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the general demographic of my school is low and most of the students/families don’t follow catholic religion. This can be a challenge when teaching gospel values as the kids can have differing beliefs. I aim to teach them about using these values in their lives - be kind to others, love one another. I always try to connect my lessons to values they will use in their lives.

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I very fortunately have not had any challenges when teaching in the early years. Even when students have come from non religious backgrounds they have still been eager to hear and learn about the gospel and learn how to live as Jesus taught us.

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Breaking down big concepts to make them accessible to very young students is a challenge. Finding the points of connection with their lives to help them engage with the Gospels helps.

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One challenge has been helping others see the value of every life in a world that often prioritises convenience. I’ve addressed this by sharing the message with compassion and living out respect and care in my actions. Having patience when it comes to the students and what they need.

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A challenger that I have faced promoting the Gospel of life is having students home life not align with the Catholic values.

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Teaching students the story of Jesus and his teachings. Guide students to consider his teachings when deciding actions to take.

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Introducing my students about who Jesus was as a child like themselves and Jesus’ life.

Introducing prayer and how and why we might pray.

Living out our charism: compassion, gratefulness. Building our charsims within my students.

What is church and all are welcome.

Who is Go?

Being a role model for my students to demonstrate how to live out our Catholic values.

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Giving students time to stop and reflect helps them be present in everyday life, not just at school through scripture, prayers and personal reflections.

It’s important to show them how to do this through our actions, not just our words.

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I can allow Jesus to grow in my life and teaching by putting Him at the centre of everything I do. By showing His love, humility, and truth in my words and actions, others can see more of Him and less of me. For example, when conflicts arise in class, I try to respond with patience and forgiveness, showing my students how Christ’s love guides our actions.

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Prayer and reflection. Taking time to slow down and realise I need to stop to grow. The answers and guidance is there, I just need to seek it.

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Home life and beliefs. Students questioning and stating that their family doesn’t believe in God. Reassuring them that no matter what Jesus is with them and they connect and grow their relationship with him.

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Students who come from backgrounds where religion is not respected. I address this by teaching about how everyone has different beliefs and come from different backgrounds. What is important is that we respect that people may think differently, listen to them and show respect towards them.

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By developing their awareness about Jesus and his teachings. We examine scripture and gospel stories and explore how we can live by these values and teachings in our own lives. Leading the students to be children of Christ and live by his example.

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By reflecting on prayers and scripture and considering how they are relevant to my life.

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I begin every day with our school prayer and allow students to reflect on things they are grateful for. I help my students prepare for heaven by teaching them to love God and others in all they do. This reflects our school values.

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Through prayer, moments of reflection and authentic teachings. Be open and allow for students to question and respond authentically. Be a safe place for students to connect with Jesus.

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Reflect on the catholic values and the values of our individual schools. What do they mean? What do they look like when they happen? How do you feel when someone shows that value or when you do? (i.e. compassion)

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Speaking openly about heaven and teaching them the key values of God.

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Teach them to be kind, loving and forgiving.

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We are unique because we have an important role to share the word of catholic faith and we teach gospel values that the students can relate back to their daily lives.

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By teaching them the importance of respect and to “love one another as I have loved you”. To treat people with respect, no matter if their lives or beliefs differ from theirs and to support each other.

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Teaching students to be brave, kind and compassionate. What it looks like to be like Jesus and live like Jesus.

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I had a student (Year 4) tell me that killing was okay in the case of a certain US President… I had to address the case of loving one’s enemies and how everyone deserves life even if we do not like them.

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Students’ home life often doesn’t line up with the Catholic Church which makes it difficult to teach at school. Families often aren’t Catholic yet choose to send their sons and daughters to a Catholic School. I find this to be a major challenge across the Catholic school system in Tasmania.

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Sometimes the business of the school day and stresses that it brings can impact the time I have to unpack the students questions and build on their learning around the gospels. I try to remember that this is time spent well. 

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Sometimes the business of the school day and stresses that it brings can impact the time I have to unpack the students questions and build on their learning around the gospels. I try to remember that this is time spent well. 

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The culture we live in having a skewed view of the Faith. I find the students much more receptive after hearing from a person truly living their faith.

