Welcome to the participants of the our very first “LEARNING BY REFRACTION” Workshop on the IPP!
This workshop is offered by the Ignatian Initiative for Teacher Excellence (IGNITE) for our Ignatian educators in Asia Pacific, especially our classroom teachers and academic leaders. It is designed as a module for the IGNITE stream called TILT (Training on Ignatian Learning and Teaching).
Workshop Overview: 2018 is the 25th anniversary of the 1993 publication of Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach. Since then, Ignatian educators all over the world have exerted their best efforts in implementing the IPP–and have learned from their practice as well as conversations with their colleagues. We have curated some of the most significant insights learned about IPP by both scholars and especially practitioners in the hope of continuing the conversation and the learning.
Dates: September 23 (Sunday) to 29 (Saturday), 2018 (Arrive by Sunday evening. Depart by Saturday morning). If you are planning to spend a few days before or after the workshop and require accommodation, you must make your own arrangement by emailing Ms. Nudcha Sornbootra (himmaphan@gmail.com).
Registration Fee: US $375/person (including accommodations)
*If you are sharing rooms, the fee is $350 per person
Place: Seven Fountains Retreat Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Huaykaew Road Chiang Mai, จ.เชียงใหม่ 50300 Thailand
Click HERE for a map of the retreat centre.
ARRIVAL + REGISTRATION FEES
Seven Fountains provides no airport pick-up service, but it is easy to get there from the airport. Go to the Airport Taxi Counter and tell them that you want to go to “Seven Fountains.” The ride takes about 10 minutes, and they will bring you directly to the main building of our Retreat House. Their hours of operation are 07:00 hrs until the arrival of the last plane of the day. [After you leave the baggage claim area and are in the arrival terminal, look for the counter which says “Airport Taxi” — not “Meter-Taxi”.]
Pay your registration fee of US$375–preferably in cash–to Ms Jennie Hickey anytime on the first two days.
OVERVIEW: WHAT TO EXPECT
The workshop will introduce a particular approach to Ignatian Pedagogy not as prescription, but as conversation piece to provoke thought and talk. The primary purpose is for IPP practitioners to share experiences and expertise to improve our own practice of Ignatian Pedagogy in our respective contexts.
In this workshop, you will learn: (a) where Ignatian Pedagogy originated, and (b) how the five ingredients of IPP (Context, Experience, Reflection, Action, and Evaluation) can promote learning and formation in the classroom.
The following will be the main sessions:
- The Origin of the IPP and Its Roots in Ignatian Spirituality
- Refractive Learning: An Approach to Ignatian Pedagogy as Learner-Centered, Reflection-Driven, and Action-Oriented
- Establishing Empathy through Context
- Building Empowerment through Experience
- Strengthening Engagement through Reflection
- Promoting Excellence through Action
- Expanding Expertise and Enthusiasm through Evaluation
Please be prepared to share and present:
(a) “What does IPP look like and sound like in my/our schools?”
(b) What do I hope to learn from the workshop?
DETAILED SCHEDULE
Please note the schedule of the workshop below. In general, there will be four sessions a day–some of them input, others small group discussions and personal reflection and prayer.
There will be a one-day break on Wednesday, as indicated below.
Day 01: 23 September (Sunday)
05:30 pm Arrivals/Registration Socials, introductions, welcome, and dinner
Day 02 & 03: 24 – 25 September (Monday to Tuesday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Session
10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 am Session
12:00 nn Lunch
02:00 pm Session
03:30 pm Coffee/Tea Break
04:00 pm Session
05:30 pm Break
06:00 pm Eucharist
07:00 pm Dinner
08:00 pm Socials
Day 04: 26 September (Wednesday)
BREAK / INDIVIDUAL TOURS – Participants are free the entire day to tour the city or shop on their own. (Only breakfast will be served at the retreat house)
Day 05 & 06: 27 – 28 September (Thursday to Friday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Session
10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 am Session
12:00 nn Lunch
02:00 pm Session
03:30 pm Coffee/Tea Break
04:00 pm Session
05:30 pm Break
06:00 pm Eucharist
07:00 pm Dinner
08:00 pm Socials
Day 07: 29 September (Saturday)
07:00 am Breakfast
08:30 am Eucharist (Optional)
PARTICIPANTS
We are happy to inform you that we have a total of 31 participants from the following Provinces & Regions: Australia, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and the Philippines Given the diversity of the participants, we are looking forward to exciting and enriching discussions during the workshop.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Ms Jennie Hickey is the Executive Officer of Jesuit Education Australia at the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus. She was formerly the Provincial Delegate for Education in Australia, and has served in various teaching and executive positions in schools across Sydney, most recently being at St. Ignatius Riverview, Sydney Australia.
Ms. Rita Atienza is the Ateneo de Manila SALT Institute’s Coordinator for Teacher Education and Professional Development. Formerly academic dean of Assumption, San Lorenzo in the Philippines, Rita trained with Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe for the “Understanding by Design” (UbD) curriculum design framework, and is a much sought-after education consultant and workshop faciltator in the country. She has also been teaching Ignatian Pedagogy at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Fr. Johnny Go SJ is the Secretary for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific., as well as the newly appointed Assistant for the Mission and Identity of Jesuit Schools for the Education Secretariat in Rome. He is also the Director of the Ateneo de Manila Institute for the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching (or the Ateneo SALT Institute). He teaches philosophy and education at the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines.