Auckland Catholic school, De La Salle College, involved last year in a high profile rugby brawl with Auckland Grammar has welcomed a new initiative aimed at improving sideline behaviour among supporters. The initiative involves having a parent or guardian of every boy playing for De La Salle attend an educational evening about appropriate sideline behaviour. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Catholic Education’
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
At St Mary’s primary school in Lochee, Scotland, I had the same teacher for six years, Mrs W. For me, she was an excellent teacher: she encouraged me to read widely, gave me ample time for creative writing, drilled me in mental arithmetic, and allowed me leadership opportunities, which largely consisted in time out of Read more
NZ priests leave their mark in Venezuela Comments 0
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
A wall painting of St Peter Chanel is not the only sign that Kiwis have been in Venezuela. Fr Tony O’Connor, a New Zealand Marist priest, will soon be leaving Flor Amarillo, Valencia, Venezuela. His departure will bring to an end 46 years of Marist work in the area. As well as Fr Tony, two Read more
PNG: Church and government seek renewed partnership Comments 0
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill called for a revitalized partnership between government and Churches when he addressed the Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands at their Annual General Meeting in Alexishafen, Madang last Thursday. He said common concerns between government and Churches include education, health, public security, fight against corruption, Read more
New Catholic Education Secretary appointed in PNG Comments 0
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
The newly appointed National Catholic Education Secretary for Papua New Guinea has taken up his position and began by attending the First National Education Board meeting for 2013 as an observer. He replaces Mr. Sylvester Ganisi, from the diocese of Alotau, who for the past seven years has been National Catholic Education Secretary. In the Read more
Should pupils at Catholic school be made to attend Mass? Comments 1
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
A parent with a child attending a Catholic school has complained to the Fiji Times that the school is forcing students who ar not catholics to attend Mass. In a letter, the school informed parents that if they did not want their children to Mass they should find another school. One parent said.”I had personally Read more
St Bede’s tops NZ “Ivy League” list Comments 0
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
St Bede’s College, a Catholic boys school in Christchurch New Zealand, has been placed at the top of an unofficial New Zealand “Ivy League” list. The list is drawn up as a result of a survey carried out by a New Zealand Sunday newspaper. The Sunday Star-Times bases its list on the schools attended by Read more
Plans underway to mark Marist Brothers’ 125 years in Samoa Comments 0
Friday, December 7th, 2012
The Marist Brothers’ Old Pupils’ Association in Samoa is preparing to celebrate the 125 years since the establishment of the Marist Brother in Samoa. A series of events has been planned that will culminate in the 125th celebration in August 2013. Already the Marist Brothers have leased the old school library to the Association for them to Read more
Marist Brothers High School raises $40,000 Comments 0
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
On Saturday past students of Marist Brothers High School Suva marked the end of the school’s 75th anniversary celebrations with a bazaar. Old Boys President Nesbitt Hazelman said they raised more than $40,000 but expected more after the bazaar. Hazelman said the bazaar was to bring months of fundraising for a new club house and various Read more
Catholic schools to teach Islam Comments 0
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Authorities for French-language Catholic education in Belgium have applied for state permission to give lessons on Islam in their schools where a large number of pupils – sometimes the majority – are Muslims. Catholic schools have been legally barred from doing this for the past 10 years, with one exception for a school in Liege Read more
