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T reasuring Our Presentation Past: Fashioning A Presentation Future CONFERENCE BROCHURE PRESENTATION SCHOOLS STAFF CONFERENCE 31 JULY - 02 AUGUST 2013 - HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR, HOBART Sponsors Sincere thanks to the companies who are

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Fashioning A Presentation Future T reasuring Our Presentation Past:

PRESENTATION SCHOOLS STAFF CONFERENCE

31 JULY - 02 AUGUST 2013 - HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR, HOBART

CONFERENCE BROCHURE

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3 Following strong Expressions of Interest received in the last months of 2012, I now invite you to complete the Registration Form to secure your place at the Presentation Schools Staff Conference to be held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Hobart, from 31 July to 2 August 2013. Please note the discounts available for Early Bird Registration as well as that for two or more delegates from the one school. The theme of the Conference – Treasuring Our Presentation Past: Fashioning A Presentation Future – has certainly captured the imagination and interest of staff in schools, colleges and education offi ces across Australia. Discerning what a Presentation future ought to look like for the 115 primary schools and 25 colleges that can trace their origins to the Presentation Sisters is a key challenge in 2013 going forward. The topic areas

f the Keynote Speakers and the Workshops listed

in this brochure seek to provide a strong stimulus for the conversations, collaborations and imaginings

f delegates as they gather together to discern and

fashion a contemporary Presentation Charism. Delegates will have the opportunity to visit the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) or historic

Richmond. In line with the theme of the Conference,

MONA juxtaposes the past and present in the visual arts, while Richmond will allow delegates to soak up features of the colonial town so important in tracing and appreciating the history of the Presentation Sisters in Australia. A unique and pivotal element of this Conference will be the Plenary Session facilitated by Susan Pascoe, designed to provide a forum for delegates to share practical ideas, needs, resources and organisational suggestions to help the fashioning of a contemporary Presentation Charism in and between our schools into the future. The Conference Committee looks forward to welcoming you to Hobart in late July for this important milestone in the story of our schools founded by the Presentation Sisters and for the opportunity to enjoy collegiality in beautiful Hobart and its surrounds. We look forward to warmly welcoming you in Hobart. Tom Dorey Chair, Conference Organising Committee Principal, St Mary’s College, Hobart

Invitation from the Conference Chair

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Presenters

Engaging in Expansive Partnership Sr Fatima Rodrigo PVBM, NGO Representative, United Nations, International Presentation Association Born in a Christian coastal village in the Southern tip of India, I have been part of the Presentation way of life for the past 45 years. During these years, I have had the privilege and opportunity of ministering as a nurse; building basic Christian and interfaith communities as a community organiser; engaging in the ministry

f Catholic Health Association of India as one of its

co-ordinating team members; organising Presentation people in the Indian Unit as one of the Justice Contacts and representing International Presentation Association at the United Nations. Abstract: The experiences of the recently held Sixth Assembly of the International Presentation Association ‘moved us to a shift in consciousness and to the emergence of the direction statement’, that invites all Presentation People, impelled by the radical gospel of Jesus and on fi re with the spirit of Nano, to consciously choose to be drawn more deeply into the mystery

f God, the mystery of Oneness and the reality of

people and earth made poor; energised by this evolving consciousness to engage in expansive partnerships that move us to personal and systemic transformation. Ecology and Learning: If You Keep a Green Branch in Your Heart, The Singing Bird Will Come

Dr. Trish Hindmarsh, Director, Catholic Education Tasmania
Dr. Trish Hindmarsh is Director of Catholic Education

Tasmania and works with the Sustainability Initiative of the Archdiocese of Hobart. Joining Friends of the Earth and reading Rachael Carson’s The Silent Spring, as well as working and studying with the Columban Fathers helped politicise Trish and provide a basis in ecotheology. She co- ordinated an adult education program, “Mission, Justice, Peace and Ecology” for fi ve years based in Sydney and was invited to be part of the development of Catholic Earthcare Australia in 2001. Her Doctoral thesis is titled, “Towards an Ecologically Sustainable Catholic School”. Abstract: An ecology of learning links all knowledge and understanding, empowering learners to make choices that respect and cherish creation. Through an understanding

f the eco-systems that make up our planet, learners can

understand how to relate positively to both the earth‘s systems and to human systems. The Catholic school is founded upon a particular faithbased world view that can inform and shape every aspect of the life of the school, building an ecologically responsive and responsible learning community. Such a school shines a “lamp for the feet” and a “light for the eyes” in the best Nano Nagle educational tradition.

