OAKLANDS

Asaa OVER 160 YEARS OF QUALITY TEACHING IN LASALLIAN PRINCIPLES Witnesses and partners in a sign of faith from our founder the patron saint of education .

What does it mean to be Lasallian?

 To EVANGELIZE- to help students find purpose in a life  TO EDUCATE- practical knowledge and skills   To SERVE THE POOR- recognize the need to care for the marginalized  To TOUCH HEARTS— -Loving the students and Respecting the rapport.

Role of the Lasallian Animator.. To promote the Lasallian Charism.

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To provide Formation for faculty via: conferences, workshops, professional development opportunities, retreats + studies.

2. To offer orientation to New Faculty & Parent Community.

3. To work as a District Liason in providing District and Regional Updates and Resources to Faculty and community.

4. To work with Mission/Liturgy Committees for faith, community, service building initiatives.

5. To work collaboratively with our Oaklands’ faculty, parent and youth community members to coordinate, administer and support our school based Lasallian activities.

6. To network and build association with other Lasallian ministries globally.

THE ANIMATOR’S TEMPLATE DISTRICT FORMATION TEACHERS FORMATION

PRAYER/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/GATHERINGS/ CONFERENCES/RETREATS/ WORKSHOPS /STUDIES/SERVICE

ANIMATOR PRESIDENT PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATIVE COMMITTEES PARENTS & STUDENT COMMUNITY FORMATION

NEW PARENT ORIENTATION SPEAKER'S SERIES COLLABORATIVE LASALLIAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Five Lasallian Core Principles. A. Concern for the Poor and Social Justice The Lasallian school calls its members to an awareness of the poor and victims of injustice and responds to their needs through programs of community service, advocacy, and justice education. At OAKLANDS, this core principle is reflected each day through the Lasallian vision of Gospel living : “

Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve.”

Inclusive Community

Essential Characteristics of our Lasallian School.

Global partners Curriculum Parent community Co-Curricular Programs Service & development Essential Characteristics Lasallian Ministry School Policies Student Service Programs Admissions Adminstration & Hiring

OUR GLOBAL REALITY

A UNIQUE AFFILIATION

A STUDENT CENTRED, & SALVATION CENTRED EDUCATION.

   Today, the Lasallian movement encompasses 80 countries where over 4,800 De La Salle Brothers and over 80,000 lay partners serve over 900,000 students in includes 889 112 schools. In the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN), this ministries. (July 2012) Lasallian schools are characterized by a 300 -plus year tradition, founded by the Patron Saint of Education- St. John Baptist De La Salle.

This tradition is well-expressed in the Five Core Principles of Lasallian Schools.

Our unique identification as educators and partners.

       1. Recognizing 5 core values 2. Teaching via the 12 Virtues of a Lasallian teacher 3. Reflecting and employing the Meditations of DeLasalle 4. Becoming familiar with the “The Rules and Conduct” 5. Reading the Letters written by our Founder to his brothers.

6. Formation of our Founder and the history the Institute .

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Understanding the Lasallian mission: Call, Charism and Community

A GLOBAL IDENTITY OF 5 REGIONS

RELAN - Lasallian Region of North America RELAL Région Latinoamericana Lasallista RELAF Région Lasallienne Africano-Malgache PARC Region Pacific Asian RELEM - Lasallian Region of Europe and Mediteranea

Our Worldwide Mission

The purpose of this Institute is to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry which the Church has entrusted to it.

- The Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools