The Lasallian Heritage An Orientation For New Teachers, Staff and Administrators in Lasallian Ministries 2015-2016 1

The Lasallian HeritageThe Lasallian HeritageAn Orientation For An Orientation For

New Teachers, Staff and AdministratorsNew Teachers, Staff and Administratorsin Lasallian Ministriesin Lasallian Ministries

2015-20162015-2016

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GoalsGoals

InformationalInformational

ReflectiveReflective22

IntroductionsIntroductions

Four Things About Yourself….Four Things About Yourself….

1.1. Your ResponsibilitiesYour Responsibilities2.2. Your Previous OccupationYour Previous Occupation3.3. What Attracted You to This Ministry?What Attracted You to This Ministry?4.4. Any Previous Experience with the De Any Previous Experience with the De

La Salle Christian Brothers or La Salle Christian Brothers or Lasallian Ministries?Lasallian Ministries? 33

Opening & Closing Our PrayerOpening & Closing Our Prayer

Opening: Opening: ““Let us remember….Let us remember…. that we are in the holy presence that we are in the holy presence

of God.of God.””

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Closing:Closing: Saint John Baptist de La Salle…Saint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us!Pray for us! Live, Jesus, in our hearts…Live, Jesus, in our hearts… Forever!Forever!

AgendaAgenda

Common TermsCommon Terms

Our MissionOur Mission

Our FounderOur Founder

Meet the FamilyMeet the Family

Goals, or Essential Characteristics, of Goals, or Essential Characteristics, of

Lasallian MinistriesLasallian Ministries55


St. John Baptist de La SalleSt. John Baptist de La Salle De La Salle, or La SalleDe La Salle, or La Salle LasallianLasallian Lasallian SchoolsLasallian Schools

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Fratres Scholarum Christianarum (FSC)Fratres Scholarum Christianarum (FSC) Brothers of the Christian SchoolsBrothers of the Christian Schools De La Salle Christian BrothersDe La Salle Christian Brothers Lasallian Partners or ColleaguesLasallian Partners or Colleagues

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InstituteInstitute Superior General: Superior General:

Brother RobertBrother Robert Generalate, RomeGeneralate, Rome General ChapterGeneral Chapter International Mission International Mission

AssemblyAssembly

DistrictDistrict VisitorVisitor District ChapterDistrict Chapter District Mission CouncilDistrict Mission Council District Mission District Mission

AssemblyAssembly

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Saint John Baptist de La SalleSaint John Baptist de La Salleand the Gospelsand the Gospels

OneOneCommitmentCommitment

LeadsLeadsToTo

AnotherAnother99

Rheims, France - 1679Rheims, France - 1679

The Need –The Need – What can be done to break the cycle of What can be done to break the cycle of

economic and spiritual poverty?economic and spiritual poverty?

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The Situation –The Situation –

Rampant PovertyRampant Poverty Multi-GenerationalMulti-Generational

Meanwhile, on the other Meanwhile, on the other side of town…side of town…

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John Baptist de La Salle 1679John Baptist de La Salle 1679

Newly OrdainedNewly Ordained Privileged BackgroundPrivileged Background A Person of Deep FaithA Person of Deep Faith

Committed to Doing GodCommitted to Doing God’’s Wills Will A Path for the Future?A Path for the Future?

Whatever God Desires…Whatever God Desires… Education Does Not Appear to Be Education Does Not Appear to Be

in the Cards…in the Cards…1212

However…However…1313

One Commitment Leads to One Commitment Leads to AnotherAnother

Assists Adrien NyelAssists Adrien Nyel Works With TeachersWorks With Teachers A Challenge: Trust in A Challenge: Trust in

ProvidenceProvidence Establishes a Teaching Establishes a Teaching

CommunityCommunity

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I had not thought of doing I had not thought of doing this before, but not this before, but not

because others had not because others had not suggested that I do such suggested that I do such

workwork…… 1515

The Gentle Persistence of GodThe Gentle Persistence of God

And if I had ever thoughtAnd if I had ever thought……

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……one commitment led me into the one commitment led me into the next one without my having foreseen next one without my having foreseen

this in the beginning. this in the beginning.

