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Workshop 9 The Future of Catholic Schools Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 27 1. The Future of Catholic Schools (start at 13:40) Objective: Educators will collaborate with educators of other subjects to integrate and witness to a cohesive education. • “The Church doesn’t have a mission, it is a mission” • Catholic schools must have a strong Catholic identity with a distinctive profile • Every department in a Catholic School must be leading the students to see the beauty and ordering of the Creator God who has imbued the world with intelligibility • It is not just the duty of the religion teacher but every teacher to teach morals WORKSHEET

Program In order to provide a cohesive and comprehensive education to the youth of Belize, the VALUES program is essential for ensuring all teachers are working together to instill the values and integrity for our future leaders. The VALUES program is designed to introduce key principles and teachings of Christianity to educators at Catholic schools over the course of five academic years. Each formation consist of an opening prayer, an introduction to the day’s topic by a mentor, a ten to twenty-minute video on the week's subject, thirty minutes of small group discussion of the topic led by the mentors, and completion of key questions relating to the video and topic. Educators are encouraged to question and discuss the materials in order that they may come to fuller understanding of the topic and practice their critical-thinking and debate skills. MENTORS Values classes rely on school mentors to introduce the videos, facilitate group discussions and discovery, and walk with educators during their VALUES journey. Mentors are chosen because of their proven integrity and leadership skills, as well as because of their willingness to sacrifice for the sake of others in the school community. Check out our mentor guide!

All students at John Paul the Great College receive a liberal arts education from the Core curriculum. Hierarchically structured, students build on their knowledge each semester. THE CORE CURRICULUM John Paul the Great College’s liberal arts core comes from a distinguished tradition and is reflected in a carefully designed, chronologically and disciplinarily integrated curriculum that is required of all students. This curriculum challenges students to think far beyond what seems easy, to stretch themselves in new areas of learning to discover their human potential, and to become fully educated. Robert Hutchins once wrote: The liberal arts are not merely indispensable; they are unavoidable. Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant, undeveloped one, or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining. The question, in short, is whether he will be a poor liberal artist or a good one. Liberal education addresses the whole of life enabling one to live well in the midst of family, church, and society. By attaining it, students gain an appreciation of all that life offers and develop their physical, intellectual, and spiritual capacities. 49 CREDITS: HIST101 World History & Geography HUM101 Greco-Roman Roots of Civilization HUM102 Middle Ages to Enlightenment HUM202 Belizean Studies TRIV101 College English I (Grammar) TRIV102 Logic TRIV201 Rhetoric THEO101 Word of God I THEO102 Christ & the Sacraments THEO201 Life of Grace THEO202 Theology of the Body MATH101 Euclidean Geometry ART/MUS201 Art or Music Appreciation PHIL101 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL102 Philosophy of Nature & Man PHIL201 Ethics ENED101 Outdoor Leadership Adventure

Workshop 9 The Mission of the Family The Knights of Columbus CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 19 1. The Catholic Family in the Post-Christian World Objective: School staff will be reinvigorated to live out the Christian life in their schools and families. • The post-Christian world • The beginning of the apostolic age • What the Catholic family should expect in today's world WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 9 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Explain in a couple sentences what you believe to be the specific role of a Catholic family in today's world. Illustrate with specific differences between Catholic and non-Catholic families. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT The library Want to learn more? Check out these resources for this week's workshop! Catechism of the Catholic Church: II. The Family and Society 2207 The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in love and in the gift of life. Authority, stability, and a life of relationships within the family constitute the foundations for freedom, security, and fraternity within society. the family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honor God, and make good use of freedom. Family life is an initiation into life in society. 2208 The family should live in such a way that its members learn to care and take responsibility for the young, the old, the sick, the handicapped, and the poor. There are many families who are at times incapable of providing this help. It devolves then on other persons, other families, and, in a subsidiary way, society to provide for their needs: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world."12 2209 The family must be helped and defended by appropriate social measures. Where families cannot fulfill their responsibilities, other social bodies have the duty of helping them and of supporting the institution of the family. Following the principle of subsidiarity, larger communities should take care not to usurp the family's prerogatives or interfere in its life. 2210 The importance of the family for the life and well-being of society13 entails a particular responsibility for society to support and strengthen marriage and the family. Civil authority should consider it a grave duty "to acknowledge the true nature of marriage and the family, to protect and foster them, to safeguard public morality, and promote domestic prosperity."14 2211 The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially: - the freedom to establish a family, have children, and bring them up in keeping with the family's own moral and religious convictions; - the protection of the stability of the marriage bond and the institution of the family; - the freedom to profess one's faith, to hand it on, and raise one's children in it, with the necessary means and institutions; - the right to private property, to free enterprise, to obtain work and housing, and the right to emigrate; - in keeping with the country's institutions, the right to medical care, assistance for the aged, and family benefits; - the protection of security and health, especially with respect to dangers like drugs, pornography, alcoholism, etc.; - the freedom to form associations with other families and so to have representation before civil authority.15 2212 The fourth commandment illuminates other relationships in society. In our brothers and sisters we see the children of our parents; in our cousins, the descendants of our ancestors; in our fellow citizens, the children of our country; in the baptized, the children of our mother the Church; in every human person, a son or daughter of the One who wants to be called "our Father." In this way our relationships with our neighbors are recognized as personal in character. the neighbor is not a "unit" in the human collective; he is "someone" who by his known origins deserves particular attention and respect. 2213 Human communities are made up of persons. Governing them well is not limited to guaranteeing rights and fulfilling duties such as honoring contracts. Right relations between employers and employees, between those who govern and citizens, presuppose a natural good will in keeping with the dignity of human persons concerned for justice and fraternity.

