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Workshop 3 Separate Formations for Male and Female Staff Knights of Columbus | Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO Male Staff WEEK 8 1. Leadership Objective: Teachers will evaluate the crisis of leadership in the world today. • Meaning of the term “leadership” • The crisis of leadership bringing with it division and despair • The need to engage with life in order to bring back lost virtue WORKSHEET Female Staff WEEK 8 1. Receptivity and Feminine Identity Objective: Teachers will reevaluate what it means to be a woman. • Meaning of the term “receptivity” • The fear of being receptive and open. • Women as the link between others and God. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 3 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Male Staff Before this workshop, how did you view men's role in society and family? What do you think now? Is a spiritual leader necessary for a family? If so, should this role fall upon the father? Reflect on leadership and how you've seen leadership effect you in your life. Write a short reflection. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Female Staff How has your culture formed you in what it means to be a woman? What does receptivity mean to you? As a woman with the innate ability to bear children, how does this relate you to God? Reflect on the importance of receptive femininity and a woman's relationship with God. Write a brief reflection on if/how this workshop has deepened your understanding of femininity. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 5 Why What You Believe Matters Bishop Robert Barron - Doctor of Sacred Theology WEEK 10 Why What You Believe Matters Objective: Educators will recognize how deep belief helps students live ethical lives. • The preeminence of belief. • Actions are reliant upon beliefs • Religion is more than an ethical code. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 5 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Write a brief reflection on what you believe in. Do your beliefs shape your actions? Is your belief more than an ethical code or is it simply a set of rules? How would you explain to a student the reason you believe? OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

John Paul the Great College is thankful to all its benefactors over the years who have made it possible to continue the mission of educating young people in Belize to transform the nation. Here you can learn how to make a gift to keep the vision alive. SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL By giving to John Paul the Great, you are contributing to our mission to educate young people in Belize to be free and holy citizens capable of making positive impacts on their families and communities. Your gift allows us to continue following Christ's call to "go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). Thank you for being a vital part of this mission! Tax-Deductible Donations through SOLT U.S. Donations are a tax deductible gift given through the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, a 501(c)(3) of whom JPG is a mission. If you would like to write a check, make it out to "SOLT" with "JPG" in the memo and send to: SOLT PO Box 4116 Corpus Christi, TX 78469 DONATE THROUGH SOLT'S ONLINE FORM Local Bank Transfers Local Donations can be processed through Heritage Bank: John Paul the Great College Account Number: 7141138 Please email notice to admin@jpii.edu.bz . Promise Your Prayers Submit Thank you for your prayers! Thank you for supporting our school!

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Workshop 4 Virtue and Happiness Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. – Director of the Thomistic Institute WEEK 9 1. Virtue and Happiness Objective: Educators will understand the importance of true values and virtues. • Virtues are strengths. • Where lasting happiness is found. • Morality is a type of virtue. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 4 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.” ― Pope John Paul II Write a short reflection on how you have looked for happiness in the past and how you plan to live in the future in order to find lasting happiness. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God Workshop 12 The Community of the Family William Newton, STL, PhD - Founding member of the Aquinas Institute WEEK 22 1. The Church Teaches Us Objective: Educators will embrace the Church's teachings on marriage and family and share them with their students. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of the Catholic approach to marriage • Familiaris Consortio CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 23 2. Called to Holiness Objective: Staff will analyze the changes in the relationship of men and woman in recent times. • Changes in marriage • The two loves in conflict • Positive and negative effects of the sexual revolution WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 24 3. God Created Marriage in the Beginning Objective: To understand the meaning and purpose of marriage. • Primary and secondary purposes of marriage • natural and supernatural marriage • Symbolism of marriage WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 25 4. A Community of Persons Objective: Staff will value the community that is the family in a new way. • The four tasks of marriage • How social media effects familial communion • The place of fathers within the family WORKSHEET WEEK 26 5. Marriage: An Indissoluble Communion of Persons Objective: That staff may honor marriage and family with the dignity they deserve. • The role of Christian couples • Marriage as a sacrament • Conjugal love founded on the love of Christ WORKSHEET WEEK 27 6. Serving Life: Procreation Objective: Educators will discuss the importance marriage as directed toward children. • The argument of Humane Vitae • Contraception versus NFP • The beauty of children as an overflowing of the Creator's love WORKSHEET WEEK 28 7. Serving Life: The Education of Children Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of the role of families as the primary educators of their children. • Parents as the first and foremost educators of their children • The purpose of education • The three types of education as seen in Familiaris Consortio WORKSHEET WEEK 29 8. The Family and Society Objective: To see the family as the foundation on which society is built. • A family's contribution to society • The heart of the family is communion WORKSHEET WEEK 30 9. Sharing in the Mission of the Church Objective: Staff will embrace the role of a domestic church within their families and encourage their student's to do the same. • The domestic church • The visible signs of a Christian family in today's culture • The meaning of "vocation" WORKSHEET WEEK 31 10. Marriage as a Sacrament Objective: Staff will understand the great benefits to children and society that marriage brings. • The Eucharist as a symbol of marriage • Marriage as a source of strength and healing • The links between educational success and strong marriages WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 12 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Before taking this workshop how did you view the mission of the Christian family in today's society. What did you see as the purpose of marriage? How did children fit in? Now having completed this workshop, have your views changed? Considering the above questions, write a 200 word reflection on if/how this workshop has affected the way you view your personal mission in your family and in your Catholic school. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