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Navigating deep questioning from students who have different values and beliefs. Encouraging respectful discussion and a focus on the values of loving and respecting others that Jesus taught has helped during these times.

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As someone who does not believe in God, yet lives in accordance with Jesus's teachings, I find open and honest conversations with students about how to live in Jesus's footsteps to be an effective way of promoting the Gospel of Life.

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Relating religious education to students’ lives can be a challenge. Teaching older students can mean dealing with more disengaged kids or kids who have already “decided” what their beliefs are. I find that bringing the teachings of the Gospel into modern life is a good way to make things relevant to students and therefore more meaningful.

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Helping students find the relevance and relatability of what is in the Gospel- regardless if they believe it or not. Teaching students to be curious about the beliefs and not judgemental of them.

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Early years make it more challenging as the Gospel is a large concept. Including the RE coordinator in my planning and inviting the parish priest to speak with the children helps

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Leading students by being the example.

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Through times of reflection and the importance of prayer in everyday life by teaching our students the importance of this also

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By opening ourselves to be filled with the spirit, we abandon the desires of this world, and gain the riches of the next.

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Encourage and support acts of kindness and inclusion - a focus on ‘love your neighbour as yourself’

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Breathe and open my heart to God. Become like Jesus through everyday interactions. We are role models.

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We talk a lot about “the spirit of Jesus” and how students can show this in their everyday life. Important to teach them to be good, kind, compassionate people existing in the world, alongside teaching religious education more broadly.

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Teaching is not all about myself and my wishes, I need to remove a lot of the pride in my work and make it about those I teach.

My behaviour needs to reflect Jesus’ values and witness to that teaching model.

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Not to be so arrogant as to assume I am the be-all-and-end-all for this students education journey. To always treat them with kindness but to recognise that I am one person in their life for a very short time and to use this time to show them kindness and respect.

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Teaching prayer in a holistic and age appropriate sense, mostly through reflection and showing gratitude towards things in their lives. 

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Teaching prayer in a holistic and age appropriate sense, mostly through reflection and showing gratitude towards things in their lives. 

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Be authentic, share natural love and joy for what we do. Teach about Jesus across the curriculum so He isn’t just another lesson or subject, He is a part of everything.

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By taking a moment at the beginning of each day to be present with Jesus through prayer and reflection, and take this connection with me throughout my teaching day.

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Student's sometimes have the opinion that religion is 'old school' and not relevant to them now. Helping them to see the real-life relevance, and make connections encourages them to be open to listening and learning.

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I teach my young students about the importance of meaningful reconciliation. When they realise that if they say sorry and truly mean it, they will be forgiven and will be welcomed into Heaven.

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Follow the teachings of Jesus and trust in Gods plan

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Time for reflection is important in all walks of life, Christianity included. This allows people to become closer to God, by looking upon their choices and judging them.

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Teaching my students about Gods unconditional love for them. There is great power in recognising the depth and appreciation that both I and God have for them.

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Regardless of their faith, I seek for them to make decisions that lead them towards what is good, beautiful and true.

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Regardless of their faith, I seek for them to make decisions that lead them towards what is good, beautiful and true.

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By showing the spirit of Jesus in everyday life, through kindness towards others.

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Encouraging students to be demonstrating the spirit of Jesus, to take part in forgiveness and supporting their moral compass so that they are continuing to become caring and kind people

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Allow students to learn about the teachings of Jesus and encourage them to incorporate those lessons into their lives

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Teaching them, above all else, how to be good and kind, demonstrating compassion and empathy, and creating a warm space to learn and grow.

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Teaching early years we speak about being good people, living our lives in the spirit of Jesus. When we act we think is this in the spirit of Jesus, we celebrate our friends acting this way. We don’t speak so much about “going to heaven”, rather how we can live in a way on earth that makes us like Jesus.

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It’s intrinsic that I instill values in my students that reflect on their character for their whole life.

It’s also vital that they know who Jesus is, not just what he did and how he behaved.

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Set the example, and encourage and enable students to realise and reach their full potential. Encourage and help them to see the good in others, and in themselves.

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I try to teach and model in my life and my interactions with the students, the way that Jesus lived and loved everyone.

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Encourage students to do the right thing not for praise or recognition, but for internal happiness.

