Lasallian Photobook

The link below should take you to view, a virtual copy of a photobook which illustrates the 100 years celebrations. It does take a while to load though so I am not quite sure if it will work. Let me know via the blog if you want to view it and can't.

https://as.photoprintit.de/web/84012611/showPublishedPhotoBook.do?ehash=7aa12d121be971b193a802cfc0ad810c&skipSessionTimeout

Brother Alvaro comes to St Helens!

Brother Alvaro speaks to the young people during night prayer at the camp. He spoke of living within the values of faith, service and community and always remembering that we are a large family which extends right around the world. He urged the young people to look actively for ways in which they can help others and keep the lasallian spirit alive.

Lasallian Camp

Immediately following our Founders day mass, a team of people began setting up tents in the School grounds in order to begin celebrations of a different kind! De La Salle School, St Helens welcomed visitors from Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Burnley and liverpool to camp or visit for the day and take part in activities such as Lasallian olympics, arts and crafts, a community mass and much singing and dancing. We had a brilliant time and that is completely down to the Young people and their willingness to get involved and make new friends. We are now so blessed to be able to say that we have widened our Lasallian family in this country even further and have people we can call friends in four other schools now! Thankyou so much for everyone who made this weekend so special!!

Lasallian camp

Installation Private View Monday 23rd May

The private view was well attended by parents, teachers, past pupils, Governors and Brothers. All were amazed by the transformation of the English corridor into a homage to the 100 years celebrations of the DLS Brothers being in St Helens. A calm but excited atmosphere came from the reflective nature of the installation and many memories were stirred, aswell as laughter from the unusual portraits of our school community. Thankyou to everyone who came to see the efforts of our Young people in remembering the important work that the Brothers have done and are still doing.

Portraits of our community by Emmer Winder

Century Private View Monday 23rd May 5-6pm

Savio Star

At Savio house in Bollington the Pupils from yr8
got together with the wonderful Team at Savio,
to produce this Amazing star. The Whole Retreat
was a most enjoyable three days and the pupils
were a pleasure to be around. De La Salle would have been proud.

Whole School Art Installation

Any past pupils or teachers of a DLS School?

If you are somehow connected to De La Salle Schools then we would like to hear from you. What do you think it means to be Lasallian? Post your comments here.

We would like to photograph our school community past and present to be part of a whole school art installation to celebrate the work of the Brothers. Drop in to De La Salle School on Thursday 12th May between 9am and 1pm to have your photo taken by artist Emmer Winder. Your chance to be a part of our celebratory collective memory! :)

WELCOME!!

Please feel free to upload any photos, memories, reflections, questions etc all relating to our Lasallian heritage. In particular, if you have any information on the Brothers presence in St Helens over the last 100 years we would be very grateful as this blog is dedicated to them.

Thankyou

Lasallian formation at Kintbury

Our stars!

A group met over the weekend at Kintbury to discuss and reflect upon Lasallian leadership, in particluar how we can empower young people to be the best they can be.

These sessions happen twice a year and are a fantastic opportunity to network, depeen your understanding of all things LaSalle and reflect in good company and surroundings!

Many Stars One La Salle

This initiative is a chance to collaborate with our Lasallian family on a global scale.

School communities and Lasallian groups are encouraged to take group photos sometime before 15th May, 2011. These group photos should ideally feature a star. The star symbolizes the star of the Institute …the star of Faith. These photos will be uploaded on a special section of the Institute’s website.

You can then track all of the stars by following this link:

http://maps.google.it/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=203371394127310492158.00049d6d545050715555d&ll=40.178873%2C87.890625&spn=147.552371%2C316.054688&t=h&z=2

This could be a really simple but effective teaching tool, either with form groups or classes in explaining the scale of our Lasallian family.

How to use this blog

Hi, if you have reached this page then you are more than likely looking to take part in this years Lasallian celebrations. De La Salle School, St Helens wanted to acknowledge the outstanding work of the Lasallian Brothers and their presence in St Helens over the last 100 years and so have decided to have a camp!

This blog is for anyone who may be attending the camp, to ask questions or post thoughts or comments about our Lasallian family and heritage or for past pupils or friends of La Salle who maybe would just like to say hello!

To post a comment you need to make a google account, which you should be able to do via this screen. This blog will be monitored regularly and so we ask that you treat the site with respect and post comments and pictures that you are happy for children and adults to see and to consider this a reflective space for memories, prayer and celebration.

We hope you enjoy the blog!
Lasallian Camp Crew :)