The La Valla centre plays a significant role in the development of Marist education. As the founding place of the Marist schooling, La Valla is most known for its founder saint Marcellin Champagnat. In 1817 a group of Marist brothers had formed an idea, a world in which all children were well educated in their surroundings and of the Christian way of life. The idea was sparked when Marcellin was assigned a role as a curate at the parish of la Valla, located just next door to a small town called Lyon in southern France. Marcellin was distraught when he discovered that wealth and education were extremely scarce in this area. On the 2nd of January 1817marcellin proposed his idea to his fellow brothers. Jean-Marie Granjon and Jean-Baptiste Audras where the first two to join his forming group, thus forming the Marist brothers.
Almost 200 years later Marcellin's dream lives on through the children and teachers of Marist schools such as St Patricks Dundas, St Kevins Eastwood... and many more. His work has contributed to the daily lives of such people, such as our principal brother Robert Sutton. In February 2009 a building that was constructed at our school was dedicated to the life work and inspiration of a man with deep faith, who never ceased to seek the will of god.
The famous words of Marcellin champagne depict the qualities and moralistic values that we portray in our day-to-day life: “To raise children, we must love them and love them equally.
I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them.”
Monday, February 22, 2010
Ben, Brad, Maria, Liam
The La Valla centre plays a significant role in the development of Marist education. As the founding place of the Marist schooling, La Valla is most known for its founder saint Marcellin Champagnat. In 1817 a group of Marist brothers had formed an idea, a world in which all children were well educated in their surroundings and of the Christian way of life. The idea was sparked when Marcellin was assigned a role as a curate at the parish of la Valla, located just next door to a small town called Lyon in southern France. Marcellin was distraught when he discovered that wealth and education were extremely scarce in this area. On the 2nd of January 1817marcellin proposed his idea to his fellow brothers. Jean-Marie Granjon and Jean-Baptiste Audras where the first two to join his forming group, thus forming the Marist brothers.
Almost 200 years later Marcellin's dream lives on through the children and teachers of Marist schools such as St Patricks Dundas, St Kevins Eastwood... and many more. His work has contributed to the daily lives of such people, such as our principal brother Robert Sutton. In February 2009 a building that was constructed at our school was dedicated to the life work and inspiration of a man with deep faith, who never ceased to seek the will of god.
The famous words of Marcellin champagne depict the qualities and moralistic values that we portray in our day-to-day life: “To raise children, we must love them and love them equally.
I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them.”
Almost 200 years later Marcellin's dream lives on through the children and teachers of Marist schools such as St Patricks Dundas, St Kevins Eastwood... and many more. His work has contributed to the daily lives of such people, such as our principal brother Robert Sutton. In February 2009 a building that was constructed at our school was dedicated to the life work and inspiration of a man with deep faith, who never ceased to seek the will of god.
The famous words of Marcellin champagne depict the qualities and moralistic values that we portray in our day-to-day life: “To raise children, we must love them and love them equally.
I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them.”
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