LASALLIAN FIVE CORE PRINCIPLES
De La Salle Lipa
 Faith in the presence of God
 Concern for the poor, social
justice
 Quality education
 Respect for all persons
 Inclusive community
Purpose of values education according
to Living Values Education 2018
“To help individuals think about
and reflect on different values and the
practical implications of expressing them
in relation to themselves, others, the
community, and the world at large.”
Proper implementation of the program
will develop Filipinos who:
 Are self-actualized, integrally
developed human beings imbued
with a sense of human dignity;
 are social beings with a sense of
responsibility for their community
and environment;
 are productive persons who
contribute to the economic
security and development of the
family and the nation;
 as citizens have a deep sense of
nationalism and are committed to
the progress of the nation as well
as of the entire world community
through global solidarity; and
 manifest in actual life an abiding
faith in God as a reflection of their
spiritual being.
De La Salle Lipa
New Mission – Vision Statement
(Inspiration)
Inspired by our faith in God, by our
Catholic traditions , and by the charism
of St. John Baptist De La Salle,
educational innovator par excellence,
(Mission)
we, together and by association, are
committed to give quality human and
Christian education to all,
(Vision)
building a society founded on equity and
justice and on sustainable & inclusive
development.
Quality Education
How does SJBDL’s way of education
become HUMAN & CHRISTIAN?
General Chapter 1993:- “As members of
the Institute of St. John Baptist de La
Salle, we strongly re-affirm our option
for the human and Christian education
of young people and adults, and in
particular, for the poor.” (C 435, p.20)
Specifically:
o “to become trained and to adapt
to all kinds of social situations”
o “especially (brothers) in the third-
world continents . . . have made a
strong commitment to help the
most deprived young people and
adults.” (C 435, 1.4, p. 20)
o “active witnesses to the dignity of
all people”
Human Education
 Education that will help students
discover and develop God
given talents, to be able to use
these talents for the good of all,
making the world a better place
to live in.
 Education that will help them how
to earn a living.
 Goal: To develop among
students their full potential
through critical and creative
thinking, self knowledge and self-
mastery in:
o Communication (both oral
and written)
o Analysis (See and
Synthesize)
o Teaching (Lead, Guide )
o Management and
Organization
o Research (Objective Data)
o Logical and Scientific
Thinking
Christian Education
 Education that will help students
realized (experience) their True
Identity (True Self) as God’s
Beloved Children & to live life in
accordance to this identity.
 Education that will help them how
to live
 Goal: To lead students:
o 1. to experience the Love
of God,
o 2. appreciate & take care
God’s creation,
o 3. acquire Gospel values,
and
o 4. to live as beloved
children of God.
Integrating these 2 faces of education
in the lives of their students, they
become “the salt of the earth and the
light of the world”. - (Mt. 5:13-16)
Competent & Christian
equity - equality
justice- right relationship
sustainable- able to last without
destroying or depleting the earth
resources
inclusive- You are included,
Participation
Personalism
-Personhood carries with it an inviolable
dignity that merits unconditional
respect.
Personalistic norm
- In its negative form, the person is the
kind of good which does not admit of
use and cannot be treated as an
object of use and as such the means to
an end.
Respect for the human person entails
respect for the rights that flow from his
dignity as a creature. These rights are
prior to society and must be recognized
by it. – Cathechism of the Catholic
Church
Respect-filled relationships are at the
heart of Lasallian education and are a
key expression of the acknowledgement
of each other’s identity as children of
God.
“Your students are living images of
Jesus.” (Med 80.3 - feast of St
Nicholas)
“To deal with young people very harshly
is to forego all hope of bringing about
any good.” (Med 114.2 - on St Leo)
RESPECT FOR ALL PERSONS
(WHAT DOES IT SAYS ABOUT
LASALLIANS?)
Respect for persons is seen in the
Lasallian mission
1. To Provide ‘Human & Christian
Education’…
2. A ‘Shared Mission’ by men & women
who will carry this mission in Witness,
Service, &Communion…
3. Is offered for all with special
preference for the Poor…
Lasallian Mission
The purpose of the Lasallian mission is
to give human dignity among one