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Workshop 10 Male and female staff separated Knights of Columbus | Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE MEN WEEK 20 1. Why Strong Fathers Are So Needed Objective: Male school staff will persevere in the call to be loving and present fathers to their children. • A spiritual leader for one's family • The effects of internet usage on children • The provider and protecter of wife and children WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WOMEN WEEK 20 1. Living Fearlessly Objective: Female staff will start a healing process from trauma and isolation. • Earth is not neutral territory • The crisis of culture bringing with it division and despair • Addiction as a trauma response WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 10 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Male Staff What is the role of fathers in our culture today? Why do so many children grow up without their father in their home? What can we do now to help young men prepare to be good fathers? Think about the effect fathers who are present have on children, especially boys, and ways we can prepare young men to be faithful and loving fathers. Write a paragraph on the issues of fatherhood today and how they can be improved. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Female Staff As a woman how have you been hurt? Have you ever tried to heal trauma alcohol, drugs, or porn? Every human being since Adam and Eve has suffered trauma from sin in the world and desires to be healed. Do you want to be well? Reflect on Sr. Miriam's talk and how it made you feel. Write a brief reflection on if/how this workshop has deepened your understanding of femininity and our need to strive toward greatness despite pain. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT The Library Fatherhood Fearless Healing The Father Irreplaceable Role at Welcoming Life How to: Keep the Family Safe online How to be Trauma Informed and Why it is Absolutely Necessary, by YoungCatholicWoman 4 Essential Catholic Resources for Healing and Wholeness The Masculinity Crisis: Matt Fradd Three Levels of Healing (And Where to Start)

Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God Workshop 6 Our Life in Christ: Basics of Catholic Morality Steve Greene, MA - Director of the Kino Catechetical Institute CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 11 1. Grace and Life in Christ Objective: Teachers will recognize the beauty of the Church's moral teaching and desire to live lives of virtue. • The Church's moral teachings. • The Church's teachings on grace. • Benefits of the sacramental life. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 12 2. Made for Beatitude Objective: Teachers will understand why Catholic schools exist and how to encourage virtue among students and staff. • The three types of souls. • The rational soul. • Made for eternal life. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 13 3. Freedom to Live in Truth Objective: Staff will recognize that true freedom is that freedom which is bound in obedience that protects. • The two properties of the rational soul. • Freedom is a call to obedience. • The desire to be free without direction. WORKSHEET WEEK 14 4. Conscience Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of the conscience for human flourishing. • The conscience as a gift not a burden. • A well-formed conscience. CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 15 5. The Virtues Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of the virtuous life starting with themselves and then reflecting to their students. • The four cardinal virtues • The three theological virtues. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 16 6. Morality and Spirituality Objective: Educators understand the moral life and invite students into it. • The stages of the moral life. • The story of the prodigal son as a witness of mercy. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 6 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Before taking this workshop how did you view the Catholic moral life? Did it appear as a burden or a gift, a list of rules, or a protective fence? Now, after completing the workshop, how do you view them? Considering the above questions, write a short reflection on if/how this workshop has affected the way you view your personal mission in your Catholic school. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

year two In Accord with Truth This year's focus is on man as a rational being who can choose whether to live in accord with the natural law, and how living in accord with the natural law allows one to live a more contented and fulfilled life and will ultimately bring one to eternal happiness. The workshops in this year are directed toward the natural goodness in all created things, especially humans and their innate desire for the ordered and the beautiful. Worksheets for Year Two Workshop 1 1-6 The Preventive system of St. John Bosco - Catechetical Institute - Workshop 2 7 ON morality, character, and relationships - Bishop Robert barron - Workshop 4 9 Virtue and happiness - Thomistic Institute - Workshop 7 17 The fonts of morality - Thomistic Institute - 20 Fatherhood Knights of Columbus Living Fearlessly Male Staff feMale Staff Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT Workshop 10 Workshop 5 10 why what you believe matters - Bishop Robert barron - 18 On why being good is not good enough - Bishop Robert barron - Workshop 8 Workshop 11 21 Enter the adventure - Bishop Robert barron - 8 Male Staff FeMale Staff Leaders Aren't Born, They're Made Receptivity and feminine identity Knights of Columbus Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT Workshop 3 Workshop 6 11-16 Our life in christ: basics of catholic morality - Catechetical Institute - Workshop 9 19 The Catholic Family in a Post-Christian world - Knights of Columbus - Workshop 12 22-31 The community of the family - Catechetical Institute -

