The De La Salle Christian Brothers have as their mission “to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry entrusted to them by the church.” (From the Brothers’ Rule) This ministry of education seeks realistic ways of touching hearts and teaching minds of students everywhere so as to prepare them as mature members of society and the church.
“The Brothers are crack troops in the worldwide campaign against illiteracy. It’s estimated that each year their lower schools teach from 75,000 to 90,000 children to read and write.”
- from America - The Catholic national weekly magazine
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Lasallian educational spirituality arose from the experience of De La Salle and the early Brothers, developed through 300 years of expansion among many cultures, and forms the core of today’s Lasallian schools and agencies. It is a spirituality that has the school as its setting, the teacher and the student as its focus, and the salvific potential of education as its inspiration.
Elements include faith in the presence of God, quality education, concern for the poor and social justice, life through Jesus Christ, and a respect for all persons within an inclusive community. |
“People are hungry, especially the young. They are hungry for God and you are here to satisfy that hunger. Be faithful to the great gift that God made you to be teachers, educators, light, His light in the world among young people. The future of the world depends on what you do.”
The Brothers have “demonstrated permanency by providing for over three centuries an astonishing array of activities from the most basic literacy learning to the most complicated technological learning for both children and adults … so that they can be fully integrated into community and society.”
Lasallian Mission - Overview 
