STAGE 6
LEARNING FOR MISSION
PURPOSE OF STUDY
To offer a coherent integration of mission experiential and inquiry based encounters and deep learning that challenges students to engage in the mission life of the church and consider their possible connection to the mission of Jesus in their lives beyond school.
AIM
Learning for Mission Stage 6, seeks to integrate experiences of learning that are a combination of the head, heart and hands and that culminate in a portfolio of learning that invites students to communicate a deep understanding of how their experience of being educated within a Catholic School has shaped and influenced them in their current and future lives.
RATIONALE
“What makes Catholic education distinctive and worthwhile for us to dedicate ourselves to it, I believe, is the formation of our students and communities into people and places that embody the Reign of God”.
Bishop Vincent 2018
COURSE OUTLINE
Who am I?
What does the world need?
What is the mirror of encounter?
How does outreach lead us to know and deepen our faith?
COURSE OUTLINE
How do I live and make decisions as an adult?
Who am I now and how do I grow?
To know and love yourself you must first know Jesus - Who do you say I am?
PROTOCOLS
- Outreach completed- 20 hours per student can include any training required, options can be offered by school- CEDP Mission support and resourcing of church agency options and processes around risk assessment and building child safe communities.
- Journal to record what outreach was completed/ why and initial (surface) descriptions of the experience
- Retreat completed- compulsory school retreat plus 10 hours per student of voluntary reflection/ prayer after the retreat.
- Journal to record what voluntary experiences were completed/ why and initial (surface) descriptions of the experience.
PATTERN OF STUDY
Students may study this course as:
- Embedded in Studies In Catholic Thought
- Non ATAR stand alone course
- Aligned with VET Active Volunteering