Ethos of a Catholic School
On xxx Oct the Anscombe Centre is organizing an "ETHOS" conference inwards Oxford on the business office of ethics, science, in addition to religion inwards Catholic schools. The poster is here. I volition non live able to attend, but it seems a skillful chance to reverberate on the theme that is nether debate.
The ethos of a schoolhouse refers to its moral environment, the feel of belonging to a community of shared values in addition to ideals. The word ethos originally meant “custom”, or “habit”, or “character”; the ethos is determined yesteryear the way nosotros process each other in addition to acquit towards each other. It depends on the character of our attending in addition to honour for i another. It supports in addition to stimulates both imagination in addition to intellectual query but is distinct from both. It may live
expressed inwards a mission statement, but that tin live no to a greater extent than than a request of reference. Ethos requires us truly to behave, non but to speak, inwards accordance amongst the religion in addition to intelligence nosotros profess. It is a affair of the “spirit”, rather than the “letter”.
The ethos of a schoolhouse refers to its moral environment, the feel of belonging to a community of shared values in addition to ideals. The word ethos originally meant “custom”, or “habit”, or “character”; the ethos is determined yesteryear the way nosotros process each other in addition to acquit towards each other. It depends on the character of our attending in addition to honour for i another. It supports in addition to stimulates both imagination in addition to intellectual query but is distinct from both. It may live
expressed inwards a mission statement, but that tin live no to a greater extent than than a request of reference. Ethos requires us truly to behave, non but to speak, inwards accordance amongst the religion in addition to intelligence nosotros profess. It is a affair of the “spirit”, rather than the “letter”.
In an article for the Catholic Herald on v Oct 2012, Tim Gardner OP chooses these words from the Declaration on Christian Education yesteryear the Second Vatican Council to limited the ethos of a Catholic school:
“a exceptional atmosphere animated yesteryear the Gospel spirit of liberty in addition to charity, to help youth grow according to the novel creatures they were made through baptism every bit they prepare their ain personalities, in addition to lastly to gild the whole of human civilization to the intelligence of salvation thus that the noesis the students gradually acquire of the world, life in addition to human being is illumined yesteryear faith” (n. 8).How tin nosotros tell if a schoolhouse has this “Catholic ethos”? It comes from the presence of a certainly spirit inside the community, which shows itself inwards dissimilar ways, from an virtually tangible mood or atmosphere through to diverse concrete signs, such every bit the unopen integration of liturgy, prayer, in addition to religious instruction amongst the remainder of schoolhouse life, the moral representative laid upward yesteryear teachers, encouragement given to charitable activity, involvement inwards the life of each pupil, attention for those amongst exceptional needs, in addition to thus on.
The Catholic ethos radiates from the liturgy in addition to the sacraments but extends throughout the community in addition to the run of the school. This fifty-fifty affects what is taught in addition to the way it is taught. The Incarnation is non or thus slice of historical data that, i time communicated, tin live forgotten piece nosotros plough our minds to geography or biological scientific discipline or mathematics. If true, it changes everything, fifty-fifty the way nosotros persuasion the cosmos. It alters the way every discipline is taught also every bit the relationships betwixt them. It connects them severally in addition to together to our destiny, to the wish of our hearts for matrimony amongst interplanetary space truth – what used to live called, in addition to possibly even thus should be, the saving of our souls. Once that lesson is learned, at that topographic point are no “boring” subjects. Nothing tin live ugly or pointless unless nosotros acquire far so.
To or thus it may audio excessively pious to say so, but a Catholic ethos is essentially Marian, in addition to the “atmosphere” of a Catholic schoolhouse volition tend to live redolent of the Holy Family, since this is the educational environs inwards which Our Lord himself grew to maturity. It is the run of the Catholic schoolhouse to help convey Christ to nativity in addition to to maturity inwards each fellow member of the community, in addition to to that extent to help extend the ethos of the Holy Family throughout the world. This is alone possible amongst the grace of the sacraments, making possible the living presence of Christ himself.
Details of the conference follow:
A conference on the business office of ethics, scientific discipline in addition to religion inwards Catholic schools: The Anscombe Centre is delighted to denote a conference for teachers in addition to schoolhouse leaders on Tuesday 30th Oct (10am - 4pm), at St Gregory's Catholic School, Oxford OX4 3DR. This presents an first-class chance to encourage an authentic, reasoned, in addition to persuasive concern human relationship of religion inwards education, supporting teachers and, ultimately, students.
Details of the conference follow:
A conference on the business office of ethics, scientific discipline in addition to religion inwards Catholic schools: The Anscombe Centre is delighted to denote a conference for teachers in addition to schoolhouse leaders on Tuesday 30th Oct (10am - 4pm), at St Gregory's Catholic School, Oxford OX4 3DR. This presents an first-class chance to encourage an authentic, reasoned, in addition to persuasive concern human relationship of religion inwards education, supporting teachers and, ultimately, students.
Three speakers from national centres of excellence inwards the worlds of education, Catholic bioethics in addition to scientific discipline in addition to religion volition deliver presentations. Fr Tim Gardner OP, Prof David Albert Jones, in addition to Rev Dr Andrew Pinsent volition focus on the educational worldview involved inwards Catholic schools, relating this to exercise in addition to the formation of a schoolwide ethos. There volition live opportunities for discussion, in addition to for involvement inwards our follow-on project: consulting amongst us on a mass nosotros are publishing on these themes.
The conference could live used every bit an INSET day, for those who organise INSET days, or to a greater extent than by in addition to large every bit a twenty-four hours for all who are interested inwards what it agency inwards exercise in addition to theory for an educational establishment to remove a religious ethos.
Online bookings tin live made here: http://goo.gl/X29dW. The damage of the consequence is £80, which includes refreshments in addition to lunch. Places are limited. Free parking is available at St Gregory's. Please mass asap. For to a greater extent than data contact the Anscombe Centre at admin@bioethics.org.uk or on 01865 610 212.
The conference could live used every bit an INSET day, for those who organise INSET days, or to a greater extent than by in addition to large every bit a twenty-four hours for all who are interested inwards what it agency inwards exercise in addition to theory for an educational establishment to remove a religious ethos.
Online bookings tin live made here: http://goo.gl/X29dW. The damage of the consequence is £80, which includes refreshments in addition to lunch. Places are limited. Free parking is available at St Gregory's. Please mass asap. For to a greater extent than data contact the Anscombe Centre at admin@bioethics.org.uk or on 01865 610 212.
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