| Teacher:
Mr. Grover Green |
The Religious Education Program at Corpus Christi School is a diverse and multifaceted course that develops throughout the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years. Students are taught the tenets of the Catholic faith, and they also will continue to develop their own spirituality. Our classes, in all grade levels, are based on the guidelines found in the curriculum guide furnished by the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. Our textbooks, Faith First, published by RCL, are a framework for what is taught.
The students will grow in spirituality, and in their own development in forming a personal relationship with God. Our students develop skills which allow them to foster and thrive in the realms of sacred morality and Christian values. Some of the techniques used in this class involve hands on activities, dramatization, and service-oriented projects in the school as well as the community.
6th Grade
The 6th grade will explore who they are in relationship to God, and how to form a deeper relationship with God. Examples of establishing a relationship with God will be studied by focusing on examples that are provided in the Old and New Testament. We will look to modern day leaders in our Church, nation, parish, school, neighborhood, friends, and family to see how this witness is demonstrated. Decision making based on our relationship with God will also be a focus of our classes.
Some of the core tenets of our faith that the students will be learning about are: the parts of the Mass, the Sacraments, the Beatitudes, Sacred Scripture, the Ten Commandments, saints, corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and all major doctrines.
Seventh Grade
Many of the themes taught in the sixth grade are repeated at a deeper level in the seventh grade. The students’ relationship with God should be formed and deepened this year. A consciousness of God’s presence in our everyday lives should be experienced at this age. Awareness is key to living as Christ has taught us. We will continue to look to Sacred Scripture, leaders in our world, the Church, and our communities that surround us to experience this ongoing and deepening relationship with God. Different forms of prayer will be introduced: meditation, prayer journals, standard prayers, and communal prayer. The sacraments are studied as a way to deepen our spirituality and to improve ourselves on a constant basis.
Students will take a deeper look at the Mass, the Beatitudes, Sacred Scripture, the Ten Commandments, the saints’ lives, works of mercy, grace, angels, and mystical experience.
Eighth GradeThis year is a culmination of all that the students have learned throughout their elementary years in school. The teacher will look at students’ individual knowledge to ensure that a clear understanding of our faith, relationship with God, Scripture, and all of the tenets of our faith are understood.
Students will continue to develop a deep relationship with God, in prayer and in daily interaction with each other. Different forms of prayer will be explored and experienced, such as, communal prayer, (i.e., Mass, lauds and vespers), the rosary, litanies, novenas, meditation, and prayer journals. Service projects will be a concrete way of seeing ourselves as God’s instruments in our world.
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