What is a Marist education?
What is Marist Education?
The tradition of Catholic education that is known as "Marist" was begun by a French priest, Marcellin Champagnat, in 1817. Today, Marist schools, colleges and universities are found in over 70 countries around the world, leading hundreds of thousands of young people to what Marcellin believed each of them could be - good Christians and good citizens.
Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840)
Father Champagnat initially established a network of village schools. From the beginning the schools reflected many of the qualities of Marcellin himself. They were places where:
- hard work and excellent achievement were valued
- the individual was genuinely loved and prized
- warm places where a strong family spirit was evident
- characterised by a lack of pretence but rather by simplicity and calm determination
These attributes are maintained and promoted by today's Marist schools (adapted from information on the Marist Australia website http://www.amsaust.asn.au/)
Marist Worldwide
There are Marist schools all over the world. This page provides links to just some of their websites.
Marist Schools in Australia:
Marist Sisters College Woolwich, Sydney, Australia
Marist College, Canberra
http://www.maristc.act.edu.au/
Cerdon College, Merrylands, Australia http://www.cerdon.nsw.edu.au
Directory of Marist Schools in New South Wales
http://www.maristoz.edu.au/schools/NSW.html
Directory of Marist Schools in Queensland
http://www.maristoz.edu.au/schools/QLD.html
Association of Marist Schools of Australia (A.M.S.A)
http://www.maristoz.edu.au/schools/amsa/index.html
Marist Australia Website http://www.maristoz.edu.au/index.shtml
Marist Schools in New Zealand:
Marist College Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.maristcollege.school.nz/
Marist Schools in USA:
Marist High School, IIIinois
http://www.marist.net/
Marist High School, Eugene, Oregon, USA
http://www.marisths.org/
Marist College, New York
http://www.marist.edu/
Marist School, Atlanta, USA
http://www.marist.com/
Marist High School, Bayone, New Jersey, USA http://www.marist.org
Marist Schools in Ireland:
Marist College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
http://www.iol.ie/~maristal/index.htm
St Mary's College, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
http://www.iol.ie/~marist/main.htm
Marist Schools in England:
St Mary's College, Middlesborough (post 16 education)
http://www.stmarys-sfc.ac.uk/
Marist Schools in South Africa:
St Henry's Marist Brothers College, Durban, South Africa
http://www.sthenrys.kzn.school.za/
St Joseph's Marist College, Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.mariststjosephs.co.za
St David's Marist Inanda, Sandton, South Africa
http://www.stdavids.co.za/default.asp