1. Catholic Education in a Changing Hong Kong Diocese of Hong Kong Priests Rel.Brothers Sisters Cat. Population 1976 338 83 770 250,197 1983 348 77 790 267,798 1993 335 67 605 254,134 2003 299 66 529 240,362 +113,000 Philippines

2. Numbers of Catholic Schools Number of Students Catholic Students 1976 211 274,238 33,947 1983 313 309,296 28,827 1993 270 306,834 23,343 2003 317 263,645 21,079

3. Sponsoring Bodies – The Number of Schools 1976 1983 1993 2003 Diocese 100104 100 122 Caritas Nil 34 45 61 Religious- (Priests; Brothers) 38 62 48 56 Religious- (Sisters) 65 97 75 73 Laity 8 16 2 8

4. Teachers in Catholic Schools Religious Layteachers Catholic Layteachers 1976 461 7,817 1983 373 9,807 3,929 1993 211 10,624 3,213 2003 149 12,167 3,166

5. Wah Yan No. of Jesuits WYK WYHK 1976 16 19 1983 17 15 1993 11 10 2003 4 6

6. CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN A CHANGING HONG KONG THE JESUIT OR IGNATIAN VIEW EDUCATION DISCOVERING OR SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT:  OURSELVES – physical, psychological, emotional social and spiritual.

7.  Our Environment – Geography, history, culture, language nature, the outer universe etc.  God – His relationship with us; the gift of life and love; the meaning of life and death our dependence on Him; He teaches us how to live; His love for us, His children. He wishes us to be like His Son

8. CATHOLIC EDUCATION Mission: 1. To teach the Good News that we are loved, valuable, appreciated; that we are all children of the one family, brothers and sisters.

9. 2. To help each one develop their potential – natural and supernatural gifts so that they can share and serve others.

10. CATHOLIC EDUCATION Vision This comes from our faith, our belief in Jesus Christ who came to teach us how to live, loving Him and one another.

11. Jesus Christ is the Greatest Teacher He is our Model Teacher, who lived what He taught. He shared His life and wisdom with us.

12. He came to show us God ’ s love and how to love. He came to serve, not to be served

13. CATHOLIC EDUCATION THIS VISION AND MISSION Inspires ALL CATHOLIC teachers They see great value and importance in their career as a service to the community.

14. They see it as an opportunity to share not only their knowledge and experience but also their Christian moral values and attitudes.

15. CHARACTERISTICS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION Teaches: a) respect for each individual life b) respect for the environment c) moral values

16. d) concern and compassion for the poor, suffering and handicapped e) love for others, generosity, patience and forgiveness

17. f) a willingness to share, to serve “ To educate a person in mind and not in morals, is to educate a menace to society. ” Theodore Roosevelt

18. HONG KONG CATHOLIC EDUCATION 1843 FIRST CATHOLIC SCHOOL STARTED FOR BOYS 1860 CANOSSIAN SISTERS OPENED SACRED HEART ENGLISH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 2004 317 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

19. Challenges 1 How to adapt to the present situation with less priests, Brothers and Sisters? 2 How to maintain our central core values in this materialistic environment? 3 How to adapt to the present reforms in Education?

20. Possible Answers 1 Train good Catholic headers for our schools 2 Provide better formation for Catholic Teachers in Theology, Biblical Studies, Christian Moral values and Psychology

21. These courses should be on-going 3 Core values are non-negotiable. Emphasis on character formation and self discipline on values of respect, responsibility, honesty, compassion care and service of others, justice.

22. JESUIT EDUCATION WORLDWIDE Year No of JESUIT SCHOOLS 1556 40 1600 245 1773 845 1994 1,906 2004 2,048

23. 2004 UNIVERSITIES 78 SECONDARY 388 PRIMARY 83 TECHNICAL 38

24. JESUITS IN EDUCATION 10,000 LAYTEACHERS 110,000 STUDENTS 1,900,000 COUNTRIES 65

25. IMPORTANT JESUIT DOCUMENTS ON EDUCATION 1599 “ RATIO STUDIORUM ” This was used by all Jesuit schools. It is a “ Plan of Studies ” – a handbook to assist administrators and teachers in the daily operation of the school with curriculum and methods of teaching.

26. This resulted in a common spirit, common goals and methods. 1986 “ The Characteristics of Jesuit Education ” 28 Basic Characteristics based on the spirituality of St Ignatius and his vision.

27. 1993 “ Ignatian Padagogy ” A practical methodology of teaching, taking into account modern research in learning which uses the core elements of experience, reflection, action and evaluation

28. Other programmes on education included “ Dialogue on Teaching as a Service ” A shared reflection on the values of teaching as a service “ The Curriculum Improvement Process ” An assessment of the curriculum based on the Portrait of a Graduate