In the context of informing and strengthening the relations between the Marist Schools of Europe, we visited the Marist School of the Hermitage district, Ensemble Scolaire Saint-Laurent La Paix Notre Dame, on Thursday 6th February 2025, during the planned educational excursion of the students of… Read More »Visit from Leonteios School (Greece) to Saint-Laurent La Paix Notre Dame School (France)
The beginnings: A dream come true It was 1963 when a group of Puerto Rican families expressed a desire: they wanted a quality Catholic education for their children. Thus it was that the Marist Brothers answered the call, driven by the vision of Saint Marcellin… Read More »Marists Puerto Rico: 60 years sowing the future
On its 200th anniversary, L’Hermitage hosted the second meeting of the Marist Global Network of Schools: Champagnat Global, with the participation of almost 150 education leaders from 40 countries. The work carried out over these days will be the basis for continuing, in a collaborative… Read More »Contributions and conclusions 2nd Champagnat Global Meeting
One of the positive consequences (there are not many, by the way) of the experience during and after the pandemic has undoubtedly been the visibility of mental health in the social and political debate in our society. And, fortunately, it seems to have done so… Read More »Promoting psychological well-being in educational centres: an unquestionable challenge
The beginnings of the presence of the Marist Brothers in Tui (Galicia, Spain) officially began on 22 January 1909, the date on which the Bishop of the diocese, Don Valeriano Menéndez, published the Decree authorising the foundation. The founder of the Marist work in Tui… Read More »Once upon a time… A journey through the Marist presence in Tui (Spain)
They defined Champagnat as ‘a very loyal uncle’, they sang to the Good Mother despite ‘running out of voice’ and they set Marcellin’s spiritual testament to music. To speak of Kairoi is to speak of some of the songs that have accompanied us in the… Read More »Kairoi: a time of opportunity that continues after almost 50 years
The 2nd Champagnat Global Meeting, held from 7-11 March at the Hermitage, has come to an end ‘One of the greatest gifts you can give a Marist is to go to the Hermitage.’ Perhaps this has been one of the most repeated phrases during these… Read More »End of the 2nd Champagnat Global Meeting
Photo gallery day 5 During the morning, the participants had a session to work in international groups and make commitments on a personal, provincial and regional level to Champagnat Global. These same commitments were taken to the chapel where the remains of Saint Marcellin Champagnat… Read More »DAY 5: WE ARE GLOBAL – Farewell to the almost 140 participants in the 2nd Champagnat Global Meeting
Photo gallery day 4 The fourth day of the 2nd Meeting of Champagnat Global was dedicated to proposals and evaluations of the network. During the morning, participants met in international groups to evaluate the roadmap 2023-2025 of Champagnat Global. They then attended the lecture by… Read More »DAY 4: WE ARE CHAMPAGNAT – Work on the roadmaps in international groups
If we had to define these three days we have been spending at L’Hermitage with one word, that word would be ILLUSION. From the sixth of March, when the almost 140 participants who are at the meeting started to arrive, the faces of illusion towards… Read More »We have reached the halfway point of the 2nd Meeting of Champagnat Global