Year 10 Religious Education

Aims of the course:

• Students will learn and develop the skills needed for NCEA Religious Education, while gaining broad content knowledge in Scripture, Church Teaching and Church History.
• Students will learn to develop and apply skills to investigate society, explore issues, make informed decisions and work cooperatively with others.
• Students will develop their faith throughout the year. This is done through their attendance at full school Masses, a year level Retreat, a class Mass, and taking part in preparing and sharing prayer and Gospel readings at the start of each lesson.

The course covers a wide selection of units from both the Understanding Faith Curriculum and Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith new RE Curriculum.

These topics could include:

• Te Rongopai Good News: Creation, Covenant and Freedom - Journeys of Freedom
• Ā Tātou Whakapapa Our Story - Our History: From Persecution to Power – The Medieval Church
• Kia Noho Hāhi Being Church  
• Te Atua God: Images of God
• Liturgical Year Celebrations
• Special Character – Mercy values
• Relationships and Hauora - elements of the New Zealand Health Curriculum are also addressed.
• Advent and Christmas – NCEA prep unit