The Second Vatican Council’s Gravissimum Educationis (Declaration on Christian Education) insists that “a true education aims at the formation of the human person in the pursuit of his ultimate end and of the good of the societies of which he as man is a member and in whose obligations as an adult he will share” (1).
The same document speaks of helping young people “to develop harmoniously their physical, moral and intellectual endowments,” and it insists that because young people need moral formation, “together with a deeper knowledge and love of God,” public authority should make sure they get what they’re entitled to.
The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education defines a school as “a place of integral formation by means of a systematic and critical assimilation of culture” (“The Catholic School,” 26). Integral means all the pieces are there and they fit together. Formation means education concerns the kind of person one becomes, not just what one knows.
In other words, it concerns intellectual and moral knowledge but also virtues — habits of acting for the true, the good and the beautiful. Integral formation also includes spiritual formation.
Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/what-makes-catholic-education-catholic/#ixzz2wNuZ08JG
"Students are called to model Christ in all that they do, in all their interactions. They are taught to seek God in all things. They are called to build up self-discipline, leadership skills and to deepen discipleship.
Through prayer, celebrations, retreats and social justice works, students develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They grow in their commitment to the Gospel’s call to actively transform the world into a better place for all of God’s peoples." - Red Deer Catholic Schools
"Within each of the key learning areas teaching/learning programs are developed to make explicit the Catholic values relevant to each area of study." - Catholic Values Across the Curriculum
Read more: http://catholicvalues.parra.catholic.edu.au/home
The same document speaks of helping young people “to develop harmoniously their physical, moral and intellectual endowments,” and it insists that because young people need moral formation, “together with a deeper knowledge and love of God,” public authority should make sure they get what they’re entitled to.
The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education defines a school as “a place of integral formation by means of a systematic and critical assimilation of culture” (“The Catholic School,” 26). Integral means all the pieces are there and they fit together. Formation means education concerns the kind of person one becomes, not just what one knows.
In other words, it concerns intellectual and moral knowledge but also virtues — habits of acting for the true, the good and the beautiful. Integral formation also includes spiritual formation.
Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/what-makes-catholic-education-catholic/#ixzz2wNuZ08JG
"Students are called to model Christ in all that they do, in all their interactions. They are taught to seek God in all things. They are called to build up self-discipline, leadership skills and to deepen discipleship.
Through prayer, celebrations, retreats and social justice works, students develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They grow in their commitment to the Gospel’s call to actively transform the world into a better place for all of God’s peoples." - Red Deer Catholic Schools
"Within each of the key learning areas teaching/learning programs are developed to make explicit the Catholic values relevant to each area of study." - Catholic Values Across the Curriculum
Read more: http://catholicvalues.parra.catholic.edu.au/home