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Ideas for the modern Catholic school

What are some of the big ideas and inspirations driving education and schooling in the 21st Century, especially those that might apply to the modern Catholic school? Articles, videos and links to get you thinking.
  • Our Big School Science ExperimentOur Big School Science Experiment

    Schools across the diocese embraced the fields of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM) through guest speakers, displays and hands-on activities during Science Week. Students at St Joseph’s School, Parramatta Park showcased to their parents and the wider ...

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  • Grannies in the cloudGrannies in the cloud

    Are ‘cloud grannies’ part of the future in how we engage our students in and out of school hours? See the TED talk by the inspiring Sugata Mitra about his educational journey that started with a ‘hole in the wall’ ...

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  • Developing the capacity of school communities to transform children’s livesDeveloping the capacity of school communities to transform children's lives

    What is the value of schools working in clusters? What is an outward facing school? What might be the implications for school leaders, teachers, and families. Leading UK educator and thought leader Maggie Farrar discusses the benefits of schools working ...

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Think about this

“Education cannot be neutral. It is either positive or negative; either it enriches or it impoverishes; either it enables a person to grow or it lessens, even corrupts him. The mission of schools is to develop a sense of truth, of what is good and beautiful. And this occurs through a rich path made up of many ingredients.”

-Pope Francis in an Address to Italian Educators May 10, 2014

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