St John’s College (Hillcrest) St John’s College (Hillcrest)

Level 1 Religious Education

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Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Bartram.

Recommended Prior Learning

Religious Education is a compulsory subject. All students will have been taught the Aotearoa RE Curriculum in the previous year.


Level 1 Religious Education
Our RE curriculum is written by NCRS who provide the topics and work for this subject. It is assessed using NCEA Achievement Standards. Two standards are assessed internally, the third is assessed by an external exam at the end of the year.

Students study:

-The ideas contained in a book of the Bible

-The story of how our church and our school developed from its origins

-Characteristics of Religions and how they are seen in Catholicism plus one other world religion. 



Course Overview

Term 1
Sharing Stories
Demonstrate understanding of how a significant religious narrative relates to a cultural context or religious tradition

Term 2
Our School
Demonstrate understanding of the development of a community that shares religious or spiritual beliefs.

Term 3
Characteristics of Religion
Demonstrate understanding of a characteristic of religious or spiritual traditions.

Term 4
Continued.

Faculties:

Religious Studies


Pathway

Level 2 Religious Education



			
					
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