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Volume 18 - 11 June, 2013 Dear Parents and Students Igna us offers us a li le tool, a five step prayer pa ern known as the “Examen”, to help us on our way each day.
“A er business, I go to find myself in God.” (Mary Ward)
Step 1:
Thanksgiving:
Step 2:
Searching for Light:
I pause to become a uned to all that I have received in my life today …... the gi of life itself …... the wonder of each breath …... I ask for what I long…… to be the best that I can… making the most of my gi s…...
Step 3:
Examina on:
How have I responded to God today?...... Have I gathered God’s gi s and ignored the Giver?...... What barriers within me prevent me from being all that I would desire to be?
Step 4:
Contri on:
Is there something in my day that created my anxiety, unease, pain, uncertainty?...... I share these worries with my God.
Step 5:
Hope:
I look forward with hope for tomorrow and gra tude for the gi s and learning of today.
NON‐STATE SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION BOARD CYCLIC REVIEW The Non‐State Schools Accredita on Board (the “Board”) is an independent statutory body established under the Educa on (Accredita on of Non‐State Schools) Act 2001 (the “Act”) the objects of which are: a)
to uphold the standards of educa on at non‐State schools
b)
to maintain public confidence in the opera on of non‐State schools
c)
to foster educa onal choices in the State
d)
to provide the basis for the efficient alloca on of Government funding for non‐State schools.
The Board’s responsibili es under the Act include: a)
assessing applica ons for provisional accredita on of new non‐State schools and deciding whether to provisionally accredit or not
b)
deciding whether provisionally accredited schools become accredited
c)
monitoring whether non‐State schools con nue to comply with the requirements for accredita on under the Act, including with the prescribed accredita on criteria.
To fulfil its role of monitoring whether the ongoing requirements for accredita on are being met, the Board has established a cyclical review program. The program involves each governing body of a non‐State school demonstra ng on a periodic basis that the governing body and the school are con nuing to meet their responsibili es under the Act.
Sincerity Jus ce
Freedom Sincerity
JUSTICE Verity Verity Freedom Felicity FELICITY