TWO LbR TRAINERS’ TRAINING LABS IN AUSTRALIA

Jesuit Education Australia (JEA) held two Learning by Refraction training workshops in March of 2023–one hosted by St. Ignatius’ College in Adelaide from 15 March to 18, and the second one by Xavier College Kew from 22 March to 25.

The two Trainers’ Training Labs were facilitated by Fr. Johnny C. Go SJ and Rita Atienza, co-authors of the book Learning by Refraction:  A Practitioner’s Guide to 21st Century Ignatian Pedagogy.

The workshops gathered a total of 35 educators: 13 in Adelaide and 22 in Melbourne. 

Class photo of the first cohort hosted by SIC, Adelaide

Eight Australian schools were represented in the two workshops: St. Aloysius ‘ College (Sydney); St. Ignatius’ College Riverview (Sydney); St. Ignatius’ College (Adelaide); St. Ignatius’ College (Geelong); Xavier Catholic College (Ballina); Loyola College, Watsonia (Melbourne); Redfern Jarjum College (Sydney), and Xavier College (Melbourne). 

Class photo of the next cohort in Xavier College, Melbourne
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