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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 Mission of a Catholic School Dr. Amy Roberts – Associate Professor of Theology and Catechetics Franciscan University of Steubenville CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 1 The Essential Marks of the Catholic School 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 WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 2 Inspired by a Supernatural Vision Objective: Teachers will understand why Catholic schools exist and how to encourage virtue among students and staff. • Overview of the history of Catholic schools in the US and around the world • The need of an education that promotes virtue • How to encourage virtuous behavior in your school WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 3 Founded on a Christian Anthropology Objective: Recognize each student’s value and see the need to teach students to love themselves. • All people are different, but all are created in the image and likeness of God • Each person finds his perfection in seeking and loving what is true and good • How to show students their infinite value WORKSHEET WEEK 4 Animated by Communion and Community: the Role of Parents and Family Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of the role of families and how to involve them in their children’s educations. • Parents as the first and foremost educators of their children • How to cultivate relationships between the school and parents WORKSHEET WEEK 5 Animated by Communion and Community: Special Considerations about Including Non-Catholics Objective: Teachers will demonstrate inclusivity of non-Catholics and will recognize in them a chance for productive dialogue and conversion. • Including Non-Catholic into the vision • How the presence of non-Catholics may enrich the school through productive dialogue • Proposing, not imposing, the Gospel to students WORKSHEET WEEK 6 A Catholic Worldview Permeates the Curriculum Objective: Teachers will incorporate the natural order and Christian values into all their subjects. • How to communicate truth, beauty, and goodness, in every subject taught, so that the students come to encounter God and see His hand in everything they learn • How you can use your role in school to show students the harmony found in nature • True academic excellence should lead students to live virtuous lives WORKSHEET WEEK 7 Sustained by Gospel Witness: The Importance of Witnessing Objective: Teachers will come to a greater appreciation of the power of witness and live out that calling to the full. • What it means to witness to others • Living by example – teachable moments • Relying on teachers to witness through their lives CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 8 Sustained by Gospel Witness: The Teacher as a Natural Witness Objective: Educators will learn specific ways to witness to the spiritual, as well as the practical, needs of their students. • The witness of Don Bosco, a pioneer of discipline and education • Providing a witness to allow students to gain the skills necessary to provide for themselves • Teachers working with the same rules as students • Tips for witnessing through all aspects of life to encourage students to strive for supernatural excellence WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 1 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting within two weeks of completion of the workshop. 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? Now, after completing the workshop, how do you view them? 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

Workshop 3 Who is God? Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 1 1. Who is God? Objective: To define the nature of God's existence God's name Creation and the Creator are not in competition God is personal, not distant WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 3 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” - Exodus 3:4-5 How does God call out to Moses? Where is Moses standing? How has God called you by name? What is the "holy ground" God calls you to stand on in your life? How has God called you and then sent you to liberate his people? As you facilitate Workshop 3's discussion, ponder the mystery of God calling you by name into a holy mission to set his people free.

Workshop 2 You Are Called to Be a Prophet Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 7: You Are Called to be a Prophet Objective: Teachers will persevere in the call to love one another through difficulties. • The mission of all to witness to love • How to be a prophet to those around you who don’t believe in morals • You’re not called to be successful, but you are called to be a faithful prophet of the Divine love WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 2 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting within two weeks of completion of the workshop. How did you previously see your role as a baptized person? What did you think was your greatest calling in life? Did this workshop change you? Do you agree with the message of this workshop? Write a 200 word essay on the above questions. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 8 You Have Been Loved Into Being Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 21 1. You Have Been Loved Into Being Objective: Answer the question,"Why did God make us?" Overflowing love Primacy of God's work The story of Zacchaeus the tax collector WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 8 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "For you love all things that exist, and detest none of the things that you have made, for you would not have made anything if you had hated it." Wisdom 11:24 How does God feel about his creation? What does this mean for how he feels about you? Why is it important that your existence is proof of God's love for you? Who in your life needs to know that their existence is good, desired, and beloved? As you facilitate Workshop 8's discussion, ponder the goodness of God's love in creating us for a selfless delight. Ponder how revolutionary this truth is in the world today.

