Catholic Education Commission Of Western Australia

The article, “Give Us this Day Our Daily Lesson”, is about the issues between two different schools, the Catholic schools and public schools, involving their distinctive ways of teachings and the privileges received from the government in term of funding. The article states the conflicts between both schools and provides solutions for minimizing these issues. Today’s society largely revolves around Catholic faith which explains the vast number of Catholic churches, and the enhanced support received from the government to Catholic schools. Catholic schools are programmed to be able to accommodate to non-Catholic students and compensate for their religious beliefs as well. For instance, students have the choice to take a religion course where

My desire to work in the Catholic School system stems primarily from the ability to share my faith openly in such an environment, however, the Catholic School’s focus on the growth of the whole person, spiritual and academic and its commitment to service in the community and the world are also very important to me.

American Catholic schools provide an education based in faith, to many children and families that are Catholic as well as many students and families that are non-Catholic all over the United States. This faith-based education is needed for the future strengthening of the Catholic Church and for the carrying out of our Catholic Faith mission in our schools. Since Catholic schools are building our Church and faith Community, we need to continue to provide schools to carry out that mission. In order to provide schools and do this, we need to be a viable “business.” Unfortunately for Catholic schools, they are a “business” and one that faces challenges going forward. For our business to thrive and grow, there

“What makes the Catholic school distinctive is its religious dimension, and that this is to be found in (a) the educational climate, (b) the personal development of each student, (c) the relationship established between culture and the Gospel, (d) the illumination of all knowledge with the light of faith (The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School: Guidelines for Reflection and Renewal, paragraph 1).” Catholic schools must be welcoming to all students regardless of differences. Catholic schools are communities of diverse people who through dialogue come to know and love each other. Catholic schools have an environment that is growth-oriented and where all are comfortable in being vulnerable in order to learn. Catholic schools leaders must see to the personal development of every child through differentiation but also by having an authentic and good relationship with each student so as to understand them more fully. I should be able to tell a Catholic school apart from another school as soon as I walk in. Not only because of the way the school is decorated, but because each student and teacher I meet should be a living example of the Gospel values. As Francis once said, “Preach the Gospel, use words if necessary.” Every academic subject in Catholic Schools should have the faith integrated within it. Our students must learn to look at everything through the

possibly set the best example for Catholic school life is figures of the Church themselves. One

Catholic Education: An educational institution that is dedicated to teaching both its Catholic and non-Catholic students the beliefs of Roman Catholicism (q.v.). Its origins go as far as the early 17th century, predating the founding of the United States. Beginning in the 1970s, Catholic Education in the United States experienced a substantial decline in both its size and composition; however, its perpetual decline was successfully curtailed with the creation of the Republic program (q.v.) by Godmother (q.v.) and the Wise Man (q.v.), along with several others.

This religion consists of the belief in one God and one God only as well as purity of the soul of its members. Although some may believe the Catholic Church does not have a unique culture, the religion has shown a very active role in society as it is easily the largest religion internationally and is often associated with education. During the residential school era, the Catholic Church was as active in youth education as it ever had been and believed this association with education could strengthen the faith. The system of education used was “strict and efficient” (Hanson) and similar to the native ways, practiced worship, prayer, charity, and tradition. Overall the mentality and history of this religion may be different to that of native ways, however, when analyzed well enough it is difficult to not see the many hidden

We nurture and assist the growth of each and every child’s Catholic identity with the integration of Religious Education into everyday life; by proclaiming the good news of Jesus in my teachings and expressing to the children that we are Jesus’ hands, feet, voice and heart in everything that we do. The children’s carry out their own faith journeys by leading their learning and building on their individual understandings.

I came to conclusions about my faith and Catholic Education. Catholic Education still does not mean much to me. However, it brings together people who (most of the time) come from a Catholic/Christian backgrounds, and creates a sense of community. For that I appreciate Catholic Education. What I do not find as nice about Catholic schools is that despite being centred around religion, people in Catholic schools can be just as mean-spirited, rude, and uncompassionate as people in public schools, if not worse. I am aware that it is unrealistic to assume that those in Catholic schools are all wonderful people, but I find reality ironic. In my opinion, Catholic Education is like public education, except Catholic students have school masses and are obligated to take religion courses. As I introduced previously, being subject to Catholic Education and those devoutly religious for the better part of 13 years has guided me to my brand of Catholicism so to speak. Catholic Education has inadvertently, or possibly intentionally, started me off on my own spiritual path by showing me what I do not like about Catholicism (eg. the belief that not going to church is bad). Spirituality and personal religious beliefs are lifelong works in progress, and I suppose that without Catholic Education my progress would have started later in my

This report is an investigation into the culture of Good Shepherd Catholic School. Good Shepherd Catholic School is a school located in the Metropolitan area of Lockridge. This school was established in 1983 as a teaching arm of the Catholic Church in the Lockridge Parish, in which Sisters taught years 1-4. Since then it has established itself as a school that is double stream from Kindy to Year 6 with current enrolments of up to 414 students as of 2014. The value of Good Shepherd ICSEA is currently 1029, in which the school is made up of 42 different nationalities (My School, 2015).

Religious beliefs and spirituality plays a major role in the lives of many young Australians.

100). With such a large increase in Catholic school students and a potential for that to continue, the Catholic Church had to rethink how they managed the schooling of children and how they cold bring some steadiness to the education offered. That looking within their system need to happen and led to the leaders of Catholic schools to new focus, which was for Diocese to possibly add a superintendent to their chain of command. Just as they do currently, the superintendent would help the consistency of schooling across the parishes. This change was needed since many pastors were running their schools without having the level of educational experience to know what they were doing or the ability to see the bigger picture, keeping everyone progressing

Administrators encourage students to practice these teachings, not only in school, but in the community and at home. While being provided with enjoyable teachings and learning about their religion, and furnished with the proper information and tools, students are able to do high level of academic achievement. An article listed in Newsweek, written by Joe Klein, has great examples of the roles of Parochial schools in America. The role of religious teaching: In the article, a teacher who works at St. Elizabeth’s (A Parochial School) whose name is Lynda Alexander, obviously being interviewed, stated, “The first is that education is a spiritual mission (Parochial, 2)”. The role of religious practice: The principle of St. Elizabeth, Jeannette Terry, stated, “There are strict rules here—no drugs, no gangs—and a genuine atmosphere of mutual respect (perhaps one child a year is expelled, Terry estimates; studies have shown the parochial schools have lower expulsion rates than public schools). The classrooms are quiet, orderly; the students enthusiastic (Parochial, 2)”. The role of providing an essential education: Parochial Schools believe that each child can

The Australian state of Victoria traditionally offered students special religious instruction as part of its daily curriculum. Students who chose to take volunteer lead courses would spend 30 minutes each week learning religion, while students who opted-out of taking religious instructions participated in a study hall. Only 20% of Victorian student participated in Religious instruction according to the education minister James Merlino.

Of course, today, it would be impossible even to think about having one-size-fit-all solutions in Jesuit Schools. However, the existing gap in how to permeate the school environment with those values, ways of proceeding, and decision-making processes to respond to a changing society today is a topic that deserves to be researched. For Jesuit schools, it is something clear what Jesuit Education is, but how to embrace those ideals to face the challenges of a global world still remains indistinct.