Dears,
A much needed Faculty Enrichment Workshop was held for for 120 teaching
faculty from the South Goa schools. The workshop was organized jointly by
Loyola High School, Margao, and the Academy of Self-Actualization. Fr.
William Rodrigues SJ [Fr. Willy to most persons who know him, has been the
Assistant Headmaster of St. Britto HS, Mapusa, before his current assignment
at Loyola HS, Margao].
It has been my privilege to be associated with the launch of the Fuller
Life programme in mid 2007 at the hands of the Governor of Goa and the then
Minister for Education, Mr. Luizinho Faleiro, at Leonora's Albert Hall,
Verna. Obviously, I look forward to Mr. Leo D'Mello, conducting such a
workshop in North Goa and would be happy to request the Britto's Old Boys'
Association to help the only other Jesuit school in Goa, St. Britto HS, to
facilitate such a workshop.
The other version of "I have come to give you Fuller Life" is "I have come
to give you Life, life in all its abundance". It is nice to know that one
school managed by the "Society of Jesus" has helped to take this message to
120 school teachers. As they say, one good turn deserves another ....and
Alina de Souza e Saldanha is a former teacher, Headmistress and a
Mhapxemkarn [resident of Mapusa] by birth and schooling!!
Mog asundi
Miguel
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Forest Minister Alina Saldanha inaugurates "Fuller Life Program" for South
Goa teaching faculty
Forest Minister Mrs. Alina Saldanha inaugurated the Faculty enrichment
Workshop called the "Fuller Life Program" for the teaching faculty of South
Goa, at Ravindra Bhavan recently. Present for the inaugural function were
Fr. William Rodrigues, Headmaster, Loyola High School, Fr. Avinash Rebello,
Parish Priest of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Mr. Honarato Velho, Past
Principal and educationist, Dr. Carmo Gracias, eminent gynaecologist and Mr.
Leo D'Mello, Workshop Facilitator and Director of Academy of
Self-Actualization.
A total of 120 teaching faculty from the South Goa schools participated in
the workshop, which was organized jointly by Loyola High School, Margao and
the Academy of Self-Actualization.
In her address, Mrs. Alina Saldanha touched and charmed the hearts of one
and all with her personal testimony, her simplicity of life and her great
love for the teaching profession. It was stated that she may be the
Minister for Forests, Mines and Environment but she was indeed 'a teacher at
heart'. She expressed a desire to be associated with the Academy of
Self-Actualization in any shape or form to enrich the teachers, with skill,
motivational and support workshops. She reminisced how her late husband,
Mathany had helped her find fulfillment in life and working with him made
her feel a self-actualized person.
Earlier, Dr. Carmo Gracias kept the audience in splits with his welcome
address, while Fr. Avinash Rebello and Mr. Honarato Velho impressed on the
audience the need to keep the "student" at the forefront and centre of all
their focus, love and direction. The teachers were exhorted to continually
update and upgrade themselves to keep on par with the latest developments in
science, technology and education. Fr William Rodrigues proposed the Vote of
Thanks.
Later the day long workshop took on the form of a roller coaster ride with
multi media presentations, humorous anecdotes and thought provoking insights
into Breathing, Brain, Meditation, NLP, better communication skills and a
challenge to the teachers - the child is a clay in your hands, mould them
into value-filled, humane and educated citizens of tomorrow.
Miguel A. Braganza