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I help them become aware of their full potential and encourage them to see the good in themselves and others

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Students can disengage from conversation around Catholicism as they "don't believe in God". Engaging these students with relatable conversation about life as a Catholic is important for example the teachings of being a kind and good person is what God is asking of us through servant leadership. Looking at their own life and how they are already serving others can help them realise they are already following God's direction.

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Presenting the teachings of the church in a way that is understanding and relates to the lives of our students.

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Teaching children in a society that has moved away from the belief of divinity. Teaching children who have not had experience with or do not understand that they are children of God and have purpose. To address this I try to show God's love through my interactions and connections with them.

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A challenge I have faced relates to perspective. I believe that often we get caught up in the moment and take situations as face value, however, there is often more to a situation. Therefore, by taking a moment in times I feel myself becoming overwhelmed or second guessing myself, I believe I was able to find deeper clarity.

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Trying to engage students in faith if they are not open to it yet or engaging students who love facts and their own truth and opening up the idea of a spiritual understanding; understanding God, Jesus and the teachings of the church.

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When students have questions about the scientific and historical realities of the various stories in the Bible ("did it start with just Adam and Eve?", "Why didn't it mention God creating the planets too?"), I usually lead them to think about the messages contained within these stories, rather than how realistic they appear. Personally, that is the most important thing, the messages these stories give about how we live, and how we should live.

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Sometimes with some challenging students you feel like giving up on trying to get through to them. I guess it is important to not give up on them as you don't know all of their circumstances. To continue to try to foster a positive relationship with them.

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Making sacrifices of our own in order to benefit our students. Staying humble and dedicating our time and energy to helping these students grow.

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Allowing time to slow down and find time to be present. This will allow me to reflect on my teaching and listen to students needs.

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Demonstrating how to show compassion for all people around us.

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To allow Jesus into our lives, we need to make time for personal development and self evaluation and reflection. If we don't make time in our lives to let Jesus in we can't expect to grow and develop as people.

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Daily prayer - Acknowledge his presence and the part he plays in every part of my life. Read the word of God. Be willing to sacrifice the things I need to sacrifice to show Christ's love to those around me and in. the. classroom.. be it time, energy etc.

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By believing in my students and showing them that they are capable of so much more than they may think. Educating them to be much more than just students at our school, but rather students of god and life.

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This is all about building on your humility, and removing ideas of vanity. In both the Old and New Testament, is it clear that we are not to believe we are at the top of any hierarchy, but rather that there is a higher power. As such, we need to realise that we can't do it all ourselves, and instead have help to guide us.

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The most important things in our temporal lives here on Earth will continue to be the most important things throughout Eternity.. So teaching students about the unity of families, embodying the attributes of Jesus Christ and being an example of love and service.

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By being more aware and open to the teachings of Jesus and allow these into my teaching practice to benefit me and my students. By continuing to develop knowledge and to pass this on to my students.

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Inviting students to recognise that the Catholic faith is essentially teaching us to serve and be kind to others throughout life and this is what makes a good person. Mistakes are a part of life and we are all human but we should try our best to be kind and good humans.

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Enable students to learn about themselves, developing an appreciation of self worth. Hopefully this appreciation of themselves leads to an appreciation of their peers and caring for one another.

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I need to be a reflect practitioner, ensuring that I listen with an open heart and wide ears... Ensuring that I provide students the opportunity to voice their true feelings and needs.

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By teaching about Jesus' messages, in particular love thy neighbour, I feel that I'm preparing students to have a solid moral compass that can help navigate their way through difficult situations, whether it's to do with friends, family, or school. If they feel that they have treated others the way they would have wanted to be treated, they have lived a happy life.

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Encouraging students to view all aspects of learning through the Catholic faith. Building resilience and positive attitudes, and respect for those around them. To take their light and shine it out into the world.

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Developing the holistic student and empowering them to fulfil their lives with love, compassion, empathy and respect.

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It is definitely unique. We as Catholic teachers get to share our belief, understanding and ways of the lord through our pedagogy.

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It is definitely unique. We as Catholic teachers get to share our belief, understanding and ways of the lord through our pedagogy.

