LASPRIT  Holy Trinity, model of community: (Father as

Creator, Son as Perfect Steward, Holy Spirit as

Weeks 1-2 Perfect Sustainer)

 In the Triune God, we find our true self (as “image &
likeness”) and mission in life (true meaning and
purpose in participating in integral salvation)

…our Catholic Traditions

ð teachings derived from the revelations of the Triune

God

…(charism of) St. John Baptist de La Salle, educational

Filipino people (Ferrer, 2018)
- hospitable, respectful, kind, patriotic, generous and
honest people
- po and opo, Maria Clara identity, bayanihanp
Purpose of Values Education according to Living Values
Education (2018)
- To help individuals think about and reflect on
different values and the practical implications of
expressing them in relation to themselves, others,
the community, and the world at large.
Proper implementation of the program will develop
Filipinos who:
1. are self-actualized, integrally developed human
beings imbued with a sense of human dignity;
2. are social beings with a sense of responsibility for
their community and environment;
3. are productive persons who contribute to the
economic security and development of the family
and the nation;
4. as citizens have a deep sense of nationalism and are
committed to the progress of the nation as well as
of the entire world community through global
solidarity; and
5. manifest in actual life an abiding faith in God as a
reflection of their spiritual being
innovator par excellence
St. John Baptist de La Salle - Patron Saint of Teachers
- developed: idea of teaching children in classes
rather than individually
- introduced: modern languages, arts, science &
technology into traditional curriculum dominated
by reading & writing
- developed: teacher-training centers to promote
new methods
- founded schools as Christian communities based on
the Brothers’ communities
- insisted: secular studies be integrated to religious
development
- wrote: some of: earliest, practical instruction
manuals for teachers & school administrators
- insisted: children be taught to read in their own
language
(Mission: remembering: constant commitment)
We, together and by association, are committed to
give quality human and Christian education to all
Traditionally…

How is it done the Lasallian way?

De La Salle Lipa New Mission – Vision Statement

Inspired by our faith in God, by our Catholic traditions, New Perspective…

and by the charism of St. John Baptist De La Salle,
educational innovator par excellence, we, together and
by association, are committed to give quality human
and Christian education to all, building a society
founded on equity and justice and on sustainable &
inclusive development.

(Inspiration: remembering: richness (treasured)

heritage)
Inspired by…
…our faith in God (Triune God)
(Vision: constant awareness: dream for the world)
Building a society founded on equity and justice and on
sustainable and inclusive development
…equity and justice
- Equity – equality
- Justice – right relationship
…sustainable & inclusive development.
LIFE-LONG LEARNER
1. Engages in various forms of learning for professional
growth
2. Seeks growth in moral, spiritual, socio-civic and
physical aspects of one’s life
3. Adapts to the changing times and dynamics trends in
the profession and its environment
4. Undertakes research to provide solutions to issues
and challenges in society

- Sustainable - able to last without destroying or Weeks 3-4: Lasallian Spirituality

depleting the earth resources
- Inclusive – you are included; participation mission: defines the organization/institution’s business
& purpose
DLSL’S EDUCATION
vision: what an organization/ institution wants to
CHRIST-CENTERED INDIVIDUAL become
1. Acts in accordance with and guided by Christian and
moral principles and Catholic social teachings
2. Lives and exemplifies the Lasallian core values of
faith, service and communion.
3. Demonstrates honesty and fairness in the practice of
profession
4. Exemplifies sensitivity in fostering equity, peace, and
democracy

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN

1. Supports and engages in advocacies concerning the
marginalized sector of society
2. Explores and utilizes sustainable strategies to address
socio-cultural, environmental and economic issues for
the improvement of the quality of life
3. Develops and practices intra and interpersonal skills
in promoting inclusion (race, gender and ethnicity)
4. Engages in the preservation, enrichment, and
promotion of Batangas culture and tradition

COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL
1. Shares professional expertise with the local, national,
and international communities
2. Adheres to and practices the ethical standard of the Building God’s Kingdom here on earth helps us feel
profession more His presence…and so on…
3. Communicates effectively and confidently using any
form of medium across culture What is Spirituality?
4. Collaborates with other disciplines to implement Traditional:
solutions to real world problems for the upliftment of …spirituality refers to a religious process of re-
the society formation which "aims to recover the original shape of
CRITICAL AND INNOVATIVE THINKER man", oriented at "the image of God“
1. Applies concepts, theories, methods and processes
appropriate to real life situations
2. Explores alternative schemes and solutions to
address various needs and problems of the society
3. Interprets and evaluates information using reflective
and rational thinking
4. Practices creativity, imagination resourcefulness and
innovativeness in developing ideas and their
implementation
Weeks 5-6: Faith in the Living Presence of God care of you who are devoted entirely to His
service? Therefore, do not be troubled about
The Israelites begin to look at the Exodus event with the the future, for God knows your needs and will
eyes of faith. They sense God’s presence in their lives. not fail you, only provided you remain faithful
This faith of the Israelites is also reflected in the song in your service to him.”
“When You Believe” Teachers’ response: “It is easy for you to speak
to us,” You have everything; you have money,
John Baptist de la Salle also believes that God is present you still have your canonry, all these things will
in his life. Hence, he always trust in his Providence – “I save you if the schools should fail
will continue, oh my God, to do all my actions for the What did De la Salle do? John began to see that
love of You” he must identify with his teachers, so he gave
away his fortune and dedicated himself to
Events that showed De la Salle’s faith in the Presence
education.
of God
God’s Providence: Although two years of
1. Near Death Experience—Returning from the famine had gone by and although a number of
country in the winter, he was caught by other people had lacked the necessities of life,
nightfall. As there had been a heavy snowfall his community though without income nor
he lost the path and fell into a deep trench. He money had always been provided for by the
was able to save himself only by great effort hand of their heavenly Father.
and only at the cost of injury to himself. After 4. Heroic Vow (Nov 21, 1691 –Vaugirard) – We
recovering from the shock of this accident he promised to do all we could to maintain the
reflected in the protection of God had afforded existence of the Society of the Christian Schools
him in this danger and on his mercy in having “even if there remained only 3 of us in the said
preserved his life. He was so penetrated with society, and we were obliged to beg and live on
this thought that he could never speak of this bread and water alone. (John Baptist de la
event except with lively sentiments of Salle, Gabriel Drolin, Nicolas Vuyart)
appreciation and thanksgiving
2. Many Teachers deserted him after training
them to be Religious Educators – “They found
the spiritual exercises too boring, their food
too simple and their freedom limited. They
abandoned their resolution they had taken of
consecrating themselves in the teaching of the
youth. But he did not abandon his work”
God’s Providence: But soon men of better
quality took their places and became successful
under John’s training.
3. 3. Restlessness of his teachers (Worry About
the Future) – Since they had embraced a lowly
profession, they worried occasionally about
their prospects. They thought of what their
situation would be should de la Salle ever fail
them. They were unhappy at the prospect of
devoting the days of their youth and strength in
the service of others without any assurance that
when age or sickness made it impossible to
carry on, there would be anyone to take care of Matthew 14:22-33 -- Jesus Walking on the Water
them.”
De la Salle’s Response: Men of little faith,” Do Like Peter and John Baptist de Salle, Jesus also
you insist on putting limits to the Providence of challenges us never to keep our eyes off Him. For He is
God? Do you not know that there are no limits always present in our midst…
to his goodness?
If He has care of the grass of the field, as He
Himself says, and takes care of the birds and
other animals so that they need neither nor
barns nor houses, how much more will He take
Weeks 7-8: Respect for all Persons
Genesis 1:26 -- Then God said, “Let us  make mankind  in
our image,  in our likeness, so that they may rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the
livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the
creatures that move along the ground.”
What do different authorities and disciplines say about
the person and about respect?
“Without feelings of respect, what is there to
distinguish men from beasts?” – (ewan ko sino nagsabi)
