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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ud15mag50_01-300x223.jpg\")
On 15 May 1950 Pope Pius XII declared Saint John Baptist de La Salle<\/a><\/strong> “Universal Patron of all Educators”. <\/span><\/p>\nOn 15 May 2025, the 75<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary of this important event for the Lasallian Family and for the world of education, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is launching the contest “Being an Educator Today”, with the aim of making the inspirational legacy of Saint John Baptist de La Salle<\/a><\/strong> visible to teachers around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Winners of the “Being an Educator Today” Contest<\/b><\/h2><\/div>On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of St. John Baptist de La Salle as Universal Patron of Educators which took place last 15 May, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools launched in October 2024 the “Being an Educator Today” Contest with the purpose of “making visible the inspiring legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle for educators worldwide”.<\/p>\n
We are pleased to congratulate the winners of the Contest:<\/p>\n
Category A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFirst place: Not awarded.
\nSecond place: Not awarded.<\/p>\n
Category B<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nFirst place: \u201c<\/strong>La mujer nunca deja de educar\u201d (\u201cWomen never stop educating\u201d) \u2013 Project by students from the Digital Communication Club* with the support of communicator Xavier Cajamarca | Ecuador (Norandino District) | La Salle Conocoto.<\/p>\nSecond place:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLe livre de lumi\u00e8re\u201d (\u201cThe Book of Light\u201d) \u2013 Project by Majed Alam with the support of teachers Ms. C\u00e9dra Abi Karam and Ms. Marie Kehdy, and a team of students from the S2S class | Lebanon (Proche Orient District) | Coll\u00e8ge Saint Pierre Baskinta.<\/p>\nCategory C<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nFirst place:<\/strong> \u201cSara\u201d \u2013 by Edison Tamayo Casta\u00f1o | Colombia (Norandino District) | La Salle Envigado.<\/p>\nSecond place:<\/strong> \u201cOctopus\u201d \u2013 by Emon Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric | France (District of France and French-Speaking Europe) | La Salle Notre Dame de la Gare.<\/p>\n* The students of the Digital Communication Club are: G\u00e9nesis N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Sara Sol\u00f3rzano, Micaela Clavijo (3rd year), Melany \u00c1vila, Roc\u00edo Cabascango, Jorge Ch\u00e1vez, Paula Gallo, Camila Gonz\u00e1lez, Iv\u00e1n Guaycha, Juan Paucar, Adriana Saa, and Alexa Santana (2nd year).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>Contest\u2019s rules<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>1. Target<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\nThe “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is aimed at all Lasallian students and teachers around the world.<\/span><\/p>\nParticipants should be inspired by the <\/span>Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes (Generalate, 2020)<\/a><\/strong> to conduct documentary research as the basis for the creation of a photographic or short video proposal that represents what it means \u201cBeing an Educator Today”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe award-winning works will be displayed at the Generalate and on the website of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (<\/span>www.lasalle.org<\/span><\/a>), as well as on the official social networks on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe award-winning works will be part of a digital publication commemorating the 75<\/strong><\/span>th<\/strong> anniversary of the proclamation of Saint John Baptist de La Salle as Universal Patron of all Educators<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>2. Categories <\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\nThe “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is open to Lasallian students and educators worldwide, who may participate in one of the following categories:<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n- Category A: 8 to 10 years old.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Category B: 11 to 17 years old.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Category C: from 18 years of age.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>3. Modalities<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\nThe “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is divided into two categories.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n- Photography: colour or black and white.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Short video: free audio-visual technique.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>4. Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n- To participate in the “Being an Educator Today” contest, you must fill in the registration form, which includes the details of the author, the title of the work and a brief description of the documentary research carried out (no more than 50 words).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The registration form must be sent, together with the finished work, to the <\/span>following<\/span><\/a> e-mail address<\/span>: <\/span>concorso75@lasalle.org<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The file of the work must be sent in high resolution, taking into account the following requirements:
\n<\/span>– For photography<\/b>: JPEG or TIFF format; high quality with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi; minimum format A4 (297 mm x 210 mm).
