A brand new workshop on Jesuit education will be held from September 24 to 30 in Seven Fountains Retreat Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand. This introductory workshop, called the “Principle and Foundation of Jesuit Education,” is being co-designed and will be facilitated by Fr. Chris Gleeson SJ of Australia, Fr. Stephen Chow SJ of Hong Kong, and Fr. Johnny Go SJ of the Philippines.
The EDUCATE MAGIS map of the global network of Jesuit schools
An offering of JCAP’s Ignatian Initiative for Teacher Excellence (IGNITE)*, the module is designed to serve as the basic introduction to two streams: the Workshop on Ignatian Spirituality in Education (WISE 01) and Training in Ignatian Learning and Teaching (TILT 01). As such, it is suitable for both teachers and non-teaching staff and administrators.
Thirty-six participants are expected to congregate in Chiang Mai for the workshop: 2 from Australia, 2 from Japan, 7 from the Philippines, 12 from the Chinese Province (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), and 12 from our newest school in Cambodia.
This gathering of Ignatian educators–both lay and Jesuit–promises to be another one of those wisdom-filled experiences for the participants. Please keep them in your prayers!
* IGNITE is housed in the Ateneo de Manila Institute for the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching (or the Ateneo SALT Institute).