Transformative Education: A Work of Justice, A Work of Love A work in partnership

Overview: Context The Child The Curriculum The Educator The Goal of Education “So What?” Questions

The metaphysics of education - JES The Goal of Education The “final cause” The Child The “material cause” The Curriculum The “formal cause” The Educator The “efficient cause”

Process: Keynote Panel of respondents General Conversation Small group conversations Conversation of the whole

2000 Beginning of the 3 rd era of globalization Society General Chapter in Amiens First International Heads Meeting in Joigny

Eras of globalization 1 st era: 1492 – 1800agent: countries 2 nd era: 1800 – 2000agent: companies 3 rd era: agent: individuals and small groups

“DID YOU KNOW?”

The Material Cause of Education The Child

Composite Picture: Global youth culture Common Styles A Common Value System Drawn to the Spiritual Activities in solitude Activities in service Passion for Justice

The Formal Cause of Education: The Subject Matter

Plan of Studies: Flexibility Emphasis on Character

Spirit and Plan of Studies common mission common spirit shared principles and values broad purposes hopes and ambitions NOW – common competencies

Global competence: …the knowledge and skills that help people understand the flat world in which they live, the skills to integrate across disciplinary domains to comprehend global affairs and events and to create possibilities to address them. Global competencies are also the attitudinal and ethical dispositions that make it possible to interact peacefully, respectfully, and productively with fellow human beings from diverse geographies. Fernando Reimers

Three dimensions of global competence: the affective dimension the action dimension the academic dimension Yong Zhao

the affective (ethical) dimension “a positive disposition towards cultural difference and a framework of global values to engage difference”

the action (skill) dimension: “refers primarily to the ability to speak, understand, and think in a foreign language”

the academic (disciplinary and interdisciplinary) dimension: “knowledge of the world which includes deep knowledge and understanding of world history, geography, the global dimension of topics such as health, climate, and economics, and the process of globalization itself.”

Digital Competence: knowledge of the nature of the virtual world; positive attitude towards the digital world; ability to use different tools to participate and lead in the virtual world; ability to create products for the virtual world.

Competencies for the building of community

The efficient cause of education: The Educator

Saints savants “wise saints” “holy scholars”

Professional Competence: rigorous intellectual formation strong instinct for community concern for the other, especially the disadvantaged consistent character formation in freedom a life of faith

Commitment to the God Quest Spiritual Generativity Importance of Formation to Mission

The Final Cause: The End of Education

The End of Education… Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation

Education: an act of justice a foundation for peace a new spiritual vision the establishment of the reign of God

The Integrity of Creation: Particular issues A New Narrative

The new cosmology… Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Brian Swimme Thomas Berry Mary Evelyn Tucker Judy Cannato (relying on Karl Rahner) Field of Compassion: How the New Cosmology is Transforming Spiritual Life

The Universe Story: a single creative event a single act of divine grace connectedness at the heart of all creation our role and responsibility: co-creators with God, participating in God’s work of transformation, participating in God’s compassionate action.

Compassion… compassion changes everything. Compassion heals. Compassion mends the broken and restores what has been lost. Compassion draws together those who have been estranged or never even dreamed they were connected. Compassion pulls us out of ourselves and into the heart of another, placing us on holy ground where we instinctively take of our shoes and walk in reverence. Compassion springs out of vulnerability and triumphs in unity.

Compassion… a quality an organizing principle a character trait a competency for globalization a challenge to be good news for the poor a lens for our choices a foundation for our hope

Our International Network of Sacred Heart Schools… a field of compassion

Panel Maureen Ryan Sacre Coeur, Australia Chris Carpenter, Hammersmith, England Kim Sook Hee, rscj Sacred Heart School, Korea Suzanne Cooke, rscj Carrollton, United States