This is a professional learning program for teachers. Programs will be offered remotely. Details will be provided following acceptance of applications. Programs will operate with a minimum of 10 people.
Program approved the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) for the purpose of Accreditation to teach in a Catholic School.
Julian Tenison Woods, the co-founder of the Josephite Congregation with Mary MacKillop, was a man of faith with concern for the poor and a deep love for the environment. He saw God in everything around him.
“Every rock, every leaf, every insect has something beautiful, nay wonderful to tell… a perfect fairy land of beauty; the stones reveal their crystalline structure, and the tiniest insect display wonders of mechanism…. All new, all varied, all instructive, and all tending to raise the mind to higher and nobler conceptions of what creation does to declare the glory of its author.” 1880
Not only was Julian Tenison Woods the first Director of Catholic Education for South Australia, he was also a priest, scientist, poet, author and geologist. Julian was strong in his faith, living the gospel values through his service to others, celebrating the Sacraments in the outback and playing a major part in the Catholic education of the young in early Australian history.
This program also relates to the school curriculum covering sustainability, where the participants are developing new learning through the story and eco-spirituality of Julian Tenison Woods. The eco-spirituality of Julian Tenison Woods is explored: his deep love for living out the values of Jesus and the teachings of Scripture through ministering to others, reminding us of our close relationship between God’s creation and our relationship with God.
Approval will be given via Teacher Accreditation Platform (TAP) upon completion of the program.
2025 Dates TBC – please email the Education Team.