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God, who directs all things with God, who directs all things with wisdom and gentleness…wisdom and gentleness…

One Commitment Leads to One Commitment Leads to AnotherAnother

To help open a schoolTo help open a school To assist teachersTo assist teachers To establish a community of To establish a community of

educators – “Brothers”educators – “Brothers” To dedicate his life “in To dedicate his life “in

association” with these Brothersassociation” with these Brothers To provide an education to To provide an education to

those who did not have access those who did not have access to a quality, Christian educationto a quality, Christian education

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Who are the Brothers?Who are the Brothers?

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serve others through educationserve others through education live in community, praying together dailylive in community, praying together daily consecrate themselves to Godconsecrate themselves to God live in the spirit and charism of a long, living live in the spirit and charism of a long, living

traditiontradition share their share their

mission in mission in a global a global ““InstituteInstitute””

Our Worldwide Our Worldwide MissionMission

The purpose of this Institute The purpose of this Institute is to provide a human and Christian education to is to provide a human and Christian education to

the young, especially the poor, according to the the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry which the Church has entrusted to it.ministry which the Church has entrusted to it.

-- The Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools-- The Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools2020

Video OverviewVideo Overview

De La Salle – A ReflectionDe La Salle – A Reflection

Brother Gerard Rummery, FSCBrother Gerard Rummery, FSC AustraliaAustralia General Councillor for 14 yearsGeneral Councillor for 14 years Significant Contributor to Lasallian StudiesSignificant Contributor to Lasallian Studies

Focus Question:Focus Question: If you were sitting around a campfire with If you were sitting around a campfire with

people who had never heard of John Baptist people who had never heard of John Baptist de La Salle, what would you tell them?de La Salle, what would you tell them? 2121

Stop and ReflectStop and Reflect

I learned…I learned…

I was surprised…I was surprised…

I rediscovered…I rediscovered…

I’m beginning to wonder…I’m beginning to wonder…

I’m getting clearer about…I’m getting clearer about…

I have a question about…I have a question about…2222

The International Institute The International Institute and the and the

Lasallian Region of North Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) TodayAmerica (RELAN) Today

A Quick TourA Quick Tour2323

The International Institute 2015The International Institute 2015www.lasalle.org

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Count r i

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Br o t h e r s91,643 Partners

1,038,080 Students

1,038,080 Students

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■ 107 ministries■ 7 Colleges / Universities■ 52 High Schools (3 “Cristo Rey”)■ 18 Middle Schools (11 “Miguel”)■ 3 Elementary Schools■ 8 Youth & Family Services

■9 Educational Centers serving > 30,000■4 Support Ministries■5 District or Regional Offices■72,130 students, K-higher education■687 Brothers■12,000 Partners

RELAN

2015

District of Eastern North America District of Eastern North America (DENA)(DENA)

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• 20 Secondary Schools20 Secondary Schools• 11 Middle Schools11 Middle Schools• 1 Elementary School1 Elementary School• 2 Colleges/Universities2 Colleges/Universities• 1 Educational Center 1 Educational Center • 8 Youth and Family Services Centers8 Youth and Family Services Centers

Francophone Canada DistrictFrancophone Canada District

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• 3 Educational 3 Educational CentersCenters

Midwest DistrictMidwest District

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• 15 Secondary Schools15 Secondary Schools• 5 Middle Schools5 Middle Schools• 1 Elementary School1 Elementary School

• 3 Universities3 Universities• 5 Educational Centers5 Educational Centers

District of San Francisco New District of San Francisco New OrleansOrleans

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• 17 Secondary Schools 17 Secondary Schools

• 2 Middle Schools2 Middle Schools• 1 Elementary School1 Elementary School• 1 College1 College• 1 Shared Educational 1 Shared Educational

