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Spirited Art in Australasia entries due soon
Entries are due for this competition at the end of July. Over $800 in prizes will be awarded to students in four categories. Students from DAN member schools receive free entry into this competition.
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Welcome to new members
Currently there are about 384 DAN member schools. A updated list of members has recently been posted on the website listing members according to their locality rather than an alphibetical listing. Click here to see which DAN member schools are near you.
Welcome to the following new DAN member schools;
St Spyridon College NSW. Kincoppel Rose Bay NSW, Newhaven College Vic, Mount Carmel College Tas, Penrith Anglican College NSW, Santa Maria College Vic, Assisi Catholic College Qld, Cabra College SA, St Leo's College NSW, Monte Sant Angelo NSW, Methodist Ladies College NSW, Macquarie Anglican College NSW, Lavella Catholic College Vic, Geelong Grammar Corio Vic, Catholic Ladies College Vic.
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Greetings...here is your July instalment of Dialogue news. Included below is a link to a fascinating report from Bruce Fairfax who is in the UK completing his Farmington Fellowship. Also included is some feedack from folk who attended the first few sessions that we have run with Jeff Knowles on teaching world religions. And please take note of the timely reminder that entries are due soon for the Spirited Art Competition. Remember digital images are accepted.
Planning continues with the Brisbane conference with the dates, title and venue confirmed below. This should be a wonderful professional development opportunity. Also you will find below a reminder to register for the Nature of God seminars which commence in July.
Behind the scenes we are currently formulating a more formal constitution for DAN which will provide us with the legal status to take Dialogue into the future. This will enable us to incorporate a company limited by guarantee which protects the Board and members, and will enable us to further explore eligibility for tax deductible donations in the future. We have enlisted the support of Deacons a well known law firm to facilitate this process. This will apparently involve a few minor structural changes for DAN in the future. We will be updating members following the Board meeting in August.
All the best for the second half of the year. Shalom Matthew
Greetings from our first Farmington Fellow
We received this message from Bruce Fairfax (Launceston Grammar) who is currently in the UK completing his Farmington Fellowship for 2006.
"I completed my term here at Oxford two weeks ago but stayed in England for an extra two weeks in order to attend the annual conference of Farmington Fellows and present an abbreviated version of the paper I presented on my work. It has been an incredibly valuable experience and I would recommend it strongly to anyone who likes thinking and researching and talking about their ideas. Go for it ! "
Feedback from Towards an Understanding of All Faiths 
Seminar with Jeff Knowles
The first three seminars have been held recently in Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington. We received the following pieces of feedback;
"I thoroughly enjoyed the session. Jeff presented a lot of knowledge, but more so he engendered an enthusiasm for his subject area. The session was relaxed, varied, and well crafted. Jeff was very approachable, and modelled his teaching well. I look forward to corresponding with him about some of his ideas and teaching techniques." -Mike Meyer -St Kengigern College New Zealand
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Understanding World Religions seminar given by Jeff Knowles ..... I found the trident diagram an excellent overview of the major faith traditions and their origins. I will certainly support any other seminars which come to New Zealand. ......I can access the material on the CD and hope to do some work in the holidays to integrate it into the World Religions topic I teach to Year 12. ..."
-Sr Jo Kane DRS Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt New Zealand
There is still some room in Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
The Nature of God Seminars are about to commence in each capital and some regional centres. Please contact the relevant school below if you are yet to register.
July 19 - Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat VIC
July 20 - Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School, Melbourne VIC
July 28 - Our Lady of Mercy College, Paramatter NSW
August 1 - Catholic Education Office, Rockampton QLD
August 2 - Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale, Brisbane QLD - Click here
August 4 - Newcastle Grammar School, Newcastle NSW
August 7 - Catholic Education Office, Townsville QLD
August 25 - Mater Dei College, Perth WA - Email Contact- Bernadette Canny
August 28 - St. Anthony’s School, Launceston TAS
August 30 - St. Ignatius’ College, Adelaide SA - Email Contact Marie Hogan
September 1 - Kristin School, Auckland NZ
September 5 - Marian College, Christchurch NZ
September 8 - Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt, Wellington NZ
 2007 Brisbane Conference
The Crisis of Meaning, Challenges Facing Science and Religion in the 21st Century.
Wednesday 11th April to Friday 13th April
Lourdes Hill College Brisbane
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTEREST
'Out of the mouth of Babes' is a collection of prayers from Primary schools students. If you like this one then take a moment to look at the other gems. CLICK HERE
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