another
Respect for all persons
De La Salle reminded his
Brothers that they must see Christ in all
their pupils, not simply in the better
favored or the more intelligent.- Br.
Gerard Rummery
Vulnerable and marginalized sectors
• economically poor and to all
those deprived of the means to
realize their dignity as persons.
• In a broader sense, these are
men, women and children who
suffer from various forms of
‘‘poverty as frustration,’’ the
impoverishment born of injustice,
physical and social evils,
personal insufficiency and failure.
As Lasallians
The spirit of faith invites us to look at
life, events, history, as places where
God is made manifest; in the Gospel, in
nature, in myself………
In HUMAN PERSONS made in the
image of God and the revelation of
his mysteries.
In the POOR. If everyone is a
reflection of the face of God it is
especially in the poor where his
manifestation is greater.
The Founder invites us to “recognize
Jesus beneath the poor rags of the
children” (Meditation 96.3).
Being sensitive to, and defending
human rights, especially those of
children, is part of our Lasallian
vocation.- Br. Alvaro Rodriguez
Echevarria FSC- Superior General, July
2002
What does the Catholic Church say
regarding Respect for Persons?
• The person represents the
ultimate end of society.
• Social justice can be obtained
only in respecting the
transcendent dignity of man.
• Respect for the human person
entails respect for the rights that
flow from his dignity as a
creature.
• These rights are prior to society
and must be recognized by it.
Human persons are willed by God;
they are imprinted with God's image.
Their dignity does not come from the
work they do, but from the persons they
are. - St. John Paul II
As Christians
 Respect for the human person
considers the other "another self."
 It presupposes respect for the
fundamental rights that flow from
the dignity intrinsic of the person.
As Lasallians
 The spirit of faith invites us to
look at life, events, history, as
places where God is made
manifest; in the Gospel, in nature,
in myself………
In HUMAN PERSONS made in the
image of God and the revelation of
his mysteries.
In the POOR. If everyone is a
reflection of the face of God it is
especially in the poor where his
manifestation is greater.
Our duty as children of God and our
duty as Lasallian
 The duty of making oneself a
neighbor to others and actively
serving them becomes even
more urgent when it involves the
disadvantaged, in whatever area
this may be. "As you did it to one
of the least of these my brethren,
you did it to me."
in·clu·sion
` inˈklo͞oZHən/
noun
-the action or state of including or of
being included within a group or
structure
John Baptist de La Salle received the
tonsure at age eleven and was named
Canon of the Reims Cathedral at
sixteen. Though he had to assume the
administration of family affairs after his
parents died, he completed his
theological studies and was ordained
priest on 9 April, 1678. Two years later
he received the doctorate in theology.
can‧on /ˈkænən/ noun
-a Christian priest who has
special duties in a cathedral
Inclusion of St. John Baptist-
involvement with a group of rough and
barely literate young men
1st INCLUSION
  Reaching out -St John, despite
his being an heir of a rich family,
reached out to the rough and
barely educated men
Rough
 -not well mannered
 -didn’t belong to the rich
 -didn’t possess the depth of the
ideals of St. John
Barely Educated
 -basic education attainment (no
specialization or doctorate)
 -could only give little education
for the children
 -would help educate in exchange
of something
schooling and education by
incorporating manners, civility, and most
importantly, religion into the curriculum.
La Salle was well aware of the position
that working class and poor parents
were in.
Social justice
o is the promotion of just societies
and treatment of individuals and
communities based on the belief
that we each possess an innate
human dignity.
o is an underlying principle for
peaceful and prosperous
coexistence within and among
nations. (UN)

Essay
2ND INCLUSION
“The heart of Lasallian education is an
 Acceptance -St John, despite his
education with a heart”
being an heir of a rich family,
accepted poor children and
educated them freely.

Establish schools for poor boys

 -in terms of economy

 -in terms of social status
 -in terms of physical well-being
 -education

Concern for the Poor and Social

Justice

La Salle opens his Christian Schools

to provide the opportunity for both
education and schooling for the boys
of working class and poor families.
La Salle firmly believed in providing both