The prestigious North American Catholic magazine “National Catholic Reporter” (NCR) in its “Earth Beat” section has published an interesting newspaper article about the commitment of the North American Catholic schools, and about the implementation of education plans for the care of the earth, inspired by Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si’.
The educational task, the article says, is more than «I’ll just stop buying water in plastic bottles»: take a look at what some high schools are doing to inspire and equip their students to take care of the environment through of their lifestyle, career and activism choices, all using Laudato Si ‘as a guide. ”
Among the schools that have worked the most on this perspective of caring for the earth, the article highlights our Carmelite high school “Salpointe” in Tucson, Arizona. It notes that «for the past half decade», Salpointe High School, «has devoted itself entirely to answering this question. Following the launch of Laudato Si’ in 2015, Salpointe began collaborating with the UN Carmelite NGO, the advocacy organization attached to the religious Carmelite Order. Together, the two organizations developed a comprehensive curriculum based on the content of the encyclical. ”
With interviews with our school’s teacher, McGarey-Vasey, and its principal president, Kay Sullivan, the article develops the achievements and challenges still ahead of the Laudato Si’-based Secondary Education Curriculum. ‘
We take the opportunity of this publication to once again acknowledge and thank the work and permanent commitment of the entire teaching staff of the Carmelite “Salpointe” High School in Tucson, which has been working so generously with our UN Carmelite NGO.
Main image, designed by Salpointe Catholic High School chaplain Fr. Manu, a Carmelite friar priest, hangs in the office of the school president, Tucson, Arizona. (Courtesy of Salpointe Catholic High School).
