Review of Key Stage Three RE

COMMUNITY

Lumen Gentium -LG

REVELATION

Dei Verbum -DV

CELEBRATION

Sacrosanctum Concilium -SC

WAY OF LIFE

Gaudium et Spes- GS

Yr Seven

New School Community

Importance of identity

Symbols (Light & Water)

Baptism

Introduction to Hinduism

Introduction to the use of 'Stories' in the life of a community

'My Story'

Sacred writings

Bible skills

Using a Bible in life

The Christmas interview.

The story of Christmas & Its symbols

Jer. 1: Being created in the image of God for a purpose.

Adolescence: Growing and changing and discovering who I am

My identity through my family, friends & relationships

Being Unique

The person of Jesus and significant people in his life

The story of his final week & the resurrection.

Stories of the Resurrection (Breakfast with Jesus & the Emmaus story)

The Story of Pentecost

Tales from the Early Church

The Holy Spirit (Symbols & meaning)

The seven Sacraments

Life as a 'journey'

The 'Values' I have in life

Yr. Eight

Responsibility

Gifts & Talents

Vocation

The Church as the 'Body of Christ'

Matt. 25: Final Judgement

CAFOD

Intro. to Judaism

Promises & Friendship

The story of Creation

The Fall

The concept of 'Covenant' & the Covenant story

Abraham to Moses to David to Mary

The birth of a Saviour as told by Luke

Annunciation, Magnificat, Reality

Special Times, Places & Event

The nature of 'Celebration'

The Liturgical year

Places of Worship

The experience of Prayer

Being set 'Free'

(Liberation/Salvation)

The story of 'Passover'

Sacrifice & setting free

Project on 'Judaism'

Adolescence: The experience of being a teenager in the modern world.

Emotions & Feelings

A sense of Vocation

Expressing my 'Values' in life

Leadership (Power & responsibility)

Discipleship

(Research a saint/prophet)

Learning to make the 'right' decisions in life

Yr. Nine

The Nature of 'CONFLICT'

International, national, local & Personal

Conflict within & the search for identity (Masks)

Actual/ Ideal self

Building bridges

Sacrament of Reconciliation

The conflict of War

( Remembrance Day)

The hope of Christmas

The Search for 'TRUTH'

Hidden 'Truth' in stories & Life

Mysteries and Deeper questions in life

Fighting injustice (Presentations)

The role of a 'Prophet'

Project on a modern prophet

The Prophets of the Old Testament. Jeremiah; Amos; Ezekiel

Jesus as a prophet

Making sense of Pain & Suffering

Why is there pain in our world?

Pandora, The Fall, The Rainmaker stories.

Christian attitudes to suffering

The Sacrament of the sick

Pilgrimage (Project/report)

The message of 'Holy week'

Funeral/ Death  rites

The 'Hope' of the Resurrection

The evidence for the Resurrection

The importance of a belief in the resurrection

The Eucharist as a sacrament

Symbols & Meaning

Finding meaning in life

Research project on Islam

Values in conflict

Prejudice in our world

Review of KS3