Style Guide
Item | Description |
Br. Armin Luistro FSC BR. ARMIN LUISTRO FSC |
The FSC after a Brother’s name should not be preceded by a comma and should not contain periods or spaces. It is always in caps. |
Br., BR. | When the word Brother precedes a name, it is abbreviated as Br. (or BR. if all caps), not Bro. (BRO.) |
Brother Visitor | Brother Visitor is the official title of the head of a District of the De La Salle Brothers |
Provincial | This is sometimes used to refer to the head of a District particularly for communications with non-members of the Lasallian Family as this is the more commonly used title in other religious congregations. For members of the Lasallian Family, the preferred and official title is Brother Visitor. |
Brother, Brothers | When referring to the De La Salle Brothers, the word Brother(s) is always capitalized. |
De La Salle Brothers | This is the other official English name of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. |
De La Salle Brothers – Philippine District | This is the official title of the entity of the Brothers in the Philippines |
De La Salle Brothers, Inc. | This is the corporate name of the De La Salle Brothers – Philippine District. |
District | When used to refer to the De La Salle Brothers – Philippine District, the word District is always capitalized. |
District school | This is used to refer to schools whose majority of corporation members are De La Salle Brothers. The word school is not capitalized. |
Founder | This word should always be capitalized when used in reference to St. John Baptist de La Salle. |
FSC | These initials refer to the official Latin name of the congregation: Fratres Scholarum Christianarum |
John Baptist de La Salle or St. John Baptist de La Salle | This refers to the complete name of the Founder in English. The word de when used this way is not capitalized. |
St. La Salle or De La Salle | The first letters of the Founder’s shortened name are capitalized. |
La Salle Novitiate | This is the official name of the Novitiate of the Brothers in Lipa City, Batangas. |
Lasallian Formation Center | Situated on the second floor of the Brothers’ Community at La Salle Green Hills, the LFC houses the postulants and the scholastics. |
La Salle Provincialate | This is the official name of the office headed by the Brother Visitor. |
Lasallian | Lasallian is always spelled as one word and the first letter is always capitalized. |
Lasallian Family | Family is always capitalized when preceded by Lasallian. It is an all-encompassing term that refers to the Brothers, affiliates, benefactors, Lasallian partners and associates, students and alumni. |
Lasallian Partner | Partner is always capitalized when preceded by Lasallian; Also the official name for a non-FSC co-worker in the Lasallian Mission |
Lasallian Mission | Refers to the mission of providing a Christian and human education to the young, especially the poor. Mission is always capitalized when preceded by Lasallian. |
Auxiliary Visitor | This is the official title of the equivalent of a vice provincial for the De La Salle Brothers. |
District Bursar | This is the official title of the District officer in charge of the assets of the District. |
District Chapter | This is the triennial assembly of Brothers that sets the directions of the District. |
District Council | This is the council of Brothers that helps the Visitor in leading the District. |
Philippine Lasallian Family Convocation | This is the triennial assembly of the Lasallian Family that sets directions for the Family and its mission. |
Official Name | Preferred Acronym/Remarks |
De La Salle University-Manila | DLSU-Manila, DLSU-M |
De La Salle-Professional Schools, Inc. | DLS-PSI |
De La Salle-College of St. Benilde | DLSU-CSB |
De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School | DLSZ |
De La Salle Lipa | DLSL |
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas | DLSU-Dasmariñas; DLSU-D |
De La Salle-Health Sciences Campus | DLSU-HSC |
De La Salle Araneta University | DLSAU |
De La Salle University – Canlubang | DLSU-C |
La Salle Green Hills | LSGH |
La Salle College Antipolo | LSCA |
University of St. La Salle | USLS |
St. Joseph School – La Salle (formerly St. Joseph’s High School) |
SJS-LS (formerly SJHS) |
La Salle Academy | LSA |
La Salle University – Ozamiz (formerly Immaculate Concepcion College-La Salle) | LSU-Ozamiz (formerly ICC-Ca Salle; ICC-LS) |
Federation of Lasallian Institutions | FLI |
Lasallian Partners’ Council | LPC |
Directors’ Association | DA |
Lasallian Animation & Formation Team | LAFT |
District Justice & Peace Commission | DJPC |
Lasallian Supervised Schools Office | LASSO |
Lasallian Family Office | LFO |
Basic Education Commission | BEC |
Tertiary Education Commission | TEC |
District Catechetical Commission | DCC |
Lasallian Youth Commission | LYC |
Commission for the Special Education of the Disadvantaged | CSED |
Economic Planning & Development Committee | EPDC |
Initial Formation Board | IFB |
Continuing Formation Board | CFB |
De La Salle Brothers, Inc. | DLSBI |
La Salle Provincialate | PRV |
Signum Fidei Foundation, Inc. | SFFI |
Signum Fidei Association | SFA |
Signum Fidei Learning Center | SFLC |
Adult Night High School | ANHS |
La Salle Novitiate | LSN |
La Salle Novice | NFSC |
La Salle Provincialate | PRV |
Hermanas Guadalupanas de La Salle | HGS |
Sister | Sr. |
11th Philippine District Chapter | PDC XI |
Lasallian Ministry Action Plan | LS MAP |
Executive Vice President | EVP |
Lasallian Institute For the Environment | LIFE |
Sub-District | Never Sub-district/subdistrict |
La Salle Provincialate mailing address (postal) | Greenhills P.O. Box 5601502 Greenhills, San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines |
La Salle Provincialate location address (courier) | 343 Ortigas Avenue 1501 Mandaluyong City Metro Manila, Philippines |