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CasArcobaleno and La Salle

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Sources

  1. La Salle Global, “Beyond300 This Is Our Lasallian Story [Documentary English Version]” - 2019-05-29

John Baptist De La Salle

His vocation was the transition from the world of the rich to the world of the poor. He provided human and Christian education that empowered the poor to hope for a better life and acquire fulfillment.

Finding his calling led him and his supporters to establish schools for the poor. The success of his hard work is demonstrated in the following:

  • Teach Minds: The new approach teachers use for education (i.e. pedagogy).
  • Transform Lives: Determination of the poor to improve their lives.
  • Touch Hearts: Efforts of volunteers to teach Christian values to poor communities.

Quote

Saint John Baptist de La Salle responded to God’s call by opening schools for the poor. However, he had to sacrifice much of what he had come to know—his wealth, his status, and his prestige—in order to achieve this.

Italy and Relation to La Salle

Location: Scampia, Naples, Italy

Scampia

  • A district often associated with the poor and lack of opportunities
  • It has an environment that fosters complex vulnerabilities. This vulnerabilities obstructs the capacity of families to have a positive worldview, thereby also hurting the younger generation and their future.

CasArcobaleno

What is it?

  • A school aimed to be a home to the impoverished and vulnerable
  • Its mission is to help its members realize their potential and talents
  • A place for people to transform their lives (rebirth)
  • Addresses issues of isolation, abandonment, exclusion, sickness, addiction, trafficking, and secularization

Brother Enrico Muller, FSC

  • The Director of the Educational Community of CasArcobaleno
  • The President of the Lasallian Cooperative Occhi Aperti around 2019

Mattia Tarantino

  • A former photography student of CasArcobaleno who loves traveling and telling stories. He wants to work in the New York Times.
  • Felt like an outcast and consequently was often absent. As a result, he failed eight grade twice and was later rejected, forcing him to move and study in CasArcobaleno
  • Although, at first, he thought that everyone at CasArcobaleno was crazy. He later felt like it was his home because, just like him, everyone there were also not the ideal students—they were people with noticeable vulnerabilities which allowed him to connect and relate on a deeper level.
  • CasArcobaleno allowed him to believe in himself and compel him to define his goals. These goals led him to appreciate his life.

Parallels with La Salle

  • La Salle guided a group of laymen to become a community of teachers.1
  • Teachers also learned more about their calling as much as their students did.

Footnotes

  1. This was valuable because it was uncommon during their time. ↩

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