Has there ever been a better time in the history of the Society of Jesus for us to consider how we might powerfully animate the global dimensions of our schools? General Congregation 35 reminded us that “serving Christ’s mission today means paying special attention to its global context”.

This Course is essentially an invitation to a spiritual journey with Ignatius of Loyola whose influence is still very much felt today and whose spiritual insights, practices and exercises are alive and fuelling our Jesuit and Ignatian schools. It focuses on four Ignatian practices: (I) Reflection and the Examen (ii) Ignatian Spiritual Conversation (iii) Ignatian Discernment and Decision Making (iv) Becoming Contemplatives in Action.

This Course aims to support the understanding of our own identity, examining possible biases, misunderstandings, or stereotypes and how these might influence our interaction with others to looking at our identities as Jesuit schools or organizations, at the similarities and difference in schools across the world, the challenges we all face and how we can respond to these challenges in a meaningful way by acknowledging different contexts and backgrounds.