In recent times I have been reflecting a great deal on the themes of Live Simply and Catholic Social Teaching. Yesterday at the J & P day Serile from West Papua gave an amazing account of fishing in his country. He told us that in West Papua there is a consensus among the people that when one goes fishing one only uses a simple fishing line. He said that fishing nets were available in West Papua but in order to ensure that people only fished to an extent whereby they could feed their own family all agreed to only fish in order to feed themselves and their families. If only this philosophy could be adopted across the world. Imagine a world where people only sort enough?!? There is so much that the world can learn from its poorest and most marginalised people. And yet it's the 'Western'...
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ZICS will not be cocooned from the wider community. ZICS will be a focal point for the empowerment of local people.ZICS will provide considerable employment opportunities for local people and as the school develops will serve as a focal point for lifelong learning within it’s vicinity through outreach programmes and an extended school facility.ZICS will work within the community to develop:agricultural projects working alongside local farmers,improve literacy and numeracy levels of the adult population,develop an awareness of environmental and conservation issues,promote the Arts and Culture,develop an academy of sporting excellence.ZICS ultimately will become a beacon school that will reach out beyond it’s perimeters to promote solidarity and sustainable development within the wider...
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ZICS will operate a summer school during closure in both December and August. Students for the summer school are to be drawn from across Africa and from Europe and North America. The summer school programme will be based upon issues relating to sustainable development, the arts, sports, the environment and issues relating to HIV & Aids. Accreditation will be sought for the summer school programme.The Thembinkosi Foundation promotes the interests of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa....
ZICS will also operate as a beacon school within the Kazangula district offering a range of outreach projects to partner schools. ZICS will work with partners to promote the Continued Professional Development of teachers in partner schools, collaborative In Service Training provided by our most experienced and successful teachers and will provide opportunities for pupils across the district to learn within our state of the art campus.The Thembinkosi Foundation promotes the interests of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa....
The Zambezi International Catholic School will be a prestigious co-educational catholic independent school offering modern boarding facilities and an outstanding teaching staff. Students will be drawn primarily from within Zambia but the school will also be marketed in neighbouring countries.The school will offer a curriculum diet of IGCSE and A Levels/Pre U courses that enable students to secure entry to Universities in the UK, Europe, US, etc. One of the unique features of ZICS will be our outreach and empowerment programme. This programme will involve teachers and other professionals from ZICS working with teachers in other schools to promote the sharing of best practice and the betterment of the educational experiences of all children in the vicinity of our school.ZICS will be founded...
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