Article 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and
rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience
and should act towards one another in a spirit of
brotherhood.
Personhood carries with it an inviolable dignity that
merits unconditional respect. -- Personalism
“In its negative form, the person is the kind of good
which does not admit of use and cannot be treated as
an object of use and as such the means to an end.” –
Pope (di ko kilala huhu) – Personalistic norm
What is respect for persons in the eyes of a Lasallian?
- The Lasallian school engages in a concerted
effort to respect the dignity of all persons.
- Respect-filled relationships are at the heart of
Lasallian education and are a key expression of
the acknowledgement of each other’s identity
as children of God.  The more we have this attitude, the more we will be
“Your students are living images of Jesus.” – (Med 80.3 -
feast of St Nicholas)
“To deal with young people very harshly is to forego all
hope of bringing about any good.” – (Med 114.2 - on St
Leo)
Respect for persons is seen in the Lasallian mission
1. To Provide ‘Human & Christian Education’…
2. A ‘Shared Mission’ by men & women who will carry
this mission in Witness, Service, & Communion…
3. Is offered for all with special preference for the
Poor…
“De La Salle reminded his Brothers that they must see
Christ in all their pupils, not simply in the better favored
or the more intelligent”.- Br. Gerard Rummery
Why preference for the poor?
Vulnerable and marginalized sectors
- economically poor and to all those deprived of
the means to realize their dignity as persons. 
- In a broader sense, these are men, women and
children who suffer from various forms of
‘‘poverty as frustration,’’ the impoverishment
born of injustice, physical and social evils,
personal insufficiency and failure.
As Lasallians
The spirit of faith invites us to look at life, events,
history, as places where God is made manifest; in the
Gospel, in nature, in myself………
In HUMAN PERSONS made in the image of God and the
revelation of his mysteries.
In the POOR. If everyone is a reflection of the face of
God it is especially in the poor where his manifestation
is greater.
The Founder invites us to “recognize Jesus beneath the
poor rags of the children” (Meditation 96.3).
Being sensitive to, and defending human rights,
especially those of children, is part of our Lasallian
vocation.
Br. Alvaro Rodriguez Echevarria FSC- Superior General,
July 2002
attentive and sensitive to all forms that are opposed to
the dignity of every person.
What does the Catholic Church say regarding Respect
for Persons?
• The person represents the ultimate end of
society.
• Social justice can be obtained only in respecting
the transcendent dignity of man.
• Respect for the human person entails respect
for the rights that flow from his dignity as a
creature.
• These rights are prior to society and must be
recognized by it. 
“Human persons are  willed by God; they are imprinted
with God's image. Their dignity does not come  from the
work they do, but from the persons they are.  “ – St. John
Paul II; Centesimus Annus
As Christians, Respect for the human person considers
the other "another self." It presupposes respect for the
fundamental rights that flow from the dignity intrinsic
of the person.
As Lasallians, The spirit of faith invites us to look at life,
events, history, as places where God is made manifest;
in the Gospel, in nature, in myself……… In HUMAN
PERSONS made in the image of God and the revelation
of his mysteries. In the POOR. If everyone is a reflection
of the face of God it is especially in the poor where his
manifestation is greater.
The equality of men concerns their dignity as persons
and the rights that flow from it. (CCC)
  The equal dignity of human persons requires the effort
to reduce excessive social and economic inequalities. It
gives urgency to the elimination of sinful inequalities.
As Lasallian and as Christian in Respect for all Persons
The duty of making oneself a neighbor to others and
actively serving them becomes even more urgent when
it involves the disadvantaged, in whatever area this
may be. "As you did it to one of the least of these my
brethren, you did it to me."
Our duty as children of God and our duty as Lasallian
Weeks 10-11: Inclusion
Core Principle: Inclusive Community
 in·clu·sion: inˈklo͞oZHən/noun: the action or
state of including or of being included within a
group or structure
 inclusive community: a group of people that
welcomes, accommodates, accepts, values &
respects each other with a sense of
belongingness
 inclusion: as a gratuitous attitude
ða spirituality
ðsomething God wants us to
have as His beloved children
What were the instances in the life of St. John Baptist de
la Salle that showed inclusion?
remember: John Baptist de La Salle
ða priest, a canon, a doctor of theology
ðBUT
 became tentatively involved with a group of
rough and barely literate young men
(“craftsmen”) in order to establish schools for
poor boys
 determined to put his own talents and advance
education at the service of the children “often
left to themselves and badly brought up.”
