NURTURING THE MUSTARD SEED 

Venue:  McCracken Country Club, Victor Harbor

A residential program for school leadership teams to develop capabilities in strategizing, leading and understanding principles of staff formation, followed by a 12 month accompaniment relationship with a consultant to support implementation, assist in master planning and provide professional mentoring.

This will support school leaders to meet Strategic Priority 1: Enhancing Catholic Identity through deliverable 1.2 Every school has discerned and implemented approaches to support staff spiritual and religious formation. They are designed to meet the needs of leaders in being able to strategise, plan, implement and review Staff Spiritual and Religious Formation.  Providing effective, localised and engaging formation opportunities in schools is central to developing authentic ways of enhancing Catholic Identity that is intentional and meaningful. 

This program supports the CESA Strategic Plan priority for all schools to be engaged in strengthening their Catholic Identity and the faith formation of their leaders and staff.  I would encourage schools who have not previously attended, those who have changes in their leadership teams and those schools who are revisiting their strategic plans to consider participating. It is strongly encouraged that as many members of a leadership team, including the Principal, attends to maximise shared learning and decision making. It is an intention that the experience is educational, formational and purposeful - that leaders will return to their schools with goals, strategies and actions named.  A consultant from the Staff Spiritual and Religious Formation Team is provided for ongoing engagement and support.

We are asking that each school makes a $250 contribution per participant, towards the total cost of $520 per participant.  We anticipate this experience will contribute 20 hours towards the Teachers Registration Board’s requirement of professional learning for registration, for those needing to demonstrate this.  If you would like any further information please don’t hesitate to call me on 8301 6674 or email at Julian.Kluge@cesa.catholic.edu.au