We are pleased to announce the 2020 Border Witness Program in McAllen, Texas, the US side of the border with Reynosa, Mexico. The Border Witness Program provides a powerful, first-hand look at the human experience behind the issues as well as a critical, analytical look at the systemic issues contributing to the complexity of migration and immigration at the US-Mexico border.
The EIL Office is getting ready for World Youth Day in Panama – January 22-27, 2019.
The Office of Educational Initiatives and Leadership (SHERPA) provided invaluable assistance to the Religious of Jesus and Mary in the evaluation process for several of our ministries including twp schools, and our lay volunteer program, They provided a process that grounded assessment and future planning in the reality of objective data, while ensuring decision-making, always…
Engagement with Sherpa in a Strategic Planning process has proved to be one of the best decisions our board has made. Through the skillful guidance and attentive listening of the facilitators we developed a plan that was based on sound research and a comprehensive intuitive approach. As a result, our board has been energized and…
The Office of Educational Initiatives and Leadership provided invaluable assistance to the Religious of Jesus and Mary in its overall Strategic Planning Process and the evaluation process for several of our ministries. Throughout the entire process, they worked collaboratively and effectively with the grass roots stakeholders and the leadership of the province as well as…
Planning and development by the staff are a crucial part of the organization. We have been blessed to receive orientation and capacity building from the Stuart Center’s EIL office in a personal and respectful manner.
I had the privilege of working with Imma De Stefanis and Reyna Gonzalez at the Stuart Center on the 2014 Strategic Plan for the Washington School for Girls. Imma and Reyna helped guide the school and the school’s Board of Trustees through a thoughtful, thorough and inclusive strategic planning process. Imma and Reyna’s backgrounds in education…
Leadership training is one of the strengths of the Stuart Center. The training supports and is rooted in the social and environmental welfare of our societies.
The Stuart Center provides facilitators from several countries that give workshops and conferences during the summer professional development program for educators from primary through university education. In these workshops, teachers are offered updated training on the application of methodological tools for the construction of citizenship and teaching-learning strategies. Within the process of changes that the…
The opportunity to work with the Stuart Center has been a great success for ARISE. The training helped us to define and set priorities for our organization in a more effective way. The staff of ARISE had the great opportunity to get totally engaged in the development of our new strategy, giving us a great…
Congratulations tp Imma DeStefanis and Reyna Gonzales and all at the Stuart Center, and thank you for the great services you have offered us and so many others. Our educational ministry was enhanced by your collaboration in framing and conducting the Leadership Summits for our high school students. As young women seeking personal and communal…
I am a Cuban who had the opportunity to participate in two programs: A leadership program and a staff development program. For me the workshops provided useful and necessary tools. In addition, these experiences changed my paradigm of being a leader and leadership. It gave me the tools to be resilient and to help others.