International Webinar for Marist School Principals
As part of the activities of Champagnat Global Open Network, our Marist Global Network of Schools, the celebration of the feast of St. Marcellin Champagnat was held on June 8th and 14th with all the principals of Marist schools around the world. The celebration took place in the framework of an international webinar entitled: WHAT MAKES A SCHOOL MARIST?
The event was inaugurated by Brother Superior General, Ernesto Sánchez, who, in addition to thanking all the directors for the key role they are playing in maintaining Marcellin’s dream, wished all those present that the network we are building will help us to “look beyond”, like Marcellin. To look beyond the moment in which we live, beyond our borders and help us to feel more and more like a Global Family.
The central moment of the webinar was developed by three Marists of Champagnat who responded, from their experiences and contexts to the question of what for them makes a school Marist. From their contributions, a few ideas stand out:
After the presentations, it was very enriching to discuss the various contributions and questions that participants from all over the world sent in via the webinar chat.
Ben Consigli, General Councillor, link with the Secretariat for Education and Evangelisation, was kind enough to conclude this significant meeting with a final reflection on the excellence of our educational establishments which is based on the Gospel values that have Mary as the point of reference.
The webinar, led by Brother Carlos Alberto Rojas, Director of the Institute’s Secretariat for Education and Evangelisation, was a milestone among the activities being carried out by Champagnat Global. It was the first time that an activity was organised bringing together all the principals of the almost 600 Marist schools around the world. Words and songs of children and young people from a Marist school brought joy, tenderness, and enthusiasm to all the participants..
Champagnat Global offers us great potential to continue to grow as an international school community. This was certainly the first of many more to come.
CHAMPAGNAT GLOBAL: A PLACE WHERE WE ALL BELONG!