![]() And when one member is honored, every member rejoices” (1 Corinthians 12:26). His words remind us that, even though we are apart, we remain united because we form a part of God’s family, so “when one member suffers every member suffers. Paul, an early Christian who wrote to a group of believers who were feeling discouraged and isolated. We pray for them every day and take consolation in the words of St. We see first hand how many other hardships our families are facing during this time. Sixty-nine disciples were preparing to receive Baptism or First Communion this Spring, but, with churches closed, they will have to wait for the Fall. Like the early Christians, we too long for the day when we can gather in person. We aim to strengthen families (also know as the domestic church) by hosting monthly family faith formation nights online. To help families learn about the faith and pray at home like the early Christians did, we send disciples recorded catechism lessons and invite them to formation talks and rosaries on Facebook Live. Seton Teaching Fellows call disciples each week to check in on them personally and spiritually. While the early Christians used letters to encourage one another, we use FaceTime and phone calls. Working closely with Brilla and using the early Christians as inspiration, we discussed how best to attend to the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of our disciples during this time. Kibrick sends an encouraging message to one of her disciples ![]() Unable to meet in person, our program would have to look different, but our mission remained the same. In normal circumstances, those Brilla scholars who enroll in El Camino (referred to as disciples) get homework help, participate in sports or some other character-enriching activity, and receive religious instruction. The partnership between Brilla and El Camino comes to life through Seton Teaching Fellows, mission-driven college graduates who dedicate a year of service to working at Brilla during the day and teaching catechism after school at El Camino. The mission of El Camino is to help children, their families, and their teachers to know, love, and serve Christ and His Church develop the habits, dispositions, and beliefs that are indispensable to human flourishing and happiness and live as disciples in this world and saints in the next. When Brilla’s buildings closed on March 13, we too had to seek creative ways to carry out our mission. They sought creative ways to deepen their faith and spread the message of Christ amid many difficulties. They wrote letters encouraging each other to trust in God. ![]() When the early Christians were forbidden to gather in churches, families gathered as the domestic church, reading Scriptures and praying in their homes. There are obvious differences between 2020 and the first centuries after Christ, but nonetheless the early Christians teach us a relevant lesson: the love of Christ knows no bounds. With churches and our program unable to operate in person, we look to the early Christians for inspiration. Brilla has partnered with El Camino since its founding in 2013. El Camino supports Brilla’s efforts to provide families with an academically strong and holistically nourishing education, while additionally offering vibrant formation in the Catholic faith. El Camino is an optional Catholic afterschool program open to all Brilla scholars. This article is authored by the directors of El Camino, a partner program of Brilla. Fallon after she returned home to Alabama in mid-March Aditya aspires to continue to nurture a career designing education technology for diverse learning environments around the world.Our Lady of the South Bronx, lovingly drawn by Seton Teaching Fellow Ms. Previously, he worked with the Google Education team where he explored strategies to integrate low-cost virtual reality toolkits into curriculum. Aditya is also a social entrepreneur and co-founded MakerGhat, a makerspace and incubator for youth from low-income communities in India, which now has a presence in over 6000 schools across the country. It runs several hostels, scholarship schemes, start. He has been awarded the Stanford Knight-Hennessy scholarship, the Georgia Tech 40 under 40 award, the SXSW EDU launch award, and was recently nominated to the 2022 Forbes Technology Council and the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Education. MVPM is a 92 year old charitable organisation devoted to the cause of education among Maheshwari community. He’s also a doctoral researcher at Stanford University and works at the intersection of the learning sciences, media, and design. He is the co-founder and CEO of Inspirit, where he builds immersive 3D & VR tools for STEM education. ![]() Aditya is an education technology researcher and entrepreneur. ![]()
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