 abandoned his family home, moved in with the
teachers, renounced his position as Canon and
his wealth, and so formed the community that
became known as the Brothers of the Christian
Schools (two forms of inclusion: inclusion of
others in his circle, inclusion of self in the circle
of others)
 pioneered in programs for training lay
teachers, Sunday courses for working young
men, and one of the first institutions in France
for the care of delinquents
 pioneered the founding training colleges for
teachers, reform schools for delinquents,
technical schools, and secondary schools for
modern languages, arts, and sciences
 inspired others how to teach and care for young
people, how to meet failure and frailty with
compassion, how to affirm, strengthen and heal
John 5:1-15. Cure of a Paralytic on a Sabbath
Evidence that the paralytic suffers from exclusion:
Äphysical exclusion: cannot perform the physical
activities normal people do
Äemotional exclusion: frustration/disappointment
for being unable to get himself to the pool that he
may have healing
Äsocial exclusion: treated as outcast, could not join
the community in their activities
Äspiritual exclusion: loss of hope (in God) for healing
Matthew 15:21-28. The Canaanite Woman
Canaanite woman:
Syro-Phoenician by race—not an Israelite, a non-Jew
Äsuffered exclusion from Jesus himself & the disciples
ðbegged for attention, concern, care not for herself but
for her daughter (“a mother will do anything for her
child”)
ðsuffered a second exclusion from Jesus—even
considered a dog!
ðthen enjoyed great inclusion because of her faith
Week 13: Quality Education
De La Salle’s Educational Philosophy may be found in
the following theories:
I. Theory of Value
ðconcern: lack of education of: working class & the
poor
Äto whom he gave full attention
ðprimary interest: education of male teachers
 Äwho will later teach the working class & poor boys
ðconviction: everything learned in life must be
functional
Äknowledge that can be used later on in life
ðemphasized: practical approach to all subjects
allowed students to:
• share their learnings with their parents
• extending their knowledge to more people
*La Salle’s decision to educate lay people to become
teachers suggests how he valued well-prepared
teachers who were educated in foundations of
Education
Äequal opportunities for education
Note: La Salle’s curriculum included religious as well as
secular instruction
Äheld religious guidance as a goal of education
(motivation for learning)
II. Theory of Knowledge
What is knowledge?
for La Salle: belief is inseparable from faith
Äbelief in God, salvation, & the Church
La Salle’s practical view of education
Ämeant: an eye for the usefulness of a particular
lesson
ðyet had an all-encompassing view of education:
Äbelieved: education would make a student a
better human being
Ämore specifically, knowledge allows students to
become better Christians
ü La Salle believed that rather than undermining
society, the education of the poor & the working class
would lift all of society
ü Knowledge, in the sense of Christian knowledge, plays
a role not only in improving the life of the one receiving
an education, but also in uplifting society as a whole.
in Duties of a Christian, La Salle writes:
“…there are only two duties of a Christian: knowing God
& loving God”
Äwithout the fulfillment of these obligations a person
cannot achieve salvation and therefore, cannot be fully
Christian
ðDe La Salle charges teachers with the responsibility “to
inspire them [students] with the Christian spirit” and
calls this “the greatest miracle one (teacher) can
perform.” La Salle was very clear: students of his
schools would receive both academic and religious
instruction
La Salle believed: all of ills that plagued the poor & the
working class were the direct result of a poor
upbringing
two kinds of faith according to de La Salle:
1) Divine faith: “a virtue that makes us adhere
with submission of mind & heart to whatever
God has revealed & to profess with firm
conviction whatever the Church proposes for
our belief”
2) Human faith: what controls our belief of things
that other people affirm
La Salle outlines, in significant detail
• manner of punishment for lying
• manner of correction for making a mistake
III. Theory of Human Nature
La Salle believed in Theocentrism: God is majestic &
there is nothing great save for God; it is natural for any
creature to adore God, and abandon oneself to the will
of God
La Salle’s view of proper adoration:
*best seen in his examination of the Virgin Mary’s
response to God:
• professed her nothingness profoundly in the
depths of her soul, acknowledging that she
owed everything to God
for La Salle: the human being is sinful
Äbut in their sinfulness, they must recognize
their total dependence upon God Äthis leads to “a
feeling of adoration at the thought of God’s presence”
+ “emptying oneself” & “stripping away”
La Salle: humans are self-limiting
Älimit themselves from completing their purpose &
achieving salvation
ðunwillingness to abandon self-concern, pride &
sinfulness
IV. Theory of Learning
La Salle’s belief: everyone deserves to have a
meaningful, useful school experience no matter their
