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Religious Education
The Religious Education Curriculum provides the Catholic Primary Schools
of Aotearoa New Zealand with a systematic approach to the fulfilment of
their mission of teaching and learning what the Catholic Church believes,
celebrates, lives and prays.
Senior Students at the school are given the opportunity for faith development
at a class retreat held annually.
Images from the Standard 4 Retreat - December
2002
Monsignor Brian Arahill and Tim Gasson always enjoy being part
of the Standard 4 Retreat experience.
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The wonderful Std 4 class of
2002
We wish them God' choicest blessings as they leave St Michael's
School to continue their education. |
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Although the general aims are intentionally educational, the ultimate aim
is to assist children to develop a relationship with God, and to be living
witnesses to the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as members of the
Catholic Church, always recognising that this depends on each
child's free faith response.
These general aims are:
- To develop appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and
values through effective delivery of the Learning Strands
and Learning Modules in the Religious education
programme.
- To teach material that is theologically sound, using the
resources of various cultures while allowing for each child's
free faith response.
- To enable children to develop ways of integrating faith and
life and culture.
- To integrate aspects of Religious Education with other
Essential Learning Areas where appropriate.
Children are encouraged to take
an active part in the life of the Parish.
This image shows
some of the school children helping to prepare the palms used at the
Palm Sunday Mass
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