Years 1 & 2         1 hour 40 minutes per week        5 x20 minutes

Years 3 & 4         1 hour 40 minutes                         5 x 20 or 4×25 minutes

Years 5 & 6         2 hours                                          4 x 30

In addition to teaching the content of the RE programme, teachers at Marist Catholic School develop in their classrooms a sense of God and the Jesus and Mary, through daily classroom prayer, participation on Masses, assemblies and liturgical celebrations.

Family Whānau Book 

This book is now available online at www.faithalive.org.nz. All families are expected to read and use the Family Whānau book which provides information to support the Religious Education programme in the home. The Principal and Director of Religious Studies send home reminders via the school newsletter when new strands are being started.

Student Religious Education Book

These books will provide an important link between the home and the school. They are sent home regularly and parents are encouraged to discuss the learning activities with the children and to write a comment at the end of each strand. The books are given high priority in terms of presentation, quality of work, quality of teacher monitoring and home/school links. 

Curriculum Content

The expected learning in Religious Education is spread through six Learning Strands and four Learning Modules.  These contain the basic content areas to be covered in Religious Education.

The Learning Strands

All the Learning Strands are connected and they are designed to increase systematically the students’ knowledge and skills in Religious Education and to help them develop Christian attitudes and values.

 There are six Learning Strands:

GOD – TE ATUA – I0 MATUA KORE	JESUS CHRIST – HEHU KARAITI
Year 1     God is Creator Year 2    Our Gracious Year 3    God is Present in the World Year 4    God is Love Year 5   God is Faithful Year 6   Who is God?	Year 1     Jesus – My Friend Year 2    Jesus Showed his Love in Different Ways Year 3    Jesus Gives himself in the Eucharist Year 4  Jesus Came to Show People How to Live and Lead them to God Year 5   The Life of Jesus Year 6   Jesus – the Fullness of God’s Revelation
THE HOLY SPIRIT – TE WAIRUA TAPU	CHURCH – Community of Disciples -TE WHANAU A TE KARAITI
Year 1   God the Holy Spirit Year 2   The Holy Spirit in people’s lives Year 3   The Fruits of the Holy Spirit Year 4   Pentecost Year 5   Titles and Symbols of the Holy Spirit Year 6   Baptism and the Holy Spirit	Year 1   Belonging Year 2 Gathering, Celebrating, Living, God’s Presence Year 3   Called to be Like Jesus Year 4   Called to Service Year 5   The Church Celebrates Year 6   The Church as a Pilgrim People
SACRAMENT – HAKARAMETA	COMMUNION OF SAINTS – TE KOTAHITANGA O TE HUNGA TAPU
Year 1   Holiness Year 2   Welcome Year 3   Forgiveness  Year 4   Food for Life Year 5   Healing Year 6   Confirmed in the Spirit	Year 1     Mary Year 2    Saints and Inspiring People Year 3   Life, Death and Christian Hope Year 4   Choices Year 5   Saints and Inspiring People Year 6   Mary

 The Learning Modules

These Modules are used at the appropriate times of the year and are essential learning material.

The Learning Modules are:

 THE LITURGICAL YEAR– TE TAU ME ONA RITENGA TAPU

The Liturgical Seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter and important feast days of the Liturgical Calendar.

 PRAYER – TE KARAKIA

§         Introducing Children to Prayer

§         Traditional and Devotional Prayer

§         Imaginative Prayer and Meditation

 SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS – NGA RITENGA HAKARAMETA

This Module is a resource used to support the Sacramental Preparation in the Parish.

 MYSELF AND OTHERS – KO AU KO, RATOU

This Module is a resource used in conjunction with the Health Curriculum when teaching Strands A, B and D.  This Module helps to teach the Health Curriculum from a Catholic perspective.