本處「學校牧民工作者協調小組」與教區青年牧民委員會於一月十六日假天主教伍華中學舉行學校牧民工作者第二次專業發展日，超過100位牧民工作者及老師參加。上午先由陳俊偉先生（香港電腦學會副會長／教區青年牧民委員會委員／教區資訊科技委員會委員）探討人工智能時代下的教育與宗教；下午由青委沸點職員帶領媒體工作坊（Canva、剪片、AI常用方法）。一眾參加者均投入參與講座及工作坊，學習以貼近年青人需要的方式進行福傳及信仰培育。

To care for students’ physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, the Catholic Education Office encourages Catholic diocesan primary and secondary schools to implement the practice of the Examen. Through this practice, it is hoped that students can achieve the following five aims:
1. Experience tranquility and engage in self-reflection within that tranquility, allowing them to understand themselves and their emotions;
2. Learn to be grateful in all things;
3. Develop a habit of deep reflection and acquire the ability to strive for betterment through reflection;
4. Learn to be considerate of others and to co-create unity in diversity within a community;
5. Find God in all things and be willing to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

To introduce this initiative to school supervisors, principals, and teachers of primary and secondary schools, a briefing session was held in the afternoon of 8 January 2025. Dr. CHU Ho-tat Matthew, an educational psychologist and lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, was invited to elaborate on mindfulness and the Examen. In addition, principals, vice-principals, and teachers from diocesan and religious order schools were invited to share their experiences of promoting mindfulness and the Examen within their schools.

Ms. CHEUNG Hiu-nam Rita, a School Support Officer from the Religious and Moral Education Section, shared her experience of implementing mindfulness at Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School. Sister NG Man-kin Regina, the principal of Our Lady’s Primary School, and Ms. HUI Nga-man Jasmine, a vice-principal of Wah Yan College, Kowloon, shared their experiences of implementing the Examen in primary and secondary schools, respectively.

This year’s pilot program caters to 15 schools, with plans to promote the Examen to all diocesan primary and secondary schools in four phases over the next three years.

The Third Religious Education Coordinators Training Course (REC-2024/25) has officially begun, and the course will last for six months. On January 3rd and 4th, 35 primary and secondary school teachers from dioceses, religious orders, and Caritas participated in a two-day retreat led by Auxiliary Bishop Ha Chi-shing.

On the first day, Bishop Ha shared three models of spiritual leadership: “servant leadership,” “shepherd leadership,” and “steward leadership.” In the evening, all participants worshipped the Eucharist together. On the second day, Bishop Ha discussed how Jesus Christ nurtured spiritual leadership and introduced the practice of Lectio Divina to the participants. The retreat concluded with a mass.