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Who or what really matters in a Catholic School? By Claire O'Malley…
Who or what really matters in a Catholic School?
By Claire O'Malley
The Catholic School Community
Reasons for catholic schools
Teachers
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Motivation: love of teaching
Quality of the teachers in the school
Religious nature of the school
Parents
Quality of the education at the school
Religious character of the school
Quality of the teachers
Parish
Mandate: The Parish Community "the prime mover and pre-eminent place for catechesis"
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Mandate "supporting parents as the first educators of their children"
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Why catholic schools
'Places of evangelisation'
Assist parents in the development of their children
Foster a Christian mentality in society
Offer educational choice
Models of genuine communities
Spirituality and young people today
Sense of who i am in relationship to
Others
God
Self
All of creation
'What is happening in Catholic sex education in schools'
Father figures to aid children grow up into men
Learning from the internet how to act rather than parental figures
What it means to be a good man and knowing our place in life
'Girl interrupted'
different types of poor within schools
social emotionally poor
'Evangelisation'
Spreading of the good news of Jesus Christ
Influences
Youth 'tribalism'
Loyal friends like a second family
Spirit
The non material aspect of a person
A life giving energy
The core of our being
Spirituality
Identity
Meaning
Purpose
Resilience
Thriving
Religious Education
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Safe environment
Good classroom relationships
Time for prayer and meditation
Time for reflection
Teaching: a job? career? vocation?
Job
Position of regular employment
Anything a person is expected or obliged to do
Career
Formation and training in education and curriculum
Specialised knowledge and skills
Ongoing professional learning
Professional knowledge, practice and engagement
Vocation
Called to perform a specific service
Called to evangelise
Be good news from behaviour and relationships
Called to nurture their students in discovering life-calling from God.
Helps to form human persons
Reveal who we are by living what we believe
Nurturing spiritual and religious development
Religious education (a learning area)
Knowledge and understanding of the Gospel
Same demands as other learning areas
Educational
Listen to and talk about stories
Ask questions and reflect
Proclamation (religious awareness)
Sense of the sacred
Power and presence of God
Promoting appreciation for the created universe
Reflection and discussion
Awareness of personal experiences and need of God's help
Leadership
Catechesis (developing personal faith)
Develops and matures faith
Central activity of evangelisation
Teaching of the faith
From their parents
By their Parishes
Develop a culture of catechesis
Help students appreciate
Symbols
Practices
Signs of reverence
Experiences
Prayer
Celebrations
Retreats
Spoken about
