Life of

St. John Baptist

De La Salle
Risk-Taker
Decision-Maker
Servant-Leader
Humble Servant
Educator
 Description

This learning plan intends to

 Discuss significant key events in the
life of St. John Baptist De La Salle
To comprehend the key principles of
Lasallian Educational Philosophy.
 Inspire to pursue the Lasallian
tradition and identity
 Objectives

At the end of this module, the students are

expected to
1. Identify key events in the life of St. John
2. Create meaning on the significant events in the
life of St. John with one’s own key events
3. Demonstrate one’s Lasallian identity through
singing the Alma Mater Hymn
"What is nobler than to
mold the character of the
young? I consider that he
who knows how to form
the youthful mind is truly
greater than all painters,
sculptors and all others of
that sort“.
(St. John Chrysostom)
Warm Up: Alma Mater Hymn
Hail, Hail
Alma Mater,
Hail to De La Salle!
We'll hold your banner high and
bright,
A shield of green and white,
We'll fight to keep your glory
bright,
And never shall we fail,
Hail to thee our Alma Mater!
Hail! Hail! Hail!
Context: Every moment is an opportunity.
From a small harmonica to capture the attention of
students emerged a music that evokes a sense of
pride.

From a composition out of one’s innovation came a

hymn that has become a tradition, battlecry and
identity.

From the key events in the life of St. John came out
a Christian educator
 Life of
St. John Baptist
De La Salle
Risk-Taker
Decision-Maker
Servant-Leader
Humble Servant
Educator
Family

Eldest son of a
wealthy couple

Noble family in
France
Birthdate: April 30, 1651
Birthplace: Rheims, France

Old Place New Place:

Hotel De La Salle
Destined for the Church
Received tonsure at age
eleven

Named Canon of Reims

Cathedral at age sixteen

Entered the Seminary of St.

Sulpice Seminary, Paris at age
nineteen

Studied in Sorbonne University

Family Man
Became Legal Guardian
of his 6 brothers and sisters

His mother died at age 20

His father died at age 21

Forced to leave the

seminary in 1672
A Scholar: 1678
Ordained a priest at age 27

2 years later,he obtained a

Doctorate in Theology

Met a layman friend, Adrian

Nyel

Became involved with

teachers, students, school
and condition of poverty
 La Salle as a Teacher
Teacher Training
Center
Students are grouped
according to ability
Instruction: Christian
and Human education
Risk-Taker
Devoted his talents to
open schools for poor
children

Abandoned his family,

canonry and wealth

Established a
community of brothers
Decision-Maker
Resisted
ecclesiastical
authorities

Formed a community
who offered free
education for all

• Children
• Delinquents
• Working Young Men
Decision-maker
Heroic Vow in 1691
with his two
companions

Established Vaugirard
Novitiate

Received Perpertual
Vows with 12 brothers
in 1693
Servant-Leader
Use vernacular medium
of instruction

Trained Lay Teachers

Superior of the Brothers

Humble-Servant
Went into Solitude at
Parmenie in 1712-14
Serious attack of
Rheumatism
Period of Self-
effacement & doubt

Parmenie, France
Humble-Servant
Received letter from
the Brothers to return

First General Chapter

Election of Brother
Barthelemy
Last Days

Died at St. Yon

near Rouen

April 7, 1719 on
Good Friday

Age 68
 Achiever: Christian Educator

Pioneered in training college teachers

Reform schools for delinquents
Technical schools
Secondary schools for modern languages,
arts and sciences
Educational Institutions spread across the
globe
Life of St. John Baptist De La Salle

Born at Rheims, France on

April 30,1651
Ordained Priest on April 9, 1678
Died on April 7, 1719
Canonized as Saint on May 24, 1900
Patron of Christian Teachers on
May 15, 1950 by Pope Pius XII
 Life of
St. John Baptist
De La Salle
Risk-Taker
Decision-Maker
Servant-Leader
Humble Servant
Educator
 Reflection Paper 1
My Life
– key events in your life
My School
– lessons learned from the life of St. John
Baptist De La Salle
My Thoughts
– reflections (refer to the next slide)
Worksheet: Key Events in One’s Life (Sentence Completion)
“A person who takes risks is free.”
My crucial choice and risk that changed
my life was . . .
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“Doing ordinary things, extraordinary
well.” La Salle
I should take my studies seriously
because . . .
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"God does not need our ability, rather our
availability" Mother Theresa
My personal experience of God is . . .
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“You can perform miracles by touching the
hearts of those entrusted to your care.”
La Salle
Whenever I help people in need, I feel . . .
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