View the progress of our exciting building project for the second phase of campus construction. Several new classrooms and a school chapel will be completed in 2024. Bui lding the Future Truth, Beauty & Goodness in Phase II full view of building, fall 2022 full view of building, September 2023 front facade of chapel, January 2023 front facade of chapel, September 2023 side view of chapel, January 2023 side view of chapel with classrooms, September 2023 choir loft, January 2023 choir loft, September 2023 chapel sanctuary, January 2023 chapel sanctuary, September 2023 colonnade, January 2023 colonnade view from inside the chapel, September 2023 vaulted classroom ceiling, September 2023 looking out from inside the chapel, September 2023 Click to expand the photos above for the exciting progression of John Paul the Great College's second phase of construction. Phase II includes three new classrooms, a meeting room, restrooms, two storage rooms, a kitchenette, and most impressively, a chapel. In September of 2023, construction entered into its final stages. By fall of 2024, our students will be learning and praying in this new addition to campus. Thanks to our generous donors, JPG will be equipped to meet the demands of a growing student body already outgrowing our existing classrooms. Our community will have a new beautiful place to worship and encounter God, who gives life and meaning to our school. Notable features: Chapel seats more than 150 occupants, five times the size of our current classroom-turned-chapel Second dome to match the main building Vaulted classroom ceilings, reducing echo and heat Roof tiles hand-made in Belize Large courtyard space for outdoor activities If you are interested in supporting the completion of Phase II, please click here or contact info@jpii.edu.bz Marvin Flores is a construction worker on this project. This semester he enrolled in a class and officially joined the JPG family!

The online general application, the first step in enrolling in Belize's most unique tertiary institution. JOIN OUR FAMILY TODAY ADMISSION PROCESS We consider students for admission after all forms below have been submitted and an interview with the applicant has been completed. In light of our mission to educate the whole person, we look for an overall fit between the applicant and the college including aptitude and character traits demonstrating the likelihood of success with our challenging course of study. A complete application consists of the following components: 1. The Application Form. Full instructio ns for completing the form itself and all related application components are found on the form. 2. Essay Component . Please write one paragraph, with 5-8 sentences, for each of the following questions. 1. Students at John Paul the Great learn Philosophy (the love of wisdom), Theology (the study of God), and Humanities (the study of human experience). Choose one of these subjects and explain how this subject could make you a better person. 2. Please describe how your family upbringing and school experience have shaped you and how continuing your education may shape Belize. 3. Official Transcript(s) of All Schools Attended. Kindly submit the official high school transcript in a sealed envelope. Include any tertiary-level transcript if seeking to transfer to John Paul the Great College. The official transcript will be submitted at the time of the applicant’s interview. 4. Interview. The school will conduct an interview with each applicant. You will be asked bout how you plan to finance your education, among other things. Please be prepared to discuss finances, scholarships, the school code on conduct, etc. 5. Application Fee. An application is incomplete without payment of the corresponding fee as set forth by Admissions, $25.00. This may be paid in person at our campus, or through Heritage Bank: John Paul the Great College, Acct: 7141138. If paid through Heritage, please email payment records to info@jpii.edu.bz . 6. Other Documents. Copies of the applicant’s Social Security card, high school diploma, and the statement of CSEC results, if applicable. These documents will be submitted at the time of the applicant’s interview. For any queries regarding the application process, please contact registrar@jpii.edu.bz Appliction Apply Here Full Name Social Security Number Email Phone Date of Birth (Day, Month, Year) Street Address District or State City Country Citizenship * Belizean Permanent Resident Foreign National Gender * Male Female High School Graduation (Month, Year) What program are you interested in? * Business Administration Classics (Latin, Math, Science) Cybersecurity English Theology & Catechetics Religious Affiliation * Adventist Anglican Baptist Pentecostal Roman Catholic Other Cummulative GPA How do you wish to enroll? * Full-Time Part-Time Essay: Please write one paragraph, with 5-8 sentences, for each of the following questions. 1. Students at John Paul the Great learn Philosophy (the love of wisdom), Theology (the study of God), and Humanities (the study of human experience). Choose one of these subjects and explain how this subject could make you a better person. 2. Please describe how your family upbringing and school experience have shaped you and how continuing your education may shape Belize. How will you finance your education at John Paul the Great? * Required Self Parents/Guardians Sponsor Scholarship High School Principal or Employer Reference: Email If accepted, I agree to abide by the Student Pledge of John Paul the Great College View the Pledge Your Signature Clear Apply Now! Thanks for applying to study with us! We will get back to you soon.

Important information for those seeking an affordable education at John Paul the Great College. TUITION & FEES Registered candidates may also be eligible to apply for these scholarships: The Friends of Mount Carmel Scholarship The Cross Catholic Scholarship The Government of Belize Scholarship The John Paul II Annual Chess Scholarship The St. Padre Pio Scholarship *John Paul reserves the right to reduce fellowship grants should students demonstrate diminished financial need throughout the semester.