- Encouraging responsible lifestyle and shopping choices, for example by preferring ethically sourced products. Compassionate - Campaigning for social justice (e.g. the IF ‘Once per year we hold a homeless sleep out. ‘Charity and justice meet and loving Campaign of 2013); Students heard the testimony of a homeless together and in practice are - Service and volunteering; person and chat informally with them. For many identical. How can you love - School assemblies and curricular this lifts a veil of separation: it strikes them that someone and treat him or her activities about issues of social justice, homeless people are human too. They have a unjustly? Take justice away poverty or violence; Mass, spend time in isolation, create posters and from love and you destroy love.’ - Listening to and putting oneself in the finally sleep rough for the night in our grounds.’ shoes of others in order to truly serve James Potter, chaplain at Wimbledon College, UK Pedro Arrupe them; - Not judging others by their appearance, looks, lifestyle or background; - Meaningful contact with communities in need, and from different cultural or religious backgrounds (e.g. school linking through the Companions Programme)… Faith-filled and - School groups focusing on the future (e.g. ‘The teachers of Canisius had a lot to teach to us ‘I have confidence in you and I hopeful through an Eco Group); about being proud of one’s school, having a clear pray for you. Have the courage - Using scriptures and psalms to inspire vision and energy to take it forward. For example, “to swim against the tide”. And action for social justice; Canisius’ mission is to ‘Build a nation’. Before the also have the courage to be - Involving parents in social justice visit, we’d assumed the partner from ‘the north’ happy.’ initiatives also at a secondary school was the strongest in a partnership, but when we level; got out there we realised it may be the other way Pope Francis - Informing students about positive around.’ Fr Simon Ellis, Mount St. Mary’s, on the progress in the elimination of poverty Companion school Canisius in and social injustice; Zambia - Activities that build students’ confidence in their own skills and trust in one another, such as group work or cooperative activities…
- Encouraging responsible lifestyle and shopping choices, for example by preferring ethically sourced products. Compassionate and loving - Campaigning for social justice (e.g. the IF Campaign of 2013); - Service and volunteering; - School assemblies and curricular activities about issues of social justice, poverty or violence; - Listening to and putting oneself in the shoes of others in order to truly serve them; - Not judging others by their appearance, looks, lifestyle or background; - Meaningful contact with communities in need, and from different cultural or religious backgrounds (e.g. school linking through the Companions Programme)… ‘Once per year we hold a homeless sleep out. Students heard the testimony of a homeless person and chat informally with them. For many this lifts a veil of separation: it strikes them that homeless people are human too. They have a Mass, spend time in isolation, create posters and finally sleep rough for the night in our grounds.’ James Potter, chaplain at Wimbledon College, UK ‘Charity and justice meet together and in practice are identical. How can you love someone and treat him or her unjustly? Take justice away from love and you destroy love.’ Pedro Arrupe Faith-filled and hopeful - School groups focusing on the future (e.g. through an Eco Group); - Using scriptures and psalms to inspire action for social justice; - Involving parents in social justice initiatives also at a secondary school level; - Informing students about positive progress in the elimination of poverty and social injustice; - Activities that build students’ confidence in their own skills and trust in one another, such as group work or cooperative activities… ‘The teachers of Canisius had a lot to teach to us about being proud of one’s school, having a clear vision and energy to take it forward. For example, Canisius’ mission is to ‘Build a nation’. Before the visit, we’d assumed the partner from ‘the north’ was the strongest in a partnership, but when we got out there we realised it may be the other way around.’ Fr Simon Ellis, Mount St. Mary’s, on the Companion school Canisius in Zambia ‘I have confidence in you and I pray for you. Have the courage “to swim against the tide”. And also have the courage to be happy.’ Pope Francis
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