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Secondary School Religious Education ‘It is necessary, therefore, that religious instruction in schools appear as a scholastic discipline with the same systematic demands and the same rigour as other disciplines. It must present the Christian message and the Christian event with the same seriousness and the same depth with which other disciplines present their knowledge. - General Directory on Catechesis n.73 (1997) Introduction The officially approved national programme of Religious Education in Catholic secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand is entitled Understanding Faith. This name gives an indication of the purpose of the curriculum, which is to help pupils gain knowledge, understanding and appreciation of what it means to be Catholic. The programme was developed and introduced in the 1980’s and 1990’s and is currently being revised and updated. Components The programme covers 5 years of secondary school (ages 13-17) and includes: One Curriculum Statement 49 pp A Student Resource Book for each of the 38 Topics 36 pp One Teacher Guide for each Topic 60 pp One Prayer Resource Book 227 pp Eight books dealing with Personal Development and Social Issues 70pp A Parent Book 32 pp Website support FaithCentral is a Website which has been designed to support the Understanding Faith programme. It is available to both teachers and students. FaithCentral's address is www.faithcentral.net.nz Orders All parts of the programme may be ordered directly
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