Worksheets Year two Workshop 1 1. The Life of Don Bosco - Workshop 1 2. The First Pillar: Reason - Workshop 1 Workshop 7 17. The Fonts of Morality - Workshop 7 Workshop 7 Output 3. The Second Pillar: Religion - Workshop 1 4. The Third Pillar: Loving-Kindness - Workshop 1 5. Loving-Kindness Through Active Accompaniment - Workshop 1 6. Discipline - Workshop 1 Workshop 8 18. Why Being Good is Not Good Enough - Workshop 8 Workshop 8 Output Workshop 1 Output Workshop 9 Workshop 2 7. On Morality, Character, and Relationships - Workshop 2 Workshop 2 Output Workshop 3 8. MEN - Leadership - Workshop 3 8. WOMEN - Receptivity and Feminine Identity - Workshop 3 19. The Catholic Family in a Post-Christian World - Workshop 9 Workshop 9 Output Workshop 10 20. MEN - Fatherhood - Workshop 10 20. WOMEN - Living Fearlessly- Workshop 10 Workshop 10 Output - Male Workshop 10 Output - Female Workshop 3 Output - Male Workshop 3 Output - Female Workshop 4 9. Virtue and Happiness - Workshop 4 Workshop 4 Output Workshop 5 10. Why What You Believe Matters - Workshop 5 Workshop 5 Output Workshop 6 11. Grace and Life in Christ - Workshop 6 12. Made for Beatitude - Workshop 6 13. Freedom to Live in Truth - Workshop 6 14. Conscience - Workshop 6 15. The Virtues - Workshop 6 16. Morality and Spirituality - Workshop 6 Workshop 6 Output Workshop 11 21. Enter the Adventure - Workshop 11 Workshop 11 Output Workshop 12 22. The Church Teaches - Workshop 12 23. Called to Holiness - Workshop 12 24. God Created Marriage in the Beginning - Workshop 12 25. A Community of Persons - Workshop 12 26. Marriage: An Indissoluble Union of Persons - Workshop 12 27. Serving Life: Procreation - Workshop 12 28. Serving Life: The Education of Children - Workshop 12 29. The Family and Society - Workshop 12 30. Sharing in the Mission of the Church - Workshop 12 31. Marriage as a Sacrament - Workshop 12 Workshop 12 Output

Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God Workshop 1 The Preventive System of St. John Bosco Fr. Lou Molinelli, SDB, MA in Sacred Scripture - Director of Archbishop Shaw High School CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 1 1. The Life of Don Bosco Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • The mission of a Catholic school. • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 2 2. The First Pillar: Reason Objective: Teachers will understand why Catholic schools exist and how to encourage virtue among students and staff. • Two systems of education: the repressive and the preventive. • The three pillars of the preventive system. • How to encourage virtuous behavior in your school through reason. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 3 3. The Second Pillar: Religion Objective: Recognize each student’s value in the eyes of God and strive to instill them ever deeper desire for the sacraments. • Where religion fits in the school setting. • How to discipline in love with effect. • The need for easy accessibility to the Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 4 4. The Third Pillar: Loving-Kindness Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of showing loving-kindness to their students. • What loving-kindness looks like. • The difficulties in loving students well. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 5 5. Loving-Kindness Through Active Presence and Accompaniment Objective: Educators will be actively accompany their students through their difficulties. • The great influence of teachers over students. • How to accompany students during their lunch breaks to bear witness and give them the stability they need. WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 6 6. Discipline Objective: Educators will come to a greater understanding for the proper use of discipline. • The proper time and place for punishments. • The young's need for attention and praise. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 1 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Before taking this workshop how did you view the mission of your school and your personal mission as a teacher or staff at a Catholic school? Did you agree with this workshop's three-pillar system of education? Now, after completing this workshop, how do you view education and your personal mission toward your students? Considering the above questions, write a 200 word reflection on if/how this workshop has affected the way you view your personal mission in your Catholic school. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT