The European Coreteam, a group of interested head teachers and coordinators from across the European provinces, has been meeting regularly since the Heads’ Conference in Paris in 2009. They have created a website, led an international project on prayer, held conferences in collaboration with the RSCJ JPIC International Team and set up annual short conferences in Joigny for European Sacred Heart Educators since 2012.  The Coreteam reports to the Head teachers after each of their face to face meetings. Since 2009 there have been Headteacher Conferences in Dublin ( Ireland), Placeres (Spain) and Rome (Italy). The next European Conference for Headteachers will be in Vienna in October 2027.

 

At present the Core team members are:

Birgit Gmeindl-Oser (Head teacher, Austria),  Victoria Lorenzato (Network Coordinator, England and Wales), Noreen Heenan (Network Coordinator Ireland / Scotland / Malta), Charles Hervier (Head of the Tutelle, France), Fernando Orcastegui (Network Director, Spain), Maria Teresa Bernardi (Network Link, Italy) Barbara Andrasch (Network Coordinator, Austria) Sharon O'Donovan (Headteacher, England)  Elaine Siegler ( Headteacher, Malta) Katy Laroche (Communications, BFN Province) Carolina Gonzalo (Headteacher, Spain) and Mariolina Cervelli (Deputy Headteacher, Italy) .

 

Our collaboration is based on a deep commitment to the mission and an abundance of good will! There is no finance for the project as yet, apart from a few donations.

 

The photo below is from our last meeting in Joigny in March 2026 and we also hold regular Zoom meetings as we look ahead to our future projects and conferences. 

 

REPORTS FROM THE CORETEAM

For the most recent reports please download from the links below: