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Francis and Theresa Quirk Endowment for Lasallian Mission

海角社区’s Exploring Lasallian Mission (ELM) Program is generously supported by the Francis and Theresa Quirk Endowment for Lasallian Mission.

The Francis and Theresa Quirk Endowment for Lasallian Mission supports the advancement and further development of 海角社区’s Exploring Lasallian Mission (ELM) formation program, which features the annual ELM Summer Workshop, the ELM Seminar Series, and the ELM Retreat.

The Fund was established in memory of Francis and Theresa Quirk during their centenary with resources provided by the Green Isle Trust. Francis (1916-1987) and Theresa (1916-2004) instilled the importance of faith, family and education in their four children and nine grandchildren. Within the extended Quirk family are four generations of educators, and thus to provide resources to provide further formation for educational ministers is consistent with the goal of collegial development and continuing education.

Program Goals

Explore and discuss the life and times of Saint John Baptist De La Salle, his educational philosophy, his spirituality, and the historical context in which De La Salle lived and in which the Christian Brothers were founded.
Understand De La Salle’s methodology of teacher formation and classroom pedagogy.
Understand today’s Lasallian network of schools and how the 334-year-old Lasallian educational mission is being lived out in these schools around the world.
Learn about life as a Christian Brother as well as the role of lay partners in this “shared mission” of education; understand what it means to have a vocation or calling.
Explore ways in which participants can bring various aspects of our Catholic and Lasallian mission and tradition into their own work or teaching.
Introduce participants to primary Lasallian resources, materials, and related scholarship.