PHILIPPINES - La Salle Academy (LSA) opened the extraordinary school year 2020-2021 through distance-learning education. The school and the Holy Infancy Brothers’ Community (HIBC) initiated a new and creative way in delivering and sharing with the Senior High School (SHS) students the essence of being a Lasallian. The Lasallian Studies Series (LSS) program is a non-academic course that is a break from the other subjects. LSS’ main objective is to make sure that all SHS students finishing in LSA will further appreciate the identity, spirituality, mission, and vocation of a Lasallian.

MYANMAR - All the schools and Education Centres in Myanmar have to take an indefinite break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A powerful second wave is hitting our country now. Considering new normal realities, the La Salle Centre decided to offer online classes for English Learning Programs for five different levels (Beginner Level, Level 1, 2, 3, and 4). We started our online classes for English Learning Program on 2020 August 12 with a total of 48 students. Our 2-month Weekday Program runs from Monday to Friday for two hours per a day.

THAILAND - “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

”As this month is the month of the Holy Rosary, let us be united in prayer asking Mama Mary to pray for us as we are all her children. We firmly believe that she is the mother of God; she has the privilege and powers to ask God’s providence helping us in every action in our daily lives.

MALAYSIA - La Salle Centre Ipoh recently ran its vocation programme called Lasallian Encounter from the 21st to 25th September with the theme “Introspecting our Lasallian Identity, Responding to the calls of Reality”.

This annual programme was conducted virtually for the first time. There were 2 hour sessions which ran over a period of 5 days. 21 students registered and twelve of them faithfully attended all 5 days.

PHILIPPINES -“The Brother Visitor is at the service of his Brothers, ready to listen to them and remaining in contact with them.” (Rule 142)

A canonical visit is a principal occasion in which the Brother Visitor evaluates a Brothers’ Community in its faith, apostolic, and fraternal life. Additionally, more than evaluating, the Brother Visitor looks over the welfare and the disposition of each Brother by having a one-on-one reddition with him to ensure the community’s unity and vitality.

The Sector of Japan held its annual assembly last 2020 October 17. The assembly started with 8 degrees celsius in Hakodate, 20 in Kagoshima and around 30 in Manila and Singapore. Despite the differences in climate, Brothers Fermin, Rodrigo, Domingo, Aikee, Nico and from the leadership team Br. Armin, Visitor, and Br. Antonio gathered together to share life, to dialogue, and to take action on the issues that are important to the Sector of Japan.

PHILIPPINES - On 21 October 2020, the De La Salle Brothers conferred on Mrs. Lourdes Hiponia the Letter of Affiliation signed by Br. Robert Schieler FSC, Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

The Letter and title of AFSC are given to Mrs. Hiponia in recognition of her unfailing devotion and support for the Brothers and for the educational work in the Philippine Lasallian family that she has manifested for so many years.