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Yes, faith is at the core of everything that we do. we encourage our students to live out the values of the gospel.

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There is a deeper link connecting us all beyond our individuality.

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We are made equally unique and with love. We are trusted to make our own decisions but we should endeavour to do so with love for all.

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We are all created to love, just as God loves us. We model and share this love in and throughout our teaching.

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We are all created to love, just as God loves us. We model and share this love in and throughout our teaching.

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To be "fully alive" as a teacher is to be aware of the unique qualities and potentials of all the students and fellow teachers that you come in contact with. 

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To be "fully alive" as a teacher is to be aware of the unique qualities and potentials of all the students and fellow teachers that you come in contact with. 

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To be and understand yourself fully. Through this connection with self, you can better help guide students to realise their selves, and make connections.

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To be fully alive is emanating your true self as God intended and sharing your values with your students.

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To be fully alive is emanating your true self as God intended and sharing your values with your students.

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To be fully alive is to be operating out of your God-given strengths and to be living a balanced life that includes healthy relationships, time spent with Jesus, others and yourself, being active physically and mentally, spending time working and playing, with needs met, receiving and giving. As a teacher in Catholic schools we can attend to this in our own lives and our students' lives.

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To be fully alive is to be operating out of your God-given strengths and to be living a balanced life that includes healthy relationships, time spent with Jesus, others and yourself, being active physically and mentally, spending time working and playing, with needs met, receiving and giving. As a teacher in Catholic schools we can attend to this in our own lives and our students' lives.

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To be fully alive is to love who you are as a person and to appreciate the gift of life.

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To be fully alive, is to be fully aware of you as an individual, a body, a mind, a soul, an individual who is able to share their practises and experiences to help/support others. This is important for us, as it realigns ourselves to see our students as these individuals. About how THEY are.

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To be fully alive, is to be fully aware of you as an individual, a body, a mind, a soul, an individual who is able to share their practises and experiences to help/support others. This is important for us, as it realigns ourselves to see our students as these individuals. About how THEY are.

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To be fully alive means to live life to its fullest, take every opportunity that come along. It is important for a teacher to do this as it allows them to grow professionally and experience life along with their students, in turn making professional connections with students

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To be 'fully alive' is to be connected to self, others and the environment around you. This is important for maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle which supports and enables you to teach to the best of your ability and support your students.

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What does it mean to be fully alive... It means to be present. Not to take anything for granted, to be grateful for all we have. As a teacher we need to teach this to our children, and at the same time reflect in this way to be able to be the best teacher for those children

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What does it mean to be fully alive... It means to be present. Not to take anything for granted, to be grateful for all we have. As a teacher we need to teach this to our children, and at the same time reflect in this way to be able to be the best teacher for those children

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To me, being fully alive is understanding your true identity and having the confidence to grow as a person. This is important as catholic education teachers as it allows us to help nurture our students to live by the values of the gospel

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To be fully alive is to be aware that we all have a purpose/role that we play in the world. It's acknowledging that we are all connected - to each other, to the earth, to the divine. 

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To be fully alive is to be aware that we all have a purpose/role that we play in the world. It's acknowledging that we are all connected - to each other, to the earth, to the divine. 

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To be fully alive is to be aware of one's self and our potential to achieve wonderful thing's in life. It is important to consider this as teachers in catholic schools so that we can embedded this motion of being "fully alive" in our teaching practice.

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To be fully alive is to be aware of what you have to give in life and reflecting on your life experiences. Life is about learning. It is wonderful to see students build self-awareness of their own will and ability, we also need to remind ourselves that we can do the same.

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To be fully alive is to be aware of what you have to give in life and reflecting on your life experiences. Life is about learning. It is wonderful to see students build self-awareness of their own will and ability, we also need to remind ourselves that we can do the same.

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To be present and connected to the world around you. To encourage and support others to feel a sense of what it is to connect and be happy.

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To be 'fully alive' is to be aware and connected with yourself, those. around you and Jesus. As Catholic educators, we connect with each other, with Jesus and our students. We connect our students with Jesus.

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To be 'fully alive' is to be aware and connected with yourself, those. around you and Jesus. As Catholic educators, we connect with each other, with Jesus and our students. We connect our students with Jesus.