Timor is a small country that has achieved its independence after having suffered many human losses. During the Indonesian occupation, education was largely provided by Indonesian teachers. When the country came to independence it had no trained native teachers to teach. From its inhabitants arose the initiative to organize the
Days of diversity and welcoming with respect!… how many children God has!, and all invited to his “tent” of encounter, communion, participation for the mission. Yes, this is the goal not to forget, and again in the words of St. Rafaela Mª, “may everyone know and love Him”… In my
Pope Francis launched an impressive initiative, called “Reinventing the GlobalCompact on Education” in order to “rekindle our dedication for and with youngpeople, renewing our passion for a more open and inclusive education, includingpatient listening, constructive dialogue and better mutual understanding”. He alsourged us to build and walk on a truly
We were invited to take care of “the way” in which we wish to follow God’s calls for us in our Institute today. We feel attracted more and more by the way of Jesus “FROM BELOW, FROM WITHIN AND FROM UP CLOSE” This theme can be a space to reflect
As a concrete response to the theme that the Region of India chose for this advent – “hoping with others and for others”, the Pune community decided to accompany the children of the Banjara community who migrated from Karnataka in search of a better life. Their parents are construction workers.
For the past four years we have been conducting an Early Education Peer Tutoring Program, whose acronym is TEI. The Program is an educational strategy for coexistence for the prevention of violence and school bullying. It is based on affective peer mentoring and develops respect, empathy and commitment as basic
Accompanying the hopes of migrants and refugees and crying out together with them. A reflection in the light of the experience of St. Ignatius of Loyola. (First published in Revista Comisión Episcopal Migrantes Argentina) The entire military career of St. Ignatius of Loyola was cut short with a gunshot wound
This year, with our school theme focused on “Living the Legacy”, the Academy is strengthening its commitment to sustainability as guided by Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si. In translation, this means “Praise Be To You” and also has a subtitle: “On Care for Our Common Home.” As a Handmaid school, our
Our project AGENDA 2021 arose as a proposal for the whole educational community in theframework of Education for Global DevelopmentTo begin, the 17 Objectives for Sustainable Development of the 2030 AGENDA of the UN weredistributed among the different groups of our educational community (Student body, AMPA, PAS,and the Leadership Team).
From the 13 th to the 19 th of November 105 people from 31 countries met in Fatima for the GeneralAssembly of RENATE (Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation) in orderto deal with the issue of human trafficking.During that week we listened to presentations, we shared experiences of
