Religious Education Curriculum
‘Celebrating our Journey’, (K-6) and ‘Faithful to God: Faithful to People’, (7-10) are the education guidelines used in Holy Trinity’s Religious Education Program. This program fosters the partnership of home, parish and school.
All elements of the program aim to assist students towards:
- making sense of everyday life experiences in the broader contexts of mystery, complexity, confusion and awe
- gaining access to and understanding of the traditions of the Catholic community, its story, its experience and its teachings
- celebrating the traditions with others
- responding to the activity of God in their lives and in the whole of creation
The classroom Religious Education program aims to achieve this by developing in each student:
- an understanding and appreciation of the Scriptures and the message of Jesus Christ.
- an understanding and appreciation of the living Tradition of the Catholic Church and a willingness to participate in its mission
- an understanding and appreciation of God and creation, awareness of the existence of good and evil, and a capacity to search effectively for meaning in life
- an understanding and appreciation of God in prayer, liturgy and the sacraments and a willingness to participate in both personal and communal prayer
- an understanding and appreciation of Catholic moral teaching and an ability to work for justice in the world
Sacramental Programs:
- Sacramental Programs for Reconciliation (Year 2, Term 4),
- Eucharist (Year 3, Term 2)
- Confirmation (Year 6, generally Term 3, depending on the availability of the Bishop) are part of the class Religious Education program. Meetings are held with parents prior to the commencement of the program to explain details of the units of work.