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EDUCATION The specific mission of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi Movement in the educational apostolate is summarized in the motto Integer homo; that is, providing its students with an integral formation. Our educational program consists of three essential elements: Teach: To teach means to provide the student with the intellectual capabilities, content, and skills needed to respond to the demands of today''s society. Educate: To educate means to train the student in the habit of intellectual rigor, structured reasoning, and in the appreciation of beauty; it means to cultivate sensitivity, memory, imagination; and finally, to develop art of communication and the ability to express oneself clearly and elegantly. Form: To form is to lead the student to become a person for others, with an upright ethical code, sensitivity toward the needs of others - especially the most disadvantaged - and an openness to human and spiritual values. In this way students are prepared not just for professional success but also for their self-realization as persons and authentic Christians in the various facets of their personal and professional lives.

Youth for the Third Millennium & Missionary Families for the Third Millennium These two international missionary organizations were born in Mexico in 1985 to help priests and bishops in the task of the new evangelization of society through rural and urban door-to-door missions. To date, they are active in the United States, El Salvador, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Bosnia, the Bahamas, and Lebanon. Missions are organized throughout the year, but especially during Easter and summer vacation. They rely on the participation of thousands of young men and women as well as Catholic families who wish to share their faith, their love, and their time with the most spiritually needy.

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.

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