Giving direction to 80 countries, multiple cultures, language groups, ethnic groups and faith realities requires a voice that functions as a glue that holds all of this together. This is the Lasallian world – from Asia to the Middle East to the Americas – we speak with one voice and in one ministerial language. Governance ensures a cohesive network of service that provides a Human and Christian education to the young and especially to the poor.
District Council.
A canonically required board of Brothers, advisory to the Visitor and possessing certain canonical authority; a majority of its members are elected; the council meets several times each year.
Lasallian Youth.
Lasallian Youth are seeking an understanding of themselves and the world. They search for understanding through activities of faith, service, and community. They are interested in learning about justice and discovering the reasons for so much injustice in the world around them.
Lasallian Companions.
Lasallian Companions serve the District in helping to staff formation programs of projects of the District; to be of service to local ministries in mentoring young teachers, administrators or staff members; to actively participate in Lasallian Days in their areas.
Senior Brothers.
Brother is someone 70 or older. We know a Senior Brothers is someone full of lived stories, aware of adventures and gifted with wisdom. Our Senior Brothers have laughed, have cried and have had some wonderful experience, and learned from them. Often started out as teacher and ended his career as teacher.
Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators (LASSCA).
LASSCA fosters a cooperative spirit among the chief administrators of secondary schools in the Lasallian Region of North America. It establishes a forum for discussion and a vehicle for action whereby the leadership of the member schools and the leadership of the Region collaborate in the promotion of the Lasallian mission to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor.
Affiliated Members.
Among the members of the Lasallian Family there are persons affiliated to the Institute. The affiliated person is recognized as a person who has helped the Institute in its mission. Likewise he/she shows a great appreciation for anything relating to Lasallian spirituality.
Board of Directors.
The board is the guarantor in each ministry of the legacy passed to us by our founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle. It is the role of the board to both maintain and grow that vision that is in response to the "signs of the times".
Animators.
The Lasallian Animator gives life to the Lasallian mission by enlivening or animating the formation of faculty and staff. Brothers Dennis and Michael support the animators as they implement District and local formation initiatives.
Young Brothers.
Brothers in initial formation and Brothers under the age of 35.
Formation Team.
The formation team includes Brother Visitor, Auxiliary Visitors, the Lasallian Vocation and Formation team, the Brother Vocation and Formation team, the Superintendent of Lasallian Education and the Young Lasallian Coordinator.