Inspiring Students to Learn and Serve God
Edmonton Catholic Schools is committed to offering a Christ-centred learning experience for all learners. Our mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another. Guided by our moral compass, students and staff will engage individually and collaboratively in serving the common good today while being good stewards for tomorrow.
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Religious Education
Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ is a Religious Education program endorsed by the Catholic Bishops of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories and developed in collaboration with Catholic educators from across Canada.
The program is based on the Catholic Elementary Curriculum Policy Document for Religious Education -Grades 1-8, the Catholic School Kindergarten Program, and the Catholic Secondary Curriculum Policy Document for Religious Education - Grades 9– 12, which has been approved by the Catholic Bishops and Regional Assemblies of Bishops. It reflects the content of faith expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and follows the rationale and methodology of the General Directory for Catechesis.
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Religious Education:
All schools in the Edmonton Catholic School District use a religious education program that is prescribed by our Alberta Bishops and provided through the National Office for Religious Education in Ottawa. The program ranges from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve and offers students with an overview of our Catholic faith as well as grade specific themes.
Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ reflects the Catholic faith as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. To explore this curriculum, please see Pearson's publishing website.
Pearson has recently shared a Student-Home Website that can be used in various ways. The purpose of this communication is to help the families celebrate their faith together using the Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ resources that are available on the Student-Home website. The piece highlights the multimedia that is found on the website and includes login information for the Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ grades that ECSD has implemented. It can be used in print or digital form for school, teacher, and parent council communications (newsletters, blogs, emails, teacher websites, etc.)
You can find both documents at this link: Edmonton Catholic Schools Religion