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Educational Consulting Centers The first educational consulting center was founded in Mexico in 1989. Presently similar centers exist in the United States (National Consultants for Education), Spain, Chile, Brazil and Venezuela. The purpose of these centers is to offer assistance to primary, middle, and secondary schools through the development of an academic curriculum geared to the needs of each school. The centers also publish textbooks, provide consulting services on academics, administration, personnel, and an overall evaluation of a particular school''s effectiveness. Computer Education Research Center The Computer Education Research Center aims at putting the world of information at the service of education. One of the first fruits of this center has been the production of software which helps students'' understanding of educational subject matter, as well as awakening and developing their creativity and problem-solving skills-analyzing, synthesizing, making relations and judgements- that is, going beyond the mere manipulation of data.

Social Participation Program One of the educational goals of Legionary schools is to deepen the students'' sense of responsibility regarding the transformation of society and the need to build a culture rooted in the Christian values of love and justice. Hence, the Legion has launched a program of Christian charity directed by youth. The purpose of this program is to develop the students'' awareness and sensitivity toward the problems afflicting society. Students have as part of their curriculum a weekly class on the principles of the Church''s social doctrine and human development. They participate in monthly social activities in which the entire school community is involved: students, parents, teachers, and administrators. This program''s influence extends to parishes, shelters, hospitals, and schools for mentally handicapped children, centers for the blind, centers for children from broken homes, orphanages, day-care centers, and low-income communities.

At present, 38 nationalities from five continents are represented in the Legion. The age of Legionary priests and seminarians is 28. Throughout the year vocation discernment retreats are held at Legionary novitiates for young men who want to test their call by spending some time with Legionaries. The Legionaries of Christ and the members of the Regnum Christi Movement understand their mission as a sharing in Christ''s redemptive mission: salvation must reach every person without distinction. Taking into account the pastoral programs of each diocese, Legionaries and Regnum Christi members endeavor to collaborate in this task through the exercise of their specific charism. That charism is a spirituality that helps Christians live their baptismal commitments in the midst of their personal, family and professional circumstances.

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