocation
School
Reminds parents of their responsibility
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Through:
Meetings
Faith programs
Teaching in Catholic Schools
Responsible in fostering the Schools mission through its life and curriculum
Curriculum comprises
nine
learning areas of study, designed by teachers under the guidance of the school and Catholic Education commission.
A Career
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
Professional Knowledge
Professional Practice
Professional Engagement
to take part in spiritual and religious formation
to commit to the ideals and objectives of Catholic schools
to work to integrate faith, culture and life in all they do
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A Vocation
Called to be Good news
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Helps to Form human persons
Teaching is Transformative
An "
Exhausting, Demanding, Challenging"
Vocation
Teachers are called to educate young people
Vocation is a divine call to serve the Church and enrich humanity, though the use of our God-given gifts
Kerrie Fraser’s Vocation as a Principal:
“Sense of responsibility”
“Wanted to give back to the community that I felt had given me so much”
“Catholic values and community spirit” on why she went back to the Catholic education system
More then a job
"Only those who love the young should teach" - Pearl S Buck
"The kids that make my work so amazing" - Matthew Cavanough
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Spirituality: The World of kids today
Evangelisation
Loses its effectiveness if it does not:
Take into account the actual people
Use their language
Answer the questions they ask
To be effective, we need to know the world of todays people
Kids Today
Friends and relationship have become the most important thing
Society and the world they live in matters the most
Young Australians
Living in a "Post-Christian Era"
Secular and materialistic society
Secularism denies the possibility that a sacred order exists
God is out of sight and out of mind
Children not growing up understanding the language of God
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Challenges
Faith and life are divided
Society places little faith on Religious Faith
Presenting basic Catholic teachings and God's vision
Developing a Sense of respect for the
Frail
Elderly
Disadvantaged
Homeless
and Each Other !
Generation Z
Tribalism
introduced
A loyal collection of friends; a second family
Caused by:
High divorce rate among parents
Drug culture
technology revolution.
New Poor: "Students ravaged by hyper-commercialised culture marked by family breakdown, loneliness and confusion"
Most positive aspect of school = Socialisation
Spirituality and the human person
Humans are Four Dimensional Beings
‘Spiritual beings on a human journey?’
or
‘Human Beings on a Spiritual journey?’
Todays youth forms their spirituality in different ways
Religious Education can provide a
language
to explore the
mystery of life
'Spirit'
is the core of our being
Fosters:
the capacity to overcome challenges
the desire for goodness, love and truth
the sense of curiosity
The search for what is most important in life
What makes humanity
distinctively different
from other forms of living creatures
Spirituality and Religious Development / faith
The sense of who I am in relation to:
Religious Education Nurture the spiritual development of the youth by:
Establishing a safe environment
Good relationships appropriate to the classroom
‘Propose don’t Impose’
"We become fully human… when we let God bring us beyond ourselves in order to reach the fullest truth of our being." Evangelii Gaudium
Nurturing spiritual and religious development
The Mandate presents the vision for Catholic schools
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Through the integration of:
Religious Education
Emphasis on Knowledge and Understanding of the Gospel
When you know the content "You become the message"
Use an Educational approach
Age appropriate words and languages
The
First
of
Nine
learning areas
"An activity of evangelisation in its own right" - Mandate, para 62
"Help students with life questions, such as those related to identity, the human origin and destiny, social justice, freedom.." Mandate para 63
Teach academically challenging and personally inspiring Religious Education
Resource books
Pre primary
Play-based learning
Using Bible stories
Simple prayer rituals
Primary
8-12 units of work a year
Focus on:
Jesus
Bible
Church
Baptism
Eucharist …
Secondary
Four units of work a year
Five 40 minute lessons a week
Primary Proclamation
Raising Religious Awareness
Awareness of the power and presence of God is lacking in todays society
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Awareness can be awakened through promoting appreciation for the created universe
-Outdoor camps and studies of nature and science
Awareness can be awakened through reflection and discussion of human heart questions
Through reminders of the presence of God
Through charity programs and Christian leadership
Catechesis
Developing Personal Faith
To grow in Faith, young people need Catechesis from their parents and the parishes
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Schools can offer students :
Liturgies
Prayer
Retreat
Christian Celebrations
Where the presence of God is
Spoken about
,
Celebrated
and
Experienced
"Every week I go to our year level maths ... I role model to the girls that the weekly morning mass is important to me" - Kerrie Fraser
Schools can
nurture Christian development
through:
Christian Service
Religious education
Campus ministry
Faith development
Religious education cannot develop
personal faith
, however, personal faith can
occur
there
The Heart of Evangelisation
