Catholic Education Convention 2024

Tūhono Whakapono—Together, one faith community

The National Catholic Education Convention was held at the TSB Arena in Wellington from Wednesday 19 June through to Friday 21 June. Due to the pandemic, this was our first convention for six years and the response was indicative of a sector who wanted to come together in fellowship after such a long period where we could not gather. There were approximately 700 in attendance from across the Catholic education sector in Aotearoa including all of our bishops, a number of priests and religious, principals, DRS, staff (and in some cases students) representing the 235 Catholic schools in NZ, diocesan staff and parishioners and of course our international and national keynote speakers as well as our local ‘experts’ who presented twenty three different seminars across the three days.

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International Keynote Addresses

Dr. Sandra Cullen is Associate Professor of Religious Education and Head of the School of Human Development at Dublin City University. She teaches a variety of modules under the broad headings of religious education and pastoral ministry at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises PhD research in religious education and related areas. As Director of the ICRE (Irish Centre for Religious Education), Sandra has a public profile in engagement with policy developments in RE, supporting teaching and learning in RE in a variety of contexts, and building international research networks. She has been keynote speaker at a number of national and international conferences and symposia. Sandra serves as a Trustee of CEIST (Catholic Education in Schools Trust) and has recently completed her term of office on the Catholic Education Services Committee, a committee of the Irish Episcopal Conference. Sandra is a Board Member of EFTRE (European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education) and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religious Education.

We teach who we are – drawing on the curriculum as a source of wisdom for ourselves, Dr Sandra Cullen. (view .pptx)

Joe Paprocki, DMin, the National Consultant for Faith Formation for Loyola Press, has been in pastoral ministry for over 40 years, has authored over 20 books (including his most recent, 8 Steps to Energize Your Faith), and presented in over 150 dioceses in North America. Joe received his Masters Degree from the Institute of Pastoral Studies (Loyola University of Chicago) and his Doctor of Ministry Degree from the University of St. Mary of the Lake (Mundelein Seminary). Joe blogs about his catechetical experiences and insights at www.catechistsjourney.com