Catholic Institute of Western Australia

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Term 4 Courses! During Term 4, we are offering: Leading Catholic Schools and Catholic Moral Teaching. Enrol now!

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Our new Bishop of Bunbury , Bishop George Kolodziej SDS was installed on Wednesday at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Bunbury . Congratulations and God bless Bishop George from all at the Catholic Institute of WA .

On the weekend we held our Galilee alumni retreat with the theme of Icons: Gazing on the Divine Mystery. We learned how to read icons, prayed to them and wrote our own.

This week we travelled to Geraldton to facilitate the Galilee 1.0 prayer retreat at the Hermitage. We explored different forms of prayer, including Ignatian contemplation and praying with the labyrinth.

Looking for an online course in Term 4 that satisfies @catholicedwa accreditation? Look no further! We are running Leading Catholic Schools and Catholic Moral Teaching courses. Click the link in our bio for further information and to enrol.

Last weekend we had our final Gathering for the Perth Galilee 1.0 program with a retreat on Prayer at the Salvatorian Spirituality Centre. Participants had time to experience and reflect on different forms of prayer such as prayer walks and using art to pray.

On Friday, members of CIWA facilitated a session with staff from @OurLadyofGrace3 on their founding order's charisms and their own contribution to the charism of the school.

A great session at  Borromeo’s Way Senior School leaders and Northern Coastal Parish Priest Network held last week. We  also had an amazing special guest speaker, the inspiring Br Olly Pickett from Wheelchairs for Kids talking on the importance of Christian Service for mission.

A great @OfCatholic PD session @Borromeos Way with @CEWAleaderdev CEWA Senior School leaders and Northern Coastal Parish Priests. We also had an amazing special guest speaker, the inspiring Br Olly Pickett from Wheelchairs for Kids talking on the importance of Christian Service.

Last week CIWA was lucky enough to work with students from @stpetersprimaryschool and facilitate their Eucharist retreat prior to receiving the sacrament for the first time. Through the day we explored the Eucharist as a meal, a community, a sacrifice and as a memorial.

Last week the Institute taught two @notredameaus courses in Fremantle during winter school, allowing students to learn how to plan in RE and work towards their @CatholicEdWA accreditation.

MEDIA RELEASE: Catholic teachers and leaders offered a new certification in Catholic Social Ecology caritas.org.au/news/media-rel…

Our course offerings have expanded to include a Professional Certificate of Catholic Social Ecology with support from @caritasaust, @catholicearthcare and @catholicedwa. See link in bio for more details.

Needing to work on your @catholicedwa accreditation? Go to catholicinstitute.wa.edu.au/ciwa-courses-3/ or the link in our bio to see our Term 3 courses.

CIWA staff facilitated a T.I.T.U.S./Godly Play formation day in Geraldton @CatholicEdWA recently. Participants spent time learning about the context of and reflecting on scripture before setting their hands to making props to help them to tell the stories to their classes.

On the weekend the staff of CIWA were at @notredameaustralia for their #undaopenday2024. It was great to meet prospective students and their parents and talk about the courses we offer.

Last week CIWA staff facilitated a day at @stlawrences where the teachers learned about biblical storytelling in the RE curriculum and how they could utilise the strategies with their classes. Then the EAs stepped in to make some resources. A really productive day was had by all.