\n<\/span>– For video<\/b>: mp4 format; minimum resolution full HD or higher, in 16:9 horizontal format from 1920×1080 or 9:16 vertical from 1080×1920. Maximum length: 5 minutes, including opening and closing credits. All audio-visual techniques are allowed.<\/span><\/li>\n- If the file is larger than 25MB, it should be sent via WeTransfer, which is available free of charge at <\/span>https:\/\/wetransfer.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each work must be original (created by the author) and unpublished (it must not have been published before). Adaptations of other works will not be considered. Images, music or copyrighted resources may not be used.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the case of photos or videos where people or third parties (especially minors) appear, the author must have <\/span>permission to use the image.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Works must be submitted exclusively in digital format via email to <\/span>concorso75@lasalle.org<\/span><\/a> by 30 April 2025<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The names of the winners of the contest will be published in <\/span>June 2025 <\/b>via the website https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/being-an-educator-today-contest\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>5. Jury<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\nThe Jury that will choose the winners of the contest (first, second and third place for each category and modality) is composed of:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Br. Chris Pati\u00f1o, FSC<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>Member of the General Council.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ms. Coreen Paul, President of CIAMEL.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Br. David Garc\u00eda, FSC, Organisational Coordinator of the Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Dr. Josep Ferrando, Director of the School of Architecture, Campus La Salle Barcelona<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ms. Giulia Giannarini<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>Visual Arts Coordinator at the Office of Information and Communication of the Generalate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
On 15 May 2025, the 75<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary of this important event for the Lasallian Family and for the world of education, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is launching the contest “Being an Educator Today”, with the aim of making the inspirational legacy of Saint John Baptist de La Salle<\/a><\/strong> visible to teachers around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of St. John Baptist de La Salle as Universal Patron of Educators which took place last 15 May, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools launched in October 2024 the “Being an Educator Today” Contest with the purpose of “making visible the inspiring legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle for educators worldwide”.<\/p>\n We are pleased to congratulate the winners of the Contest:<\/p>\n Category A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n First place: Not awarded. Category B<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n First place: \u201c<\/strong>La mujer nunca deja de educar\u201d (\u201cWomen never stop educating\u201d) \u2013 Project by students from the Digital Communication Club* with the support of communicator Xavier Cajamarca | Ecuador (Norandino District) | La Salle Conocoto.<\/p>\n Second place:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLe livre de lumi\u00e8re\u201d (\u201cThe Book of Light\u201d) \u2013 Project by Majed Alam with the support of teachers Ms. C\u00e9dra Abi Karam and Ms. Marie Kehdy, and a team of students from the S2S class | Lebanon (Proche Orient District) | Coll\u00e8ge Saint Pierre Baskinta.<\/p>\n Category C<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n First place:<\/strong> \u201cSara\u201d \u2013 by Edison Tamayo Casta\u00f1o | Colombia (Norandino District) | La Salle Envigado.<\/p>\n Second place:<\/strong> \u201cOctopus\u201d \u2013 by Emon Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric | France (District of France and French-Speaking Europe) | La Salle Notre Dame de la Gare.<\/p>\n * The students of the Digital Communication Club are: G\u00e9nesis N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Sara Sol\u00f3rzano, Micaela Clavijo (3rd year), Melany \u00c1vila, Roc\u00edo Cabascango, Jorge Ch\u00e1vez, Paula Gallo, Camila Gonz\u00e1lez, Iv\u00e1n Guaycha, Juan Paucar, Adriana Saa, and Alexa Santana (2nd year).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> The “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is aimed at all Lasallian students and teachers around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n Participants should be inspired by the <\/span>Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes (Generalate, 2020)<\/a><\/strong> to conduct documentary research as the basis for the creation of a photographic or short video proposal that represents what it means \u201cBeing an Educator Today”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The award-winning works will be displayed at the Generalate and on the website of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (<\/span>www.lasalle.org<\/span><\/a>), as well as on the official social networks on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The award-winning works will be part of a digital publication commemorating the 75<\/strong><\/span>th<\/strong> anniversary of the proclamation of Saint John Baptist de La Salle as Universal Patron of all Educators<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is open to Lasallian students and educators worldwide, who may participate in one of the following categories:<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The “Being an Educator Today”<\/strong> contest is divided into two categories.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The Jury that will choose the winners of the contest (first, second and third place for each category and modality) is composed of:<\/span><\/p>\nOn 15 May 1950 Pope Pius XII declared Saint John Baptist de La Salle<\/a><\/strong> “Universal Patron of all Educators”. <\/span><\/p>\nWinners of the “Being an Educator Today” Contest<\/b><\/h2><\/div>
\nSecond place: Not awarded.<\/p>\nContest\u2019s rules<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>1. Target<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>2. Categories <\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>3. Modalities<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>4. Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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\n<\/span>– For photography<\/b>: JPEG or TIFF format; high quality with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi; minimum format A4 (297 mm x 210 mm).
\n<\/span>– For video<\/b>: mp4 format; minimum resolution full HD or higher, in 16:9 horizontal format from 1920×1080 or 9:16 vertical from 1080×1920. Maximum length: 5 minutes, including opening and closing credits. All audio-visual techniques are allowed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/i><\/i><\/span>5. Jury<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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