The Immersion Program started in 2006 aiming at supporting families living in extreme poverty in Peru and, offering a space for reflection and service to the members of the North American Schools Network
Educator Initiative
Edmund Rice Education - Beyond Borders
Share an Initiative happening in your school and region
Across the world, young people and educators are doing amazing things to make the world a better place for all. EREBB aims to provide the opportunity for schools to network, share ideas and learn from each other’s experiences. One of the ways this can occur is through the sharing of initiatives in different areas of the world that promote the vision of EREBB.
Initiatives highlighted will have a focus on either students or educators.
Young People building a better world locally and globally through faith and justice. Young Peoples Initiatives
Educators sharing spirituality and making a difference in our world. Educators Initiatives
The ability to share initiatives is available to staff involved with Edmund Rice education. Staff must be signed on as members
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Featured Initiatives
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Educator Initiative
Project Carrick
Project Carrick offers internships in Oceania for young people from the Edmund rice Network in England. Carrick on Suir is a small Irish town close to Waterford in Ireland. It was in Carrick in 1805 that Edmund Rice established his second community.
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Young People Initiative
Blessed Edmund Rice Solidarity Initiative
Students from Catholic Memorial School’s Blessed Edmund Rice Solidarity Initiative met with students from Bishop Hendricken on CM’s campus to conduct a research project on the history of American immigration.
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Connections: India – Australia
Late last year students and staff from St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Victoria, visited St John’s High School, Chandigarh, India.
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Practical outreach at St John’s
St John’s High School in Chandigarh (northern India) has an active outreach program which brings practical support to its local community. Two recent novel initiatives have proven most successful.
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‘Raising hands’ for those in need
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On Founder’s Day, students of St John’s High School Chandigarh ‘raised their hands’ to show solidarity with members of their surrounding community who face difficult challenges every day.
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Connections: Australia – PNG
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A small group of St Pius X College staff, students and parents, fundraised then conducted a visit and Immersion at Callan Services Special Education Centre, Gerehu in both 2014 and 2016.
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Connections: USA (Palma) – Peru
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Immersion Peru
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Connections: Australia – Kenya
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Staff and students from the East Coast of Australia travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to experience and support the work of Edmund Rice ministries in schools and the wider community.
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Connections: Zambia – Ireland
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Students and staff from Mazabuka in Zambia and Nenagh in Ireland benefit from the twinning program established by their schools.
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Connections: Ireland – Northern Ireland
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Nationwide campaign raising awareness of the issue of homelessness.
Joint immersion project being planned for 2017 to India.Read More
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European Networking
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European Gatherings
The Lead Schools of England and Ireland (North and South) met over two days in January 2016. The “April ’16 Gathering” is now organised.Read More
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Promoting an Inclusive Community
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Students from Year 7 in St Laurence’s College, Brisbane, recently responded to the current global refugee crisis.
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“Heroes for the Homeless” Sleepout
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The “Heroes for the Homeless” was aimed at raising awareness of the issues surrounding homelessness and gave participants an opportunity to experience some of the struggles of homeless people
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Acts of Mercy
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It was Pope Francis who said that “mercy and forgiveness must not remain beautiful words, but must be realised in daily life.” CBC St John’s Cape Town, has committed itself to acting out acts of mercy to those in our society who have been marginalised and forgotten.
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Nelson Mandela Day in Northern Ireland
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On Friday February 12, the Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry, Northern Ireland, hosted its inaugural Abbey Nelson Mandela Day. The day centred on an array of events lead by 30 senior students (17-18 years old) aimed at raising much needed monies for local marginalised communities and groups. The students planned the entire day including […]
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Projects inspired by the South Africa Conference
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Within a week of returning from the Edmund Rice Beyond Borders Conference in South Africa, I addressed the faculty/staff about my experience while presenting a number of pictures I took during the conference and school visits.
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Edmund Rice Mosaic Icon
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Recently the staff of the three Edmund Rice schools in Adelaide, Australia (Christian Brothers College, Rostrevor College and St Paul’s College) came together to celebrate a reflection day entitled “Encounters on our Journey: In the footsteps of Edmund Rice”. A mosaic icon was unveiled created by the students at Christian Brothers College, Adelaide by breaking […]
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What Every Good Leader Knows: Richard Rohr
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At times, spiritual wisdom does not harmonize well with the goals and practices of the world. But sometimes spiritual seekers take this truth too far, thinking that to be “spiritual” we have to be naive and simplistic and can’t lead as well as others.
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‘Just Us’ magazine
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Showcasing student work at St. Patrick’s College
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Humbly serving others …
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The members of SHIELD led the Bergen Catholic community in a day of service by humbly kneeling before their peers and serving them by cleaning their shoes.
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Networking Planning
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Leaders in three Edmund Rice School areas gather to plan for their engagement with EREBB
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Human Rights and Advocacy – UN Experience by St Thomas More’s Tiff Hill
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St Thomas More’s Tiff Hill was able to visit the UN Headquarters in Geneva. Take a look at her short video on Human Rights and Advocacy.
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SHIELD, Leadership Program
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The Bergen Catholic High School develops a sequential program in Leadership, SHIELD. This Leadership program is run by the students for the students.
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The Good Seed Will Grow: A Formation Framework for Edmund Rice Communities in Oceania
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A re-imagining of formation for mission inspired by the interconnectedness of Our Sacred Story and the dynamics of Spirit, Relationship and Liberation.
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Redeeming Administration – Leaders Retreat
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School leaders from the Americas learn spiritual practices of administration and conflict resolution at annual retreat.
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Student Leaders in the Americas Gather for ACTION
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Edmund Rice Schools from Argentina, Canada, Peru, the United States and Uruguay meet for the ACTION 2014 Student Leadership Workshop.
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The Joy of the Gospel: Headteachers Retreat
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Twenty one leaders from across England gathered break open Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium and apply it to their lives and schools.
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Engaging Beyond Borders
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Southern African Social Justice & Advocacy Desk partner up with Iona College in New York to discuss Leadership, Social and Environmental Justice, Advocacy and how the two groups could support each other in their work.
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Renewing Our Identity: EREA Renewal Process
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Australian schools undertake renewal every five years to reflect on their nature as a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice tradition and to identify ways for continuous improvement
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Speaking Out Against Poverty
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Students from the Edmund Rice Society of St Patrick’s College in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, recently conducted their annual public speaking competition, this year on the topics of poverty alleviation, water conservation and vandalism.
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Faith in Action: Nine is Mine
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Young people at St Johns in Chadigrah, India, put their faith into action and advocate for education and health for all.
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Child Workers Standing Up
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Por el derecho de los niños y adolescentes a un trato digno en medios transportes
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A Debt Paid with Trees
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Students from the Malihai (Environment) Club of ER Sinon helped the Carbon offset an International Gathering by planting trees.
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Workshop Encounter: Corn Hob Day
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Young people harvest corn and put their faith into action
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Speak Up: Student Advocacy
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Young people from across Edmund Rice Schools put Catholic Social Teachings into action by Speaking Up for those whose voices have been suppressed.
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