Marianist Studies: Education
Successful completion of this course earns 2.5 CEU's.
General Course Objectives
- to ground the characteristics of a Marianist education in the Marianist charism
- to expand one’s understanding of the characteristics of a Marianist education
- to articulate what it means to educate in the Marianist tradition
- to reflect on one’s experience of being an educator (staff, faculty, administration) in a Marianist school
- to more deeply align one’s educational philosophy with the philosophy and pedagogy of Marianist education
Course Materials
- No books required. All readings are online.
Course Structure and Highlights
- Week 1: Mary as Model Educator
- to identify the virtues of Mary that one would like to emulate in the educational process
- to reflect on the Scripture passages that were foundational to Chaminade’s understanding of Mary
- to articulate Chaminade’s insights into Mary’s role in Jesus’ formation
- to analyze ways that Mary is the model for educators in the Marianist tradition
- Week 2: Educating the Whole Person
- to reflect on and develop the participant’s “interior life”
- to analyze perspectives of “the whole person” they educate
- to understand themselves as instrumental in student faith formation, regardless of area of expertise
- to analyze the Characteristics of Marianist Education in terms of educating the whole person
- Week 3: Community as means of education in the Marianist tradition
- to understand the significance of a community of faith in Marianist schools
- to understand the essential qualities of an effective school community
- to reflect on the participant’s role in creating community within his/her school and/or classroom environment
- Week 4: Our mission to educate for meaning and solidarity
- to understand and appreciate the essential element of mission in the Marianist charism
- to reflect on his/her own sense of mission
- to identify how he/she would form “servant leaders” in their students
- Week 5: Education to Shape the Future
- to analyze what it means to educate for adaptation and change in light of Catholic Social Teaching
- to understand more fully the importance of faith-culture dialogue
- to analyze what is new in our times and to discover new methods for addressing those needs
- to reflect on ways to teach that will challenge our students to shape the future
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