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Charism: Founding Imperative – Ongoing Challenge Sr Majella Kelly, Congregation Leader, Tasmanian Presentation Sisters Sister Majella Kelly’s Presentation connections began when, aged 12, she was enrolled at St Mary’s College Hobart as a boarder for her secondary education. They continued since as teacher, Deputy Principal, REC and Principal in Presentation schools, as Society President, IPA delegate and now as Congregation Leader in Tasmania. Abstract: We drop the word ‘charism’ into our conversations very easily – what do we really mean by it? What is the Presentation Charism? Is it merely an engaging story, a ‘warm fuzzy’, an interesting historical artefact or a lodestone and why do we keep talking about it? The Exciting New Research Confi rming the Most Ancient of Messages: Giving to Others Makes for Meaningful Living and Improved Wellbeing Dr Thomas Nielsen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, ACT Dr Thomas William Nielsen is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. He was a member of the 2009-10 National Values Education Project Advisory Committee; he has also served on several of the Australian Government values and wellbeing education projects. Dr Nielsen has authored a high number of high quality books, book chapters, articles and commissioned reports that have been refereed and acknowledged by his peers, and he has also received several teaching awards, including the 2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Dr Nielsen advocates a OECurriculum of Giving, his research showing that giving and service to others increase wellbeing and resilience in students something much needed in a western world with high depression and suicide rates (see www.thomaswnielsen.net) Abstract: By engaging with the latest research evidence available and the perennial wisdom of spiritual traditions, Dr Nielsen will in this talk, investigate why giving to

thers seems to be the most healthy thing that we can do

as humans, making us healthier, happier and even live

longer. It is an investigation that yields surprising results

in terms of how we may best live our lives as individuals – and which in turn has profound implications for how we raise and teach children and adolescents. Giving to others, it turns out, is one of the best predictors of increasing not only communal and individual wellbeing in the classroom, but also academic diligence and success. Management of Cultural Change Susan Pascoe AM: Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profi ts Commission (ACNC) Susan Pascoe AM is Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not for Profi ts Commission (ACNC). Prior to this she was a Commissioner at the State Services Authority in Victoria (2006-201 1) focusing

n regulatory reform. She served as one of three

Commissioners on the 2009 Victorian Bushfi res Royal Commission. Ms Pascoe’s earlier professional background was in education where she served as President of the Australian College of Educators, CEO of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. She chaired the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, was a Patron for the Melbourne Parliament for the World’s Religions and served on the Board of Cabrini Health and the Senate

f the Australian Catholic University.

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Museum of Old and New Art

Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) opened in Hobart in January 2011. It houses a collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian mummies to some of the world’s most infamous and thought-provoking contemporary art. The building’s subterranean design and the owner’s unconventional and challenging curatorial approach make it a must-see for any visitor to Australia. MONA takes a different approach to interpretation: there are no labels or wall texts. Instead, visitors are given a touch-screen device, which is sensitive to their location in the museum – showing them works in their proximity. Called the ‘O’, it allows visitors to select the level of information they need and to vote for works they ‘hate’ or ‘love’. Given the conference theme, Treasuring Our Presentation Past: Fashioning a Presentation Future, refl ecting

n the past and the ‘old’, and looking to the future and the ‘new’, MONA offers delegates time to consider the

many aspects of the transition of the Presentation Sisters from their inception (Nano) to the present and future Charism in Presentation Schools.

