Welcome, participants of the 2018 batch of LEADERSHIP BY DISCERNMENT Workshop!
This workshop is offered by the Ignatian Initiative for Teacher Excellence (IGNITE) for our Ignatian educators in Asia Pacific, especially our leaders. It is part of and it is designed as the introductory module for two IGNITE streams: WISL (Workshop on Ignatian School Leadership) and WISE (Workshop on Ignatian Spirituality in Education).
Workshop Overview: Ignatian discernment is a defining feature of Ignatian leadership. This workshop focuses on the essential characteristic of the Ignatian school leader as a discerner. What does it mean to use discernment in school decision making?
Dates: April 2 (Monday) to 8 (Sunday), 2018 (Arrive by Monday evening. Depart by Sunday lunch) If you are planning to spend a few days before or after the workshop and require accommodation, you must make your own arrangement by emailing Ms. Nudcha Sornbootra (himmaphan@gmail.com).
Registration Fee: US $375
Place: Seven Fountains Retreat Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Huaykaew Road Chiang Mai, จ.เชียงใหม่ 50300 Thailand
Click HERE for a map of the retreat centre.
ARRIVAL + REGISTRATION FEES
Seven Fountains provides no airport pick-up service, but it is easy to get there from the airport. Go to the Airport Taxi Counter and tell them that you want to go to “Seven Fountains.” The ride takes about 10 minutes, and they will bring you directly to the main building of our Retreat House. Their hours of operation are 07:00 hrs until the arrival of the last plane of the day. [After you leave the baggage claim area and are in the arrival terminal, look for the counter which says “Airport Taxi” — not “Meter-Taxi”.]
Pay your registration fee of US$375–preferably in cash–to Ms Jennie Hickey anytime before dinner on the first day.
SCHEDULE
Please note the schedule of the workshop below. In general, there will be four sessions a day–some of them input, others small group discussions and personal reflection and prayer.
There will be a one-day break on Wednesday, as indicated below.
Day 01: 02 April (Monday)
05:30 pm Arrivals/Registration Socials, introductions, welcome, and dinner
Day 02 & 03: 03 – 04 April (Tuesday to Wednesday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Session
10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 am Session
12:00 nn Lunch
02:00 pm Session
03:30 pm Coffee/Tea Break
04:00 pm Session
05:30 pm Break
06:00 pm Examen and Eucharist
07:00 pm Dinner
08:00 pm Socials
Day 04: 05 April (Thursday)
BREAK / INDIVIDUAL TOURS – Participants are free the entire day to tour the city or shop on their own. (Only breakfast will be served at the retreat house)
Day 05 & 06: 06 – 07 April (Friday to Saturday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Session
10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 am Session
12:00 nn Lunch
02:00 pm Session
03:30 pm Coffee/Tea Break
04:00 pm Session
05:30 pm Break
06:00 pm Examen and Eucharist
07:00 pm Dinner
08:00 pm Socials
Day 07: 08 April (Sunday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Eucharist
10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 am Synthesis and Closing Ceremony
12:00 nn Lunch and Leave for Home
PARTICIPANTS
We are happy to inform you that we are fully booked, with a total of 35 participants from the following Provinces & Regions: 9 from Cambodia 3 from Hong Kong 8 from Indonesia 2 from Taiwan 5 from Macau 2 from Malaysia 6 from the Philippines Given the diversity of the participants, we are looking forward to exciting and enriching discussions during the workshop.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Ms Jennie Hickey is the Executive Officer at the Jesuit Education Australia at Australian Province of the Society of Jesus. She was formerly the Provincial Delegate for Education in Australia, and has served in various administrative posts at St. Ignatius Riverview, Sydney Australia.
Fr. Johnny Go SJ is the Secretary for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific., as well as the newly appointed Assistant for the Mission and Identity of Jesuit Schools for the Education Secretariat in Rome. He is also the Director of the Ateneo de Manila Institute for the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching (or the Ateneo SALT Institute). He teaches philosophy and education at the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines.