THEME: A Lasallian THEME: A Lasallian Vision of Value Vision of Value

EducationEducation

Objectives:Objectives:

1.1. Identify core values in a Identify core values in a Lasallian Education.Lasallian Education.

2.2. Reflect on the methods of Reflect on the methods of communicating those core communicating those core values in a formal school values in a formal school settingsetting

Working definitions for Working definitions for this presentationthis presentation

Core values – often used in context of defining an organization’s most important

principles or standards (values) that characterize it in the midst of other

organizations of a similar nature

Values – One’s principles or standards;Values – One’s principles or standards; One’s judgment of what is One’s judgment of what is

important or valuable in lifeimportant or valuable in life

LASALLIAN CORE VALUESLASALLIAN CORE VALUES

Heritage found in two major texts Heritage found in two major texts written by La Salle and the early written by La Salle and the early Brothers: (progressively edited from Brothers: (progressively edited from 1690 to 1718)1690 to 1718)

VISION:VISION: Meditations for the Time of Meditations for the Time of RetreatRetreat

PEDAGOGICAL IMPLEMENTATION: The PEDAGOGICAL IMPLEMENTATION: The Conduct of the Christian SchoolsConduct of the Christian Schools

SESSION ONESESSION ONELASALLIAN CORE VALUES: Those values LASALLIAN CORE VALUES: Those values

operative within the organization which are operative within the organization which are adapted from the experience of La Salle and adapted from the experience of La Salle and the early Brothers and which give a special the early Brothers and which give a special character to the organization’s work today:character to the organization’s work today:

1. Develop Awareness / Intimacy with the Divine

2. Form community with others of a like mind

3. Acquire Knowledge / Wisdom necessary to lead a good life

4. Exercise Compassion / Response to the needs of others, especially the poor.

Core Value-ICore Value-IDevelop Awareness / Intimacy with the Develop Awareness / Intimacy with the

DivineDivine

1.1. ““ Let us remember that we are in the Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.”holy presence of God.”

““Live Jesus / God” in our hearts … Live Jesus / God” in our hearts … Forever”Forever”

2. Develop a real relationship with God2. Develop a real relationship with God

3. Integral to that relationship is the 3. Integral to that relationship is the inclusion of others and a concern for inclusion of others and a concern for their welfare.their welfare.

Core Value-IICore Value-IIForm community with others of a like Form community with others of a like

mindmind

1.1. Relationship with others Relationship with others includes a common educational includes a common educational purpose and practicespurpose and practices

2.2. Make a reasonable commitment Make a reasonable commitment of time to activities that build of time to activities that build communitycommunity

3.3. Support for the practice of other Support for the practice of other core valuescore values

Core Value-IIICore Value-IIIAcquire Knowledge / Wisdom necessary to Acquire Knowledge / Wisdom necessary to

lead a good lifelead a good life

1.1. ““ good life” includes: good life” includes: employment; character; employment; character; contribution to society; wisdom contribution to society; wisdom concerning the purpose of life.concerning the purpose of life.

2.2. Commitment to competence Commitment to competence and excellenceand excellence

Core Value-IVCore Value-IVExercise Compassion / Response Exercise Compassion / Response to the needs of others, especially to the needs of others, especially

the poor.the poor.

1.1. Experience / envision a Experience / envision a relationship to others that leads relationship to others that leads to compassion / responseto compassion / response

2.2. ““needs of the poor” are a needs of the poor” are a special focus for Lasallian special focus for Lasallian EducationEducation

Session One: Core Values – Session One: Core Values – Reflection / Discussion QuestionsReflection / Discussion Questions

1.1. What aspect of St. Lasalle’s life What aspect of St. Lasalle’s life or his decisions as depicted in or his decisions as depicted in the video do I most admire?the video do I most admire?

2.2. Which Lasallian core values do I Which Lasallian core values do I already practice easily and already practice easily and frequently? Why?frequently? Why?

3.3. Which Lasallian core value do I Which Lasallian core value do I need to understand and need to understand and develop better? Why?develop better? Why?

SESSION TWOSESSION TWOCommunicating the Lasallian Core Communicating the Lasallian Core

Values Values

1.1. Personal examplePersonal example

2.2. Management: Management: Classroom and schoolClassroom and school

3.3. Use of the imaginationUse of the imagination

4.4. Students’ Students’ experienceexperience

Method I: Personal Method I: Personal ExampleExample

1.1. Challenges to our own Challenges to our own “value system”“value system”

2.2. Impact of what we DO Impact of what we DO compared to what we SAYcompared to what we SAY

Method II: Management – Method II: Management – classroom and schoolclassroom and school

1.1. Effort required to achieve Effort required to achieve “competence and “competence and excellence”excellence”

2.2. Knowing the studentsKnowing the students….….

3.3. Correction versus Correction versus punishmentpunishment

Method III: Method III: Use of the ImaginationUse of the Imagination

1.1. In imaginative constructs In imaginative constructs (stories, parable, (stories, parable, movies…) the whole movies…) the whole person is engagedperson is engaged

2.2. Biographies / Biographies / autobiographies provide autobiographies provide convincing proofconvincing proof

Method IV: Method IV: Students’ ExperienceStudents’ Experience

1.1. Reinforce the experience Reinforce the experience students have when they students have when they act according to “core act according to “core values”values”

2.2. Provide service projects Provide service projects rooted in the social situation rooted in the social situation that surround themthat surround them

SESSION TWO: SESSION TWO: Communicating the Lasallian Communicating the Lasallian

Core ValuesCore ValuesReflection / Discussion QuestionsReflection / Discussion Questions

1.1. Which Lasallian core values are Which Lasallian core values are already being well communicated already being well communicated in your school? Please describe in your school? Please describe some of the effective methods.some of the effective methods.

2.2. Which Lasallian core values are Which Lasallian core values are most neglected or ineffectively most neglected or ineffectively communicated? What can be communicated? What can be done to improve?done to improve?