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THE HEART OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (SPIRITUALITY: THE WORLD OF KIDS TODAY…
THE HEART OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Value of God, ethos and community
Need to work together when furthering religious beliefs
Reasons for Catholic schools: endless opportunity for human growth and needs
WHY: teachers choose Catholic schools
Motivation (love of teaching)
Quality of teachers
Religious nature
What makes a good school according to parents
Quality of teachers
Quality of education
Religious nature
'Teachers are called to be Good News'
Key answers from Bishops
Raising religious awareness
Wondering about God
Church needs to meet peoples needs
Statistics
Encouragment
Combination of school, parish and community
Teaching beyond traditional values
WHY
Evangelise
Christian beliefs and values
Models of community
Educational choices
TEACHERS: JOB/ CAREER/ VOCATION
Building good schools
Career
Forma training
Salary
On going professional learning
Registration with professional body
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
Teaching in a Catholic school you need to
Understand the Gospel
Contribute to Catholic culture
Follow the ideals of a Catholic school
Value Catholicism
Integrate: faith, culture and life
Vocation: vocare (Latin) to call
Each person has a God given vocation
Education= transformation
Catholic school teachers are called to educate young people
Teachers help to form the human person
'Evangelise always, when necessary use word' St Francis of Assisi
Teacher, subject and student intertwined
SPIRITUALITY: THE WORLD OF KIDS TODAY
Values and meanings by which people live
Evangelisation is ineffective if we don't
Use their language
Take into account the actual people it addresses
know their signs and symbols
Answer the questions they ask
Impact their life
What is meaningful to students today?
'School is not a major influence in their lives today' Flynn
Australia is a secular society
Challenges for young Australians
Money is centre
Materialistic
Religion is irrelevant
Catholic school students don't practice religion at home
Faith and life are divided
Tribalism
Difficulties
Appreciation of goodness
Development of gospel values
Develop understanding of justice
Grow beyond self
Challenge world views
Students find it difficult to develop real meaning in their lives
GENESIS 2: 7
The Hebrew word for breath and spirit are the same
Spiritual: non material aspect of a person
NEW GENERATION FACE
High divorce rates between parents
pervasive drug culture
technology
IDENTITY: who am I?
MEANING: what's life about?
PURPOSE: why am I here?
RESILIENCE: can I cope?
THRIVING: where do i find happiness?
HOW CAN WE ESTABLISH THIS IN THE CLASSROOM?
Building good relationships
Safe environment
Encourage imagination and creation
Give time for quiet and stillness
Create prayer and meditation time
Home, school, society and Church barley link
NURTUTRING SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT
Through
Religious education
Primary proclamation
Catholicism
Students need to learn to appreciate Catholic:
Symbols
Practices
Signs of reverence
COME FOLLOW ME: secondary student resource
Raising religious awareness
Promoting appreciation for the created universe
Developing personal faith
GOD IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Australian society is secular
Reflection and discussion are a key strategy when teaching
Experience through the local parish
Litergies
Retreats
Prayers
Advent celebrations
Religious education is as important as every other learning area
