Special Character

The philosophy of St John's College is based on that of the Founder of the Marist Brothers of the Schools, Saint Marcellin Champagnat. Marcellin was born in 1789, the year of the Revolution in France. He saw how some children were failed by the education system of the day, and he set about remedying the situation as best he could.

These six points (called the PILLARS) give a brief basis of his

philosophy:

• Simplicity
• Family Spirit
• Solidarity
• Presence & Listening
• Love of Work
• .... in the Way of Mary

Each year the school focus on one of the above and try and incorporate it into all facets of school life.

"Family Spirit/Whanau" is the aspect of the Marist Charism that we will focus on for 2010.