class or social standing
Learning models may be categorized into three distinct
images: School as a Factory, School as a Town Meeting
and School as a Temple
School as a Temple: where:
ðmind & spirit are cultivated through character
instruction (value formation
ðreligious leaders are viewed as inarguable
authorities & negotiation is not usually an option
La Salle introduced: “Simultaneous Method”
transformed education into a group learning event
strong teacher-student relationship as the key to
learning
Ultimate goal of Lasallian education: to become a
better Christian
V. Theory of Transmission
SJBDLS: founded: Institute of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools, a Catholic teaching order
during his time: weakest component of primary
education: training of male teachers
teaching methods of La Salle: modeling
Äteachers must be
models of virtue
essential part of the curriculum (in the Christian
schools): learning prayers (recited at various times
during the day) & Catechism
other Academic subjects: reading, writing & practical
skills
VI. Theory of Society
La Salle’s view: society must have a religious component
in order to be a highly functioning society
Ämanners, civility, & decorum contributes essentially to
living a good Christian life
La Salle believes: although good manners are not always
the expression of good morals, they could contribute
strongly to building them
La Salle envisions: acts of decorum & civility more
profoundly as expressions of sincere charity more than
as an observation
La Salle stresses: while Christians are a separate society,
they should serve as examples to the greater society
La Salle insists: parents & teachers must teach the many
details of politeness in a manner that will motivate
children to be courteous and civil…
Ädecorum &
politeness must be considered as virtues that have
reference to God, to neighbor, and self
VII. Theory of Opportunity
Difference between education & schooling:
• education involves: acquisition of knowledge &
skills through instruction
• schooling: much more specific: requires that
learning take place in a school
La Salle opens his Christian Schools: provides the
opportunity for both education & schooling for the boys
of working class & poor families
VIII. Theory of Consensus
Focus: main disagreement surrounding La Salle—that of
opening charity schools & educating the poor
A. Sisters of the Child Jesus: educating poor &
orphaned girls
ðacceptable but: poor, underprivileged boys went
uneducated, with no hope of attaining a higher social
status
B. successful Jesuit-operated charity secondary
schools + the high quality education that older
boys received
ðproviding free quality primary education poses a
threat to school masters employed at high-tuition
primary schools
C. La Salle’s school was in direct competition to
area parish schools, which were left without
pupils, hence left without a means of livelihood
ðthe charity school being free is a menace since La Salle
also admits the children of those who can afford to pay
the fees
D. The general disagreement among upper classes
when it came to providing an education to
lower classes
Normally: consensus is achieved through the education
of disagreeing parties
Äinformed people can make informed decisions
+: having a common goal eases the way for consensus
for La Salle: consensus: submission to God’s will
Äto him: teaching the poor: not simply charity, but
imitation of God
Weeks 14-15: Concern for the Poor and Social Justice
The 2 Great Commandments
1. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole
heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy
whole mind, and with thy whole strength;
2. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
In going forth from ourselves toward our brothers and
sister, Jesus wants us to continue His mission…
Luke 4:16-21—“Jesus proclaims his mission: to bring
good news to the poor and oppressed”
Why does the Church promote ‘preferential option for
the poor’?
When there is a question of defending the rights of
individuals, the poor and badly off have a claim to
especial consideration.
The richer class have many ways of shielding
themselves, and stand less in need of help from the
State where as the mass of the poor have no resources
of their own to fall back upon, and must chiefly
depend upon the assistance of the State. – Rerum
Novarum (Pope Leo XIII)
Our God is a God who has a special love to those who
have no one to turn to…
Not because they are [simply] righteous; Not because
they are holy… But because they are in need…
Therefore, as in the Sermon on the Mount.
Luke 6:20-23—“Blessed are the poor, theirs is the
Kingdom of God”
Individual Social Responsibility - where we as
individuals, have a responsibility toward society OR
SIMPLY SAID TOWARD “THE OTHERS”. Being "socially
responsible" is about all individuals behaving ethically
and sensitively towards THE OTHERS”.
Christian Responsibility
“Christians are to be the salt of the earth”— Mt. 5:13
“Christians are called to be the light of the world”— Mt. Mother Teresa expressed her view on the social issue
5:14-16 of poverty amongst the world.

