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.
The Catholic faith is grounded in the love and grace of God, experienced through Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. The Catholic life of discipleship is our response to God’s love and grace. It is how we live out our understanding of who we are in our relationships to God, one another, and to our world. A disciple is a “learner”. Both teachers and students become disciples of Jesus Christ when they deepen their relationship with him. At every age, discipleship is a conscious decision on one’s behalf. It means asking over and over, “What is it that I believe? Why do I believe? How does this belief impact my life and the lives of others?”
Catholic Church teachings bring about a deeper understanding of discipleship and what it means to follow and imitate Jesus. Learning how to be a disciple in the modern world by being a servant to humanity, growing in self-knowledge, seeking union with Christ, showing concern for the poor, struggling to build peace, dialoging with people of other faiths or philosophical systems of thought, and believing in God's love.
Edmonton Catholic Schools offers four Religious Education courses: Religion Studies 15 - The Study of Culture; Religious Studies 25 - Christology and Scripture; Religious Studies 35 - Morality and Ethics; and Religions of the World 35. Students will take a minimum of nine credits in Religious Studies to graduate from an Edmonton Catholic High School.
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