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Religious Studies. Aims of Christian Ethics:. To nurture children in the Christian faith To study information about religion To help in the search for meaning and purpose in life To make children aware of their own cultural heritage To learn about the Bible
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Aims of Christian Ethics: • To nurture children in the Christian faith • To study information about religion • To help in the search for meaning and purpose in life • To make children aware of their own cultural heritage • To learn about the Bible • To give children secure grounding in morals • To enable children to master skills • To give children options in religious choices • To enable critical thinking • To enable spiritual development to take place • To encourage tolerant attitudes • To enable children to hear the gospel • To enable children to think deeply
Meditation Prayer Skits/dramas Music Small/large group discussions Scripture use Journals Field trips Movies Stories Puzzles Games Teaching approaches:
What makes Religious Studies unique? • Christian Ethics taught in Public Schools • In Separate Schools, it is constantly used through the permeation of subject areas
Faith PermeationWhat is it? Permeation refers to the infusing of something into another so closely that at one point in the process the two, initially distinguishing elements, become one. The permeation of faith throughout the provincial curriculum is critical to the distinctiveness of Catholic Education in Saskatchewan.
“You could write them into the curriculum, but a lot of it is just seizing the moment and sharing our own spirituality with students. I would not recommend making everything we do into a religion lesson -- we can get into "overkill" where kids are concerned, but we can make religion a more conscious element of instruction as well.” Sr. Miriam Kaeser, OSF. Ed.D.Assistant SuperintendentCatholic Schools OfficeArchdiocese of Cincinnati
Resources used • Born of the Spirit Program • Catechism of the Catholic Church • Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church • Scripture • Social Teachings • Documents from the Vatican