On 06 June 2026, almost 100 Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) members, school principals, vice principals, and Brothers gathered at Br. Brendan Hall in Chong Gene Hang College (CGHC) for the Joint School IMC Managers and Administrators Workshop. Organized by the Hong Kong Lasallian Family Office in partnership with CGHC, the morning seminar aimed to equip school leaders with strategies for effective management while deepening their connection to the educational mission of the Lasallian East Asia District (LEAD). The event featured two distinguished resource persons from the Philippine sector, Brother Michael Valenzuela, FSC, PhD, and Dr. Benito Teehankee, who challenged participants to act as the "Lasallian lighthouses” of their respective institutions.
In the first session, Br. Michael Valenzuela FSC grounded participants in Lasallian pedagogy and spirituality, tracing its roots back to St. John Baptist de La Salle’s 17th-century mission to alleviate the human and spiritual distress of youth. He emphasized an educational approach fundamentally based on love and trust, challenging leaders across Hong Kong’s Lasallian schools to actively apply the Five Core Lasallian principles: faith in the presence of God, respect for all persons, inclusive community, concern for the poor and social justice, and quality education. Through these principles, he urged administrators to view education as a vocation of grace that prioritizes student character, dignity, and holistic development alongside academic success.
Following a tea break, Br. Dennis Magbanua FSC delivered the annual State of the Sector Report, highlighting the milestones reached as the sector celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Lasallian Mission in Hong Kong. A time was set aside to give out the certificate of appreciation to the schools and Old Boys’ associations for their support for the Lasallian Mission Fund Raffle Draw.
The session before noon was handled by Dr. Benito Teehankee who shifted the focus to operational excellence by exploring the "Governance Road Trip" and practical tools for Lasallian culture-building. He detailed the critical stages of IMC development and demonstrated how leaders can use creative "Both-And" problem-solving to balance institutional sustainability with mission values. Drawing on organizational leadership frameworks, Dr. Ben outlined five key culture-building levers—attention, crisis reactions, role modeling, reward allocation, and selection criteria—before concluding with an interactive reflection session that empowered attendees to return to their schools as true "Lasallian Lighthouses.”
