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This week Years 7, 8 and 9 started their second topic of the year.

Year 7 - "Sacred Time & Place"

In this unit students study the phenomena of sacred time and place from a cross religious perspective as a context for the study of the Church’s liturgical year and Christian places of worship. This unit seeks to emphasise a Catholic appreciation of the sacredness of all creation. To begin this unit, 7.3RE devised their own sacred spaces task, challenging other students in the class to find the multitude of significant places around the school. Places to find included Foundation Stones, Celtic and St Brigid crosses, commemoration stones and trees as well as reading the headstones in our cemetery. 

Year 8 - "Easter Experiences"

In this unit, students learn about the Church’s teaching of Easter as a time of sacrifice, hope and resurrection.

Year 9 "Images of Jesus"

This unit focuses on various artistic and literary images of Jesus. Through the study of these images students develop and deepen their understanding of the person of Jesus Christ and how an image shapes understanding of Christian life.

Year 10:

Year 10 students are continuing to learn about the Christian Steps of Informed Conscience and how this helps an individual make an informed, moral decision. Together with an understanding of Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Decision Making, students have chosen a moral dilemma and are investigating the Church’s teachings regarding their issue. This task is due in Week 10. 

Next week, Year 10 students will complete a writing task during class time. The purpose of this is to develop students’ writing skills, specific to RE, and use Church doctrine to support their work.

Preparation for Easter:

Our College Easter Liturgy will be held on Thursday 1st April. In preparation for this Liturgy, students will be completing a Stations of the Cross pilgrimage activity in their RE classes.

The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station. At each station, the individual recalls and meditates on a specific event from Christ's last day. Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete.

This pilgrimage will take place during class time in the Indigenous gardens at Kildare.

Year 11 & 12 SOR & SiCT:

Congratulations to Year 11 students who have just completed their first formal Assessment Task in Stage 6 Religion, in either Studies of Religion or Studies in Catholic Thought. Year 12 students have also completed tasks recently, their second HSC task. All students will receive feedback on these tasks which they should use to inform their classwork moving forward.

Caitlin Fahey | Religious Education Coordinator