Education in Faith

Reconciliation Parent/Child Workshop

It was lovely to have our families come together last night to prepare for the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. Thank you to Fr Alan for sharing the history of Reconciliation with our parents and carers and thank you to the teachers for leading activities around the four stages of Reconciliation: Confession/Contrition/Absolution and Penance. The children together with their families talked about the stages of Reconciliation like Admitting, Saying Sorry, Being  Forgiven and Making Good. We hope the conversations continue at home and we look forward to the children making their First Reconciliation on Wednesday 20 March at 5pm and 7pm.

2024 Religious Education

Our teachers work hard to integrate our Religious Education (RE) and Inquiry topics where possible. By working under one topic/theme in both areas, we establish stronger connections and deeper learning for the students. A key aspect of curriculum design in a Catholic school is to challenge learners to explore and consider deep questions, and big ideas.

An inquiry-based approach to learning invites student voice in shaping their curriculum. Learning is driven by the areas of needs, interests and wonderings of the students in that class and grade level. We will continue our work this year with Kate Korber from The Inquiry Project to further develop our work in this area.

For 2024, the term topic will be as follows:

Term 1 - Responsibility

RE - Morality and Justice

Inquiry - SWELL and Civics & Citizenship

Term 2 - Creation is All Around Us

RE - God, Religion and Life

Inquiry - Earth and Space Sciences

Term 3 - Our Stories

RE - Scripture and Jesus

Inquiry - History

Term 4 - Journeys

RE - Scripture and Jesus

Inquiry - Geography

Caitlan Taig

Religious Education Leader