The use pedagogy of Ignatius of Loyola in secularised schools Monique van Dijk-Groeneboer en Quirien Hagens Young people grow up in a fragmented, polarised world. Moreover, the Netherlands is, like more western European countries, a pluralistic, multi-religious and secularised country. However, the original religion in the Netherlands lies in Protestantism and Roman Catholicism and most of the 655 secondary schools are confessional, being either Roman Catholic (153) or Protestant (133). This arises the question how to work on identity formation in the classroom. Some secondary schools work with Ignatius of Loyola's pedagogy which focuses on shaping the whole person; engaging, head, heart and hands. By doing so, a catholic teacher can form young people in these secularized classrooms to become strong and self-confident by employing these Ignatian pedagogical strategies starting with encountering the pupils with sharing ones own identity. As a result, the pupils develop their identity with awareness, become young adults who know their values and religion. This will also effect the world they grow up in by being witnesses themselves in turn.