STUDY-GUIDE
TO THE FIVE AXIOMS OF LASALLIAN EDUCATION
BY DISCUSSION WITH
COLLEAGUES, IDENTIFY THE THINGS IN YOUR SCHOOL, WHICH CAN BE USED AS
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THE FIVE AXIOMS ARE TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE
REALITY.
Things the school
organises:
- a
chapel
- liturgies
- the time given to
Religious Education in the curriculum. (Is it 10%
?)
- the number, and the
status of the staff involved in Religious
Education.
- the existence of a
school chaplaincy team
- the number and quality
of rooms available for RE
- time and space
available for quiet reflection
- visible symbols
(pictures and crucifixes) throughout the school
- retreats in school and
away from school
- other . . . .
.
Things the pupils
do:
- participation in
liturgy
- organising and
participating in para-liturgies
- private
prayer
- meditation
- ability to talk about
spirituality
- other . . . .
.
Things the teachers
do:
- sharing with the
pupils in praying, worshipping and expressing their
faith
- ability to talk about
their personal values
- other . . . .
.
QUESTIONS TO
CONSIDER
- How effective are all
these things?
- What kind of
Catholicism does your school try to promote?
- Is there a Mission
Statement for the school which all know and
recognise?
- How do the values of
the Mission Statement influence the teaching of non-religious
subjects?
- How are these values
reflected in the behaviour of the pupils?
- How are these values
reflected in the behaviour of the former pupils?
- How does your school
offer a counter-culture to the prevailing social ethos of
materialism, relativism and indifference?
IN
CONCLUSION
- identify two things
that your school does very well and which other schools could
imitate.
- identify two problems
for which you would like to receive ideas and help from other
schools.