Self-Directed, Responsible, Lifelong Learner

Ruthann talks about:
Being a self-directed, responsible, life-long learner

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The third of the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations (OCSGE) asks us to help our graduates be Self-Directed, Responsible, Lifelong Learners.

As a life-long learner myself , when I am in a difficult situation, my first thought is something I have often told the youth in my youth group.  “What would Jesus do?” 

This came in handy when I was the chair of the World Youth Day Committee in 2001-02. 
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• There were five school sites that we, 6-8 Lay Pastoral Ministers from the region, hosted. 
• 29 churches and their congregations which helped and the Secondary School Chaplains that assisted us throughout the events.
• Oh and of course the Hamilton Diocese Youth Ministry team assisted and helped us plan throughout the entire two years.
• One of our busiest days was the Saturday we held a Mass in English/French and Polish due to our 200 students who came to us from Poland. 
• We followed this up with a Christian Rock concert at city Hall. 

All this was brand new territory for many of us planning the events, including me.  But it came off because we were learning on the fly and relying on each other. 

(Check out the WCDSB website www.wcdsb.ca under Our Schools, Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations for more information)
 
Next week:  I look at “A Collaborative Contributor”

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