Orientation Engagement Exercise

The orientation exercise in Taube center was a very enriching exercise in which we learnt about Sister Dorothy’s accomplishments and hardships and how they relate to the Sisters Notre Dame of De Namur’s core values. The documentary on Sister Dorothy opened my eyes to her hardships even though I’ve read her biography but it’s completely different when you see it. Through the engagement exercise I learnt how my own values incorporate into the school’s values and gained a better understanding when we made posters. The posters helped gain a better understanding how we felt about the school’s values. When Sister Dorothy moved over to Brazil, it was shocking how much contempt she got from her oppositions. She was a kind and fun person even during the most stressful of times. She had no need to help the farmers in Brazil but she had a calling and she followed it till her death and proved her persistent loyalty. This is what the orientation exercise really imprinted into me; her loyalty, her humility, her faith to God are all areas to improve on in myself. While working with the group I learnt that each one of us had learnt something unique and fitting for our lives and it was quite interesting for me to see that I’m not the only one that learnt something from Sister Dorothy. All in all, I believe that without the orientation engagement exercise, I would’ve been left with a bunch of undeveloped ideas and understandings of Sister Dorothy’s life and I’m glad I took part in the seminar session to collect my thought and build a knowledgeable understanding and find ways to incorporate it into my life.