LHC’s current implementation strategy for infusing
the explicit (taught) curriculum with a Catholic
perspective.
» Embracing Benedictine Values
» Reflecting the Good Samaritan Education
Formation Framework
» Privileging Catholic Social Teaching
» Fostering Right Relationships
» Developing an Holistic World View
Our Benedictine Values
community
compassion
hospitality
stewardship
prayer
listening
justice
respect
balance
» Explicit on all unit plans – How to embed
Dimension 6 (including which specific
Benedictine values and CSTs will be covered)
» Planned response to GSE Formation Framework
using two days of PD per year
» Staff PD looking at different elements of
Dimension 6 (eg CST workshop in subject areas)
» Yearly Theme (in 2014, A Passion for Peace)
which curriculum leaders use as stimulus
Year 10 Business Unit
» The assessment for this term focused on students
conducting an economic investigation of the ability
to launch a unique product in an overseas
marketplace.
» In recognition of the The Dignity of Work and the
Rights of Workers, students explored the rights to
full employment, the advocacy for fair trade and
recognition of varying religious beliefs that guide
cultural implications when engaging with overseas
markets.
Science
» Focus on the Principle of Respect for Human
Dignity
» Our unit for Year 7 Semester 2 next year, “Robot
Housework”, focuses on the need to provide support for
aged care by doing tasks that can no longer be managed
in the home.
» Women in Engineering program next term – 20 Year 9 &
10 students will go to UQ and participate in a workshop
run by “Engineers without Borders” – a group that
focusses on engineering solutions for impoverished
people in the world.