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Richmond Pilgrimage

Richmond is a picturesque little village about a 30-minute drive from Hobart. The drive itself is a pleasure, winding along country roads lined by hawthorn hedges and rolling fi

elds. The landscape is dotted with old homesteads

and farms, as well as modern wineries. The township was part of the early settlement of Van Diemen’s Land and was designed and settled very much in the model of a typical English village. Fine old oak and plane trees line the wide streets, where tiny workers’ cottages jostle for space with proud Georgian sandstone mansions. Richmond boasts the oldest Catholic Church in Australia (St. John’s), and the oldest bridge in Australia, which spans a pretty section of the Coal River. Richmond’s history also has its dark side, with its links with the brutal convict past. The old Richmond Gaol and the Barracks are vivid evidence and artefacts from this historic era. For us, Richmond has a signifi cant place in the story of the Presentation Sisters in Tasmania and Australia. When that intrepid little band of nine women, led by the Bishop

f Tasmania’s sister, Mother Mary Xavier Murphy,

arrived after their epic voyage over the rim of the world, their school in Hobart was not yet ready to receive them. In fact, it was to be 18 months after their arrival in 1866, the fi rst Presentation Sisters on Australian shores, before they could open their school in Hobart in 1868. The Sisters were invited to reside at Richmond in the

interim. There, they lived at Woodburn House and

taught in a small school nearby. They worked with local adults and children, helping them prepare for the sacraments for which they had long hungered. Now, you are invited to walk in the footsteps of this country’s fi rst Presentation women. At a prayer service

n arrival, you can kneel on the same pews and sit in

the same seats as they once did. In fact, it was in this comely little church, in 1867, that the four postulants from Ireland took part in the fi rst Reception to the Presentation Order in colonial Australia. You can step into that little stone school and imagine yourself back in a classroom of chalk and slates. Outside the school, you can look across the same rural vista as they once did and see a landscape dotted with cottages, blue smoke curling up from chimney pots. The rustic graveyard at your feet is deserving of your attention, its heartbreaking little lots an evocative reminder of the high death rate amongst the colonial babies and children. Then, you can wander along the river, over the stone bridge and into the village which, architecturally, still resembles the scene once surveyed by the Sisters. After a wonderful ramble around the signifi cant spots (and dipping into some delightful little shops!), you can return to the local Catholic school near the Church, for a sumptuous English morning tea. The walk in the footsteps of the original nine women is a must for anyone who wants to get to the heart of

ur story in Australia!!

SLIDE 8 8 A1 Standing in the Market Place Today – The Charism of the Presentation Sisters Through the Eyes of Godly Play Sr Margaret Henderson, Education Offi cer in RE, Tasmanian Catholic Education Offi ce Godly Play - based on the work of Jerome Berryman is a tried and tested process for helping children (and adults) to engage with God through a presentation of Scripture/ Liturgy/Sacred Stories using ‘fi gures and wondering.’ A2 / B2 Applying the Giving Curriculum for Improved Student and Staff Wellbeing Dr Thomas William Nielsen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Maths, Canberra, ACT. The fact that generosity and pro-social behaviour are strongly associated with not only wellbeing but also academic success, highlights that many governments around the world seem to be putting the cart in front

f the horse by over-emphasizing quantitative testing
f literacy and numeracy, thus inadvertently forcing

teachers and schools to teach to the test, rather than focus on what really matters. What really matters is a whole-learner approach to creating individual and collective wellbeing, in which academic success - however important this is - becomes a by-product of such an approach. Come and learn evidence-based strategies for increasing your staff and students’ personal and social capabilities, which, it turns out, echo profound perennial wisdom, past and present. A3 / B3 Catholic Curriculum and Ecology

Dr. Trish Hindmarsh, Director, Catholic Education Tasmania

This workshop will aim to explore how a specifi cally Catholic context would cast a lens on how schools would implement the Sustainability Priority to include ecological awareness and conversion. A4 / B4 Every Day the Church Gives Birth to the Church Associate Professor, Dr. Joe Fleming, Dean, Australian Catholic University, Aquinas Campus, Ballarat The Venerable Bede once wrote that “Every day the Church gives birth to the Church”. In many ways the most dramatic period when the world saw the Church giving birth to the Church was at Vatican II. Catholic Schools are part of the mission of the Church, and as such they are called to give birth to the Church every

day. Perhaps the greatest challenge facing schools in the

21st Century is understanding, nurturing, and proclaiming the Church dimension of school education. It is in responding to this challenge to give birth to the Church that the essential identity of the Catholic school is to be found. Some of the key questions that will be explored in this session are:

What is the mission of a Catholic school within

21st Century culture?

What challenges do staff, students and families bring

to the Catholic school in terms of its mission to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth?

How do Catholic schools proclaim, nurture and

celebrate Christ and the reign of God and thereby give birth to the Church?

How do Catholic schools grow in Catholic identity?

A5 How Can Catholics Systemically Respond to the Call for Ecological Conversion? Sarah Menassa-Rose, Animator of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation for the Franciscan Friars, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. St Francis did not separate the spiritual world from the material world. He viewed the earth and all within nature as God’s creation, as a place of incarnation. Francis sees humans as co-creators of God. The Franciscan Friars (OFM) have begun a journey toward ecological conversion with the help of Catholic Earthcare Australia and CarbonSystems Australia. This workshop will outline a possible pathway of best practice in achieving ecological sustainability for the Franciscans, their Houses, Churches and Schools. Participants will see how this long term approach, inspired by Catholic teachings, values and beliefs, is aimed at developing, implementing and monitoring the processes needed to facilitate the development and achievement of ecological conversion and ecological sustainability in a community. B1 Exploring Charism in the Primary School Context Elizabeth McDougall, Principal, St Cuthbert’s Catholic School, Joy Matar, Principal, St Brigid’s Catholic School and Mary Turnock, Principal, Corpus Christi Catholic School, Hobart. This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to investigate and share ideas about Presentation Charism as it is presented in the primary classroom. How do we as teachers make Presentation tradition real to the students we teach? What are its points of contact with

ur current curriculum documents? (Religious Education

and Australian Curriculum). Please bring with you units of work, which would include a reference list of useful resources that have been developed in your school, to share. B5 Management of Cultural Change Susan Pascoe AM, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profi ts Commission (ACNC) Most organisations including schools strive to have clearly articulated policies and procedures for progressing mission outcomes. Operating in the contemporary times of increasing complexity however, requires that a healthy, responsive and proactive

rganisational culture provides a key foundation for

progressing such outcomes. This workshop explores the management dimensions of cultural change and maintaining a change culture. The Conference theme is examined from the perspectives of management, change and culture.

Workshop Sessions

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2013 Program

Wednesday 31 July

11.00am – 1.00pm Registration 1.00pm Welcome to Country Welcome Address Opening Liturgy 1.45pm Keynote Address 1: Charism: Founding Imperative – Ongoing Challenge Sr Majella Kelly, Congregation Leader, Tasmanian Presentation Sisters 2.45pm Afternoon tea 3.15pm Keynote Address 2: Engaging in Expansive Partnership Sr Fatima Rodrigo PVBM, NGO Representative, United Nations, International Presentation Association 4.15pm Session concludes and free time to dress for the Welcome Reception 5.30pm Welcome Reception at Henry Jones Art Hotel 7.30pm Free Evening

Thursday 1 August

9.00am Morning Liturgy 9.20am Keynote Address 3: Ecology and Learning: If You Keep a Green Branch in Your Heart, The Singing Bird Will Come

Dr. Trish Hindmarsh, Director, Catholic Education Tasmania

10.20am Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors 10.50am Workshops Session A A1 Standing in the Market Place Today – The Charism of the Presentation Sisters Through the Eyes of Godly Play Sr Margaret Henderson RSM, Education Offi cer R.E. Tasmanian Catholic Education Offi ce, Hobart A2 Applying the Giving Curriculum for Improved Student and Staff Wellbeing Dr Thomas William Nielsen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Maths, Canberra, ACT A3 Catholic Curriculum and Ecology

Dr. Trish Hindmarsh, Director, Catholic Education Tasmania

A4 Every Day the Church Gives Birth to the Church Associate Professor, Dr Joe Fleming, Dean, Australian Catholic University, Aquinas Campus, Ballarat A5 How Can Catholics Systemically Respond to the Call for Ecological Conversion? Sarah Menassa-Rose, Animator of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation for the Franciscan Friars, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia 12.00pm Lunch with Trade Exhibitors 1.00pm Tour of MONA or Richmond 5.00pm Day concludes – free evening

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2013 Program - Cont.

