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Our Lasallian Heritage

Our Lasallian Heritage. An Orientation & Introduction to the Lasallian Heritage. What We Hope to Achieve. Growing Familiarity with the Lasallian educational mission. Goals. Informational. Reflective. Agenda. Common Terms Our Mission Our Founder Around the Lasallian World

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Our Lasallian Heritage

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  1. Our Lasallian Heritage An Orientation & Introduction to the Lasallian Heritage

  2. What We Hope to Achieve • Growing Familiarity with the Lasallian educational mission

  3. Goals • Informational • Reflective

  4. Agenda • Common Terms • Our Mission • Our Founder • Around the Lasallian World • Two Growing Networks • Essential Characteristics of Lasallian Ministries

  5. Opening & Closing Our Prayer • Opening: • “Let us remember…. • that we are in the holy presence of God.” • Closing: • Saint John Baptist de La Salle… • Pray for us! • Live, Jesus, in our hearts… • Forever!

  6. Common Terms • St. John Baptist de La Salle • De La Salle • La Salle • Lasallian • Lasallian Schools

  7. Common Terms • Fratres Scholarum Christianarum (FSC) • Brothers of the Christian Schools • De La Salle Christian Brothers • Lasallian Partners or Colleagues

  8. Common Terms • International Institute • Superior General: Br. Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC • General Chapter • International Assembly on Mission • District • Brother Visitor • District Chapter • District Assembly on Mission

  9. Our Founders Saint John Baptist de La Salleand the Gospels

  10. Rheims, France - 1679 The Situation – • Rampant Poverty • Multi-Generational The Need – • What can be done to break the cycle of economic and spiritual poverty?

  11. Meanwhile, on the other side of town…

  12. John Baptist de La Salle 1679 • Newly Ordained • Privileged Background • A Person of Deep Faith • Committed to Doing God’s Will • A Path for the Future? • Whatever God Desires… • Education Does Not Appear to Be in the Cards…

  13. However…

  14. One Commitment Leads to Another • Assists Adrien Nyel • Works With Teachers • A Challenge: Trust in Providence • Establishes a Teaching Community

  15. The Gentle Persistence of God I had not thought of doing this before, but not because others had not suggested that I do such work…

  16. The Gentle Persistence of God And if I had ever thought…

  17. The Gentle Persistence of God God, who directs all things with wisdom and gentleness… …one commitment led me into the next one without my having foreseen this in the beginning.

  18. One Commitment Leads to Another • To help open a school • To assist teachers • To establish a community of educators – “Brothers” • To dedicate his life “in association” with these Brothers • To provide an education to those who did not have access to a quality, Christian education

  19. Who are the Brothers? • serve others through education • live in community, praying together daily • consecrate themselves to God • live in the spirit and charism of a long tradition • share their mission in a global “Institute”

  20. Our Worldwide Mission The purpose of this Institute is to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry which the Church has entrusted to it. -- The Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

  21. Video Overview • De La Salle – A Reflection • Brother Gerard Rummery, FSC • Australia • General Councillor for 14 years • Significant Contributor to Lasallian Studies • Focus Question: • If you were sitting around a campfire with people who had never heard of John Baptist de La Salle, what would you tell them?

  22. Stop and Reflect

  23. Our Lasallian World Around the World in 5 Minutes

  24. The International Institute 2009 5 00 0 Br o t h e r s 80 Count r i e s 800,000 Students 81,000 Partners

  25. Districts of the United States/Toronto Region • 100 ministries • 56 high schools • 14 “Miguel” schools • 3 “Cristo Rey” schools • 7 Colleges / Universities • 3 elementary schools • Programs for Youth with Special Needs San Francisco District New Orleans/Santa Fe District Midwest District District of Eastern North America (DENA) The United States-Toronto Region 2009

  26. Two Growing Networksof Schools

  27. San Miguel Schools, 2009

  28. Cristo Rey Schools, 2009

  29. GoalsofLasallianMinistries

  30. For Reflection and Conversation • Recall a time when you were a student and… • …a teacher treated as a person in a powerful way. What did the teacher do? What did you learn from the experience?

  31. Lasallian Core Values and Beliefs As Articulated in Goals of Lasallian Ministries

  32. Goals of Lasallian Ministries • 2005: Regional Education Board (REB) commissions a group to revisit and bring up to date the 1986 “Characteristics of Lasallian Schools” • Result: “Goals of Lasallian Ministries” document shared with the Region

  33. Umbrella Mission Statement “The Lasallian ministries of the United States-Toronto Region respond to the needs of those entrusted to our care.” “While the nature of these ministries may vary across the Region and evolve in response to the signs of the times, they possess the following general goals”. . .

  34. We Instill Gospel Values • Let us remember… • Imago Dei • Caring and Love for All Persons • Witness to the Example of Jesus and the Heritage of the Church • Promote Personal and Communal Spiritual Growth and Reflection

  35. We are Animated by and Foster a Spirit of Faith & Zeal • Let us remember… • Our “work” is a “ministry” and a “vocation” • See all things with the “eyes of faith” • Compassion and Care, with special attention to those most in need • The Power of Prayer

  36. “I was hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, a stranger, a prisoner…” We Exercise a Preferential Option for Those Who Are Poor • Fullness of Life for All • Special Consideration Given to Those in Greatest Need • Concern reaches beyond the local community • Both Social Action and Social Change are values

  37. We Develop and Maintain Diverse Programs Meeting Recognized Standards of Excellence • Holistic Education: • Mind, Body, Spirit, Heart • Goal: “To have a life as well as make a living” • A challenging environment • For each one “entrusted to our care” • Professional Development & Spiritual Formation • Accountability and Honest Evaluation

  38. We Create and Sustain Respectful Human Relationships in Community • Goal: Everyone Finds a Place • Inclusion Instead of Exclusion • Parents, Students, Alumni, Friends • Special Concern for Those Most in Need • Focus on Quality Relationships • Collegial, Collaborative Style of Decision-Making and Governance • The Transformative Power of Example • Involved with the Local and Larger Church • United by a Common Mission

  39. Essential Characteristics • We Instill Gospel Values • We are Animated by and Foster a Spirit of Faith & Zeal • We Exercise a Preferential Option for Those Who Are Poor • We Develop and Maintain Diverse Programs Meeting Recognized Standards of Excellence • We Create and Sustain Respectful Human Relationships in Community

  40. Stop and Reflect

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