ASSISI
ASSISI (A Strategic Systems-based Integrated Sustainability Initiative) is our initiative for schools, parishes, church organisations and congregations to achieve ecological sustainability.
Join a Laudato Si’ Animator Formation Program
“An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us …” (Laudato Si’, Paragraph 225) Are you wondering how to respond to Laudato si’? What it would take to animate the call for justice, peace and integrity of creation, so that we learn how to live and work in harmony with our planet? What is required for your […]
At the heart of the ASSISI initiative
ASSISI (A Strategic, Systems-based, Integrated Sustainability Initiative) was developed by Catholic Earthcare to provide a framework for sustainable development and fulfilment of a transformative ecological vision for Catholic schools, parishes and church communities, agencies and congregations. The overarching aim of the ASSISI initiative is to provide a foundation for and a pathway to best practice in achieving ecological sustainability in Catholic schools, parishes, church agencies and organisations across Australia. The definition of ecological education which has been put forward for Catholic schools is relevant and […]
Sacred Heart Geeveston participates in ASSISI Pilot School Project Tasmania
Through our ASSISI initiative, Catholic Earthcare works closely with schools across Australia to support development of a holistic approach to sustainability. In 2013 Sacred Heart Catholic School (Geeveston), along with Holy Rosary Catholic School (Claremont), Sacred Heart College (New Town) and St Mary’s College (Hobart), was selected to be part of our ASSISI Pilot School Program in Tasmania. In the two years since they joined the program, Sacred Heart Geeveston has really embraced the ASSISI model. Principal Luch Brighella said the school’s initiatives […]
ASSISI resources
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ASSISI Animator Program
Catholic Earthcare Australia regularly offers the ASSISI Formation Program ‘Animators for Sustainability’. This immersive program looks at a holistic way to mobilise environmental change in an organisation or community.
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ASSISI resources
These ASSISI resources offer points of reflection and guidance for how to embed and animate your organisation's ecological vision for sustainable development using ASSISI principles and processes.
