The Conception of the Human Being

Every educational approach rests, whether explicitly or not, on a certain conception of the human being. Even before defining objectives, methods or programmes, a fundamental question arises:

What is a human being?

The answer given to this question determines everything else.

OSE is built on a simple conviction:
Human beings are not only called to live, but to exist.
To live is a necessity.
To exist is a personal choice and a conquest.

LIVE

a necessity

We live because we were born.

Be born
Grow up
Work
Consume
Grow old
A choice and
a conquest

True education consists in accompanying each person in discovering themselves and building their own existence.

EXIST

a conquest

We exist when we become the authors and actors of our own life.

Give meaning
Choose
Become oneself
Love
Contribute
Young person walking along a path towards the horizon, symbolising the choice to exist
To live means passing through time. Living allows us to meet our needs.
To exist means giving direction, meaning and coherence to one's existence. Existing invites us to discover what we are called to become.

Every human being carries within them potential that only asks to be revealed.

Talentsto develop
Qualitiesto cultivate
Responsibilitiesto take on
A unique contributionto bring to the world

Sport according to OSE

Sport becomes far more than a physical activity or a competition.

A field of experience
A place of encounters
A school of responsibility
A revealer of oneself
A path of growth
Two young athletes smiling after a match, symbolising encounter through sport

Thus, OSE's aim is not only to help young people succeed in life.It is to help them succeed at life.

Become more fully themselves
Develop their talents
Find their place among others
Bring their added value to Humanity

True success is not measured only by what one possesses, achieves or the position one holds. It is measured by the quality of the existence one builds, the bonds one weaves, the faithfulness to what moves us deeply, and the contribution we bring to the world.

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It is this vision of the human being that inspires the whole of the OSE project.
It is the root from which all other foundations proceed.