9.00am Morning Liturgy 9.20am Keynote Address 4: The Exciting New Research Confi rming the Most Ancient of Messages: Giving to Others Makes for Meaningful Living and Improved Wellbeing Dr Thomas William Nielsen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, ACT 10.20am Morning tea with Trade Exhibitors 10.50am Workshop Session B B1 Exploring Charism in the Primary School Context Elizabeth McDougall, Principal, St Cuthbert’s Catholic School, Joy Matar, Principal, St Brigid’s Catholic School and Mary Turnock, Principal, Corpus Christi Catholic School, Hobart B2 Applying the Giving Curriculum for Improved Student and Staff Wellbeing Dr Thomas William Nielsen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Maths, Canberra, ACT B3 Catholic Curriculum and Ecology

Dr. Trish Hindmarsh, Director, Catholic Education

Tasmania B4 Every Day the Church Gives Birth to the Church Associate Professor, Dr Joe Fleming, Dean, Australian Catholic University, Aquinas Campus, Ballarat B5 Management of Cultural Change Susan Pascoe AM, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profi ts Commission (ACNC) 12.00pm Lunch with Trade Exhibitors 1.00pm Fashioning the New, Facilitated Session Susan Pascoe AM, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profi ts Commission (ACNC) 3.00pm Afternoon tea 3.30pm Free time 4.45pm Buses depart from Hotel Grand Chancellor 5.00pm Conference Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral led by the Archbishop of Hobart 6.15pm Pre - dinner drinks at Hotel Grand Chancellor 7.00pm Conference Dinner at Hotel Grand Chancellor 10.30pm Evening concludes

Friday 2 August

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11 CONFERENCE VENUE Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart The Hotel Grand Chancellor will be familiar to many with its excellent location on the waterfront in central Hobart and providing majestic views over the Derwent River and Mount Wellington. The hotel is close to many tourist attractions and is therefore an ideal base for your Tasmanian holiday in conjunction with your attendance at the conference. PARKING The hotel caters for guests who require disabled access to all fl

ors of the hotel and amenities. Over 100 casual

basement car spaces are available. The parking for in house guests is $8.00 per day for self parking and $15.00 for valet. For guests who are not staying in house it works on an hourly ticket meter system. AIRPORT BUS TRANSPORT Shuttle buses operate between the Hobart CBD (accommodation hotels, motels etc) and the airport for every fl ight arrival and departure. The shuttle departs

utside the airport terminal.

For information and bookings, contact Tasmania’s Redline website which also operate coach services to all other major centres throughout Tasmania. The airport is serviced by a number of taxi fi

rms. The taxi

rank is conveniently located right outside the domestic terminal building. RESTAURANTS There are many restaurants around the Hobart waterfront including Salamanca Place. www.yourrestaurants.com.au/tas/hobart/ DIETARY REQUIREMENTS All dietary requirements can be catered for. Please include any special requests you may have on your Registration Form or online submission. If there is no allocated seating you may have to ask the hotel waiters for your specifi c meal or look for the Special Diets table. CONFERENCE PARTNERS’ POLICY We respectfully remind you that partners accompanying delegates are not eligible to attend conference sessions and do not qualify for refreshments and lunches during the

day. Any partner wishing to attend events not previously

selected and paid for in his or her Registration may do so at the Conference Registration Desk. We would be pleased to accommodate any requests where possible. CANCELLATION POLICY Registration cancellations will not be accepted unless made in writing. Cancellations made before 7 August 2013 will be refunded less 25% of the Conference Registration Fee, to cover administration costs. No Registration refunds will be given after this date. PROGRAM DISCLAIMER The speakers, topics, and times are correct at the time

f publishing; however, in the event of unforeseen

circumstances, the organisers reserve the right to alter

r delete items from the conference program.

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