Ministry with the Ministry with the District of North District of North MexicoMexico

Lasallian Colleges and Universities Lasallian Colleges and Universities 20152015

• RELAL – 35

• PARC – 13

• RELEM – 9

• RELAF – 1

• RELAN – 7

GoalsGoalsofofLasallianLasallianMinistriesMinistries

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Curriculum

Co-CurricularPrograms

CampusMinistry

StudentService

ProgramsAdmissions

Hiring

SchoolPolicies

Development

ParentPrograms

Board Work

Goals of Lasallian Ministries

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Goals of Lasallian Goals of Lasallian MinistriesMinistries

Essential Characteristics for Essential Characteristics for Lasallian Ministries Lasallian Ministries

Goals of Lasallian MinistriesGoals of Lasallian Ministries

2005: Regional Education Board (REB) 2005: Regional Education Board (REB) commissions a group to revisit and bring commissions a group to revisit and bring up to date the 1986 up to date the 1986 ““Characteristics of Characteristics of Lasallian SchoolsLasallian Schools””

Result: Result: ““Goals of Lasallian MinistriesGoals of Lasallian Ministries”” document shared with the Regiondocument shared with the Region

Umbrella Mission StatementUmbrella Mission Statement

““The Lasallian ministries of RELAN The Lasallian ministries of RELAN respond respond to the needsto the needs of those entrusted to our care. 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”. . .

Let us remember…Let us remember…

Imago DeiImago Dei Caring and Love for All PersonsCaring and Love for All Persons

Witness to the Example of Witness to the Example of Jesus and the Heritage of the Jesus and the Heritage of the ChurchChurch

Promote Personal and Promote Personal and Communal Spiritual Growth Communal Spiritual Growth and Reflectionand Reflection

1.1. We Instill Gospel ValuesWe Instill Gospel Values

2.2. We are Animated by and We are Animated by and Foster a Spirit of Foster a Spirit of FaithFaith & & ZealZeal

Let us remember…Let us remember…

Our Our ““workwork”” is a ministry and a vocation is a ministry and a vocation

See all things with the See all things with the ““eyes of faitheyes of faith””

Compassion and Care, with special Compassion and Care, with special attention to those most in needattention to those most in need

The Power of PrayerThe Power of Prayer

3.3. We Exercise a Preferential We Exercise a Preferential Option for Those Who Are PoorOption for Those Who Are Poor

Fullness of Life for AllFullness of Life for All

Special Consideration Given to Those in Special Consideration Given to Those in Greatest NeedGreatest Need

Concern reaches beyond the local Concern reaches beyond the local communitycommunity

Both Social Action and Social Change are Both Social Action and Social Change are valuesvalues

4.4. We Develop and Maintain Diverse We Develop and Maintain Diverse Programs Meeting Recognized Programs Meeting Recognized Standards of ExcellenceStandards of Excellence

Holistic Education: Mind, Body, Spirit, Heart

A challenging environment For For each oneeach one ““entrusted to our careentrusted to our care”” Professional Development & Spiritual Professional Development & Spiritual

FormationFormation Accountability and Honest EvaluationAccountability and Honest Evaluation

Goal: Everyone Finds a PlaceGoal: Everyone Finds a Place Inclusion Instead of ExclusionInclusion Instead of Exclusion Parents, Students, Alumni, FriendsParents, Students, Alumni, Friends Special Concern for Those Most in NeedSpecial Concern for Those Most in Need

Focus on Quality RelationshipsFocus on Quality Relationships Collegial, Collaborative Style of Collegial, Collaborative Style of

Decision-Making and GovernanceDecision-Making and Governance The Transformative Power of ExampleThe Transformative Power of Example Involved with the Local and Larger ChurchInvolved with the Local and Larger Church United by a Common Mission United by a Common Mission

5.5. We Create and Sustain Respectful We Create and Sustain Respectful Human Relationships in CommunityHuman Relationships in Community

Welcometo the

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