The staff journal of Marist Schools Australia Volume 24 Number 1 LLaavvaallllaa April 2018 INSIDE Marists in Bendigo and Kilmore for 125 years: 1893-2018 New Marist Leaders REMAR and Marist Youth Ministry Contents From the 2 From the National Director 4 St Michael’s Primary School Daceyville National 5 Marist College Emerald 6 Marist College Bendigo 8 Marist Schools Australia New Regional Directors Director 9 Assumption College, Kilmore 10 Newman College, Perth Throughout the world there are 216 000 Catholic schools, 12 Marist Solidarity educating 61 000 000 students, and 1260 Catholic universities 14 New Marist Principals with 11 000 000 students. There are 500 faculties and institutes of ecclesiastical studies. The work of the Church in education is 17 Marist Mission and Life Formation staggering when we consider the global context. In early 18 Parramatta Marist March 2018, the Australian Catholic University hosted a visit to 19 St Joseph’s School, Northam Australia by the Secretary for the Vatican’s Congregation for 20 Marist 180 Catholic Education, Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani and the Secretary General of the Gravissimum Educationis Foundation, 20 News From Melanesia Monsignor Guy-Real Thivierge, both direct appointees of Pope 21 Marist College, Kogarah Francis. The Foundation was established by Pope Francis in 22 Aquinas College, North Adelaide 2015 to work in a variety of contexts to support innovative, 23 St Augustine’s College, Cairns high impact educational projects by investing in quality learning opportunities, which promote scientific studies and 24 Marist Youth Ministry foster networking between educational institutions in 27 John Therry Catholic High School developed and developing countries. 27 Book Reviews Pope Francis, himself once a secondary school teacher in a Jesuit 28 Marist Schools Australia College in Buenos Aires, continues to challenge Catholic educators and Catholic schools throughout the world to build “a civilization of love”. In comments to a gathering of leaders of Australian Catholic Education authorities, hosted by the Dean of the La Editor: Br Tony Paterson Salle Academy Brother David Hall fms, Archbishop Zani and Monsignor Guy-Real articulated Pope Francis’ five key challenges. Contact details: Marist Schools Australia 1. Education is an act of hope because it builds the future. Marist Centre, Educators are called upon to accompany the uncertain PO Box 1247, MASCOT, NSW, 1460 Australia steps of young people towards adulthood by providing the Email: [email protected] tools necessary to navigate and enter society with security Lavalla and responsibility, in a spirit of service. Essential in a holistic Published by Marist Schools Australia hope filled education is risk taking , because every risk is also an opportunity. Design & Artwork Sydney Design Studio Pty Ltd • 02 9452 1967 2. An educational approach to solidarity combines learning and community service, in an integrated and articulated Lavalla, the name given to this magazine is taken from manner, through which students learn to take care of the the village in France where real needs in society with the aim of improving it. It St Marcellin Champagnat develops the civic responsibility of students, links academic established the world’s first Marist Th e staff journal M of arist Schools A curricula with learning about human rights, solidarity, care ustralia Volume 24 school in 1817. Nu mber 1 L April 2018 for the poor and preservation of the environment. There are now Marist Lavalla schools in 80 countries. 3. There are three languages: the language of the head, the language of the heart, the language of the hands . Cover: The Senior Year 6 Leadership Team from St Michael's Primary Education must move on these three roads. Teaching to School, Daceyville, in Sydney NSW. think, helping to feel right and accompanying in doing, so Courtesy of the Principal, Mrs Allana that the three languages are in harmony; so that the child, Vedder INSIDE the youth, thinks about what they feel and do, feels what M arists in Bendigo and Kilmore for New 125 years: 1993 Marist Leaders -2018 R they think and do, and does what they think and feel. EMAR and Maris t Youth Ministry 2 Lavalla 4. The Church in the third millennium renews its educational passion to reach the peripheries that need to grow in humanity, in intelligence, in values, in habits, so that they can in turn go on and lead to other experiences that they do not know. Therefore, the walls must be demolished because “the greatest failure that an educator can face, is to educate ‘within the walls.’ Educating inside the walls: walls of a selective culture, walls of a culture of safety, walls of a social sector that is well-off and no longer moves forward” 5. Christian education is about bringing up young people, children with human values in all realities, and one of these realities is transcendence . This dimension leads on paths of encounter, dialogue, building bridges regional and remote locations throughout holistic, explicitly Catholic education towards everyone in respect, esteem, the country. They had the opportunity to evident in the coherence of the assembly and reciprocal acceptance. meet a number of indigenous students and the engagement of the students. Significantly for Marist Schools Australia, and were particularly interested in the Both were quite moved by the visit and whilst in Sydney Archbishop Zani and purposeful inclusivity of the College as a appreciative of the staff and leaders of Monsignor Guy-Real were invited to community. The highlight of the visit the College. experience two Marist schools, and was their attendance and participation in It is always helpful and provocative to spent time at The John Berne School and the scheduled school assembly. The prayer have external eyes from a broader reality Saint Joseph’s College. Important to the was led by a senior student who experience what we know and do on a nature of their visits was the request for compellingly urged his fellow students daily basis. Our Vatican visitors consistently the schools to operate as usual and for to understand the rights of women emphasized the importance of the Spirit them to have the opportunity to simply throughout the world as an issue for all evident in the Marist schools they visited . speak with staff and students. men. 1100 boys listened intently and their expressions underscored the sincerity In our conversations there was great Both men commended the staff of The and importance of the message as a short interest in the future for all of the 55 John Berne School for their dedication film illustrated the injustice and prejudice Marist schools in Australia. The developing and commitment to the young people in experienced by millions of girls and role of the Marist Association of Saint that special setting, who have found women in regard to their rights to good Marcellin Champagnat was of particular themselves on the periphery of health, a proper education, freedom from interest and strongly affirmed. Clearly the mainstream schooling. Archbishop Zani, violence and sexual abuse, liberty, food Association was understood as our way through an interpreter expressed his and shelter. Two year 7 students then of ensuring, with God’s help and Mary’s admiration for the work there and simply spoke of their experiences in their first example, that our work is consistently said as he shook his head with raised month at Saint Joseph’s, and their earnest , driven by our mission in Catholic brows, “Complex!” Monsignor Guy-Real nervous speeches sprinkled with the education, in which we share with our who speaks a number of languages amusing anecdotes of 12 year old boys, students the depths, beauty and reality of fluently, remarked with enthusiasm on were memorable for their appreciation our transcendent relationship with Jesus. the motto of the school, which is “Hope and joy for the friends already made Always”. The visitors both undertook As we farewelled our guests that particularly among the staff and older solemnly to communicate to Pope afternoon, a shared reflection was that a boys. The assembly highlight was the Francis the authentic expression of visit to any of our Marist schools would commissioning of 40 Year 10 and Year Catholic education in practice have elicited similar responses from 11 students who are heading to the experienced at The John Berne School. them. It was a reminder to never take for Philippines and Tanzania for immersions granted, and consistently work to At Saint Joseph’s College, on International in the next school holidays. The assembly flourish, our Marist way of living the Women’s Day the Vatican visitors moved concluded with an amazing solo violin Gospel through Catholic education. throughout the classrooms and performance by a Year 10 student, who playground, speaking casually with was warmly applauded by his peers. Our Dr Frank Malloy students from various metropolitan, visitors commended the College for the National Director Lavalla 3 ST MICHAEL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL DACEYVILLE Primary School Staff Cultural Immersion in Timor Leste Students were always smiling. For the past two years, the student Mini Allana met these students who were off to play as their teacher hadn’t arrived for the day! Marist group has raised funds to support trainee teacher scholarships at ICEP. To Principal, Anna Novak, the Coordinator, struggles and plans for future gain a wider perspective of the situation Olivia Mulic and a first year teacher, Kate development. in Timor Leste and to further ignite a McDonald. Brother Peter Corr welcomed At ICEP the staff shared a video with the passion for the project, we decided to the team at Dili airport and then pre-service teachers about St Michael’s send a number of staff members on a escorted them on the four hour, rough school and then engaged in a rotation of cultural immersion experience.