DESCRIPTION OF THEME:
“Catholic schools have faith in every student. They believe
in each student’s potential – to learn, to grow in
virtue and wisdom, to become valued and outstanding members of
their church, community, and nation. And Catholic schools nurture
faith in every student – belief in God and a deeply rooted
commitment to God, the Church, and Christianity.” –
Catholic School Week 2005 Handbook
DATE:
January 30 – February 5, 2005
LOCATIONS:
The theme will be celebrated in all the Catholic schools in the
Vicariate of Chuuk throughout the week. Each school will develop
its own ways of celebrating Catholic School Week 2005 by using
the official Catholic Schools Week 2005 Handbook.
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR THE WEEK:
1. Resolution – Chuuk State Legislature
to recognize the contribution of Catholic Schools in Chuuk by
sponsoring a Resolution to that effect.
2. Catholic Students in Public Schools –
We want to include other Catholic students who are attending the
public schools on Weno. Plans to contact Director of Education
to excuse those Catholic students in the public schools who want
to join the Catholic School Mass on February 2, 2005 at the Saramen
Chuuk Development Center.
3. Unity Mass – Wednesday, February 2,
2005 will be a regular school day except that students from all
the Catholic schools will attend a liturgy joint student mass
will be celebrated by all the students. St. Julia School will
be invited to send a delegation if they cannot bring their entire
student population.
4. Catholic School Week Planning Committee -
A small committee comprising of students who are strong choir
leaders, campus ministers, and other staff and faculty representing
the schools to plan the Catholic School Week Mass. The main job
of the committee is to plan the liturgy and go around to the schools
to teach them the songs that will be part of the mass.
5. Administrators’ Roundtable –
Co-sponsored by the Catholic schools in Chuuk, the roundtable
discussion involving school administrators, principals, vice principals,
etc. to address the state of education in Chuuk and to find ways
that schools can work closely together to share resources and
ideas. This can be done during Catholic Schools Week 2005 as our
attempt to find ways that our schools can work together to improve
education for the children of Chuuk. Fr. Arthur to head up this
initiative and we will send out invitations to administrators
of public and private schools in Chuuk to attend what is hoped
to be a professionally done roundtable discussion.
