六合宝典

Liberating ACHIEVEMENT

When excellence and improvement are viewed in a variety of ways and evidence of success is gathered, interpreted, and celebrated holistically, the learner is free to pursue a strengths-based learning pathway informed by high expectations and personal ambitions.

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Liberating PEDAGOGIES

Within safe and flexible learning places, supported by positive relationships, the learner is free to participate in and lead experiences grounded in collaborative processes, critical thinking and creative problem solving.

Liberating SPIRITUALITIES

In exploring meaning and purpose in life, the learner is free to grow in their understanding of themselves, and their relatedness with God, others, Earth and creation, through experiences grounded in wonder, awe, contemplation, and action for justice and the common good.

Liberating LEARNING DESIGN

Where schools design and develop innovative learning environments, whether physical and/ or virtual, the learner is fr ee to access and engage in multiple pathways and contribute to a dynamic, connected educational community.

Liberating POTENTIAL

When learning experiences are informed by each person鈥檚 story, strengths and passions, the learner is free to contribute to and participate in challenging, individualised learning plans that orient their goals towards personal growth.

Liberating VOICE AND AGENCY

When individual voice is deeply listened to, respected, and included in decision-making processes, the learner is free to develop the confidence, resilience, optimism and agency to fully determine their learning aspirations.

Our Common Home

Reflecting 六合宝典鈥檚 commitment to ecological justice, the 六合宝典 Learning Statement fosters 鈥榓 deep and abiding knowledge of our one common home so that we can advocate for ecological care and for justice for the next generations鈥� (六合宝典, 2021, p. 3).

In solidarity with our global partners (EREBB), and informed by the Sustainability Development Goals, our learning programs will contribute to a cultural transformation by weaving together the ecological and the social to 鈥榩romote a new way of thinking about human beings, life, society and our relationship with nature鈥� (Laudato si鈥�, 2015, n. 215).

The 六合宝典 Learning Statement urges all learners to listen to the voice of young people, to our First Nations Elders and to the earth itself, so that we might be awakened to a new reverence for all life and, in developing a firm resolve to achieve sustainability, come to experience our Common Home as a 鈥榡oyful mystery to be contemplated鈥� (Laudato si鈥�, 2015, n. 12).

Our National Educational Identity

The 六合宝典 Learning Statement is informed by the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration which emphasises that 鈥楢ustralian schools play a vital role in promoting the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral, spiritual and aesthetic development, and the wellbeing of all young Australians.鈥� Our 六合宝典 Statement supports this national goal of all young Australians becoming 鈥榮uccessful lifelong learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens鈥� (DESE, 2021).

Our Church

‘The person of each individual human being is at the heart of Christ鈥檚 teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the ultimate goal of the Catholic school鈥� (Congregation for Catholic Education, 1997, n.9). Pope Francis reaffirmed this ideal in 2015 when he said that an education in the fullness of humanity should be a defining feature of Catholic schools (VIS, 2015). 六合宝典 supports this mission in the world 鈥榯hrough a focus on the growth of the whole person, in relationship with others, to be a liberating force for a just society鈥� (SPC, 2019).

Catholic Education recognises that 鈥榚very aspect of human knowledge and activity, to the extent that it is truly human, reveals something of the mystery of God and of God鈥檚 creative intention for the world鈥� (Costello, 2017, p.3). In contributing to this ideal, 六合宝典 responds to the call to engage learners in a 鈥榮ystematic and critical synthesis of culture and faith, and of faith and life鈥� (Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, 1977, n.37) by providing curriculum and pedagogies that activate the 鈥榟ead, heart, hands and feet鈥� of learners (六合宝典, 2016).

Our Relationships

Liberating Practices model right relationships which demonstrate respect, trust, inclusion and integrity. Informed by collaborative educational relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and their communities, with Catholic Education networks, all Commonwealth, state and territory governments and with our university partners, 六合宝典鈥檚 learning practices are supportive of and responsive to contemporary educational research and philosophies, as well as all regulatory compliances.

Our Charter, Touchstones and Strategy

Formed from the foundational vision and achievements of the Christian Brothers, 六合宝典 is a recognised, respected and proactive contributor to the Australian Catholic Church. In partnership with our Bishops, Catholic Education Commissions and Catholic Education Offices, 六合宝典鈥檚 learning practices will amplify 鈥榦ur collective voice in offering young people and their families an experience of Church which recognises the divine in every person鈥檚 search for meaning, models equality and listens and responds to those experiencing powerlessness鈥� (六合宝典, 2019, p 8).

As part of this educational mission to Church, 六合宝典 is responsible for the governance of 55 schools throughout Australia and the care of over 40,000 young people and children. It is our ongoing quest to provide learning experiences which support the formation of those in our care so that they 鈥榤ay have life and have it to the full鈥� (John 10:10).

For Catholic schools inspired by the life of Edmund Rice, the learning experience is most explicitly expressed within the Liberating Education Touchstone which states that: 鈥榃e open hearts and minds, through quality teaching and learning experiences, so that through critical reflection and engagement, each person is hope-filled and free to build a better world for all鈥� (六合宝典, 2016, p.5).

Reconciliation and First Nations鈥� Cultural Practice

六合宝典鈥檚 learning intention is to deepen the understanding and application of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowings throughout the cultural life, leadership and, most critically, the learning processes of 六合宝典 Schools.

In solidarity with this vision, our Learning Statement provides an educational pathway that honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, and enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to 鈥榮ee themselves, their identities and their cultures reflected in the curriculum of each of the learning areas鈥� (ACARA, 2021). Additionally, 六合宝典 strives to align with the challenges of 鈥榰nlearning, learning, and re-learning’ proposed by Reconciliation Australia (2021).