Concern for the Poor and Vulnerable—St. John Baptist She established a new meaning to poverty in which
de La Salle had great love for the poor. the world had not yet succumbed to.

De la Salle’s Response to the Signs of the Time Poverty does not mean to live on the streets or to have
no nourishing food, poverty relates to those who
This began to bother La Salle as he felt that poor, people disregard as nobody
uneducated children remained “far from salvation”
(Saint John Baptist, 2010). Moved by this plight of the People have the biggest houses and fanciest jobs
poor who seemed so “far from salvation” either in this
…yet no individual values them
world or the next, he determined to put his own talents
and advanced education at the service of the children …when people are not loved, they aren't happy
“often left to themselves and badly brought up.”
that was Mother Teresa's biggest challenge in terms of
To be more effective, he abandoned his family home, poverty.
moved in with the teachers, renounced his position as
Canon and his wealth, and so formed the community
that became known as the Brothers of the Christian
Schools

La Salle opens his Christian Schools to provide the

opportunity for both education and schooling for the
boys of working class and poor families. La Salle firmly
believed in providing both schooling and education by
incorporating manners, civility, and most importantly,
religion into the curriculum. La Salle was well aware of
the position that working class and poor parents were
in.

Social justice is the promotion of just societies and

treatment of individuals and communities based on the
belief that we each possess an innate human dignity.

“Catholic social teaching believes that human beings,

created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-
27), have by their very existence an inherent value,
worth, and distinction”.

according to La Salle all of society should have the

opportunity to be both educated and schooled& -- even
the lowest members

Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and

prosperous coexistence within and among nations. (UN)

Love for others, and in the first place love for the poor,
in whom the Church sees Christ himself, is made
concrete in the promotion of justice. –Centisimus
Annus (St John Paul II)

Models of Faith in Action: Great concern for the poor

and vulnerable; Promoter of Social Justice

St. John Baptist De Lasalle: Patron of All Teachers of

Youth -- Canonized : 24 May 1900

Mother Teresa: The Epitome of Compassion --

Canonized: 4 September 2016