YEAR 9 Status
current environment is explored with reference to the church’s history. Study of the world’s major religions builds on their introduction in Year 10. Major contemporary moral issues are explored, and different ethical theories are introduced. AS 90817
Compulsory
None
Prerequisites
One
Periods per week
Description The course for this year contains an introduction to a variety of topics: the life, context, and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth; church history; the religious history of Aotearoa New Zealand; the Bible and various significant biblical stories (to facilitate this study every student is provided with a Bible which becomes his to keep); Baptism; the Eucharist; the church’s worship life; and the church year.
Describe a significant aspect within the development of a religious tradition. (6 credits – internal)
YEAR 10 Status
Compulsory
None
Prerequisites
One
Periods per week
Description This course continues and consolidates the previous year’s work. This includes a deeper exploration of the teaching of Jesus, the Eucharist, the Bible and biblical stories, and church history. As well as Christianity and its wide variety of expressions, students learn about Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Sikhism and Islam. This pluralistic world provides the context for students to explore their own personal beliefs and principles, and deepen their appreciation of philosophy, ethics, and wellness.
YEAR 11 Status
Compulsory
None
Prerequisites
One
Periods per week
Description This course includes a systematic exploration of the importance of story and how the various books of the New Testament, and particularly the Gospels, came to be written. Major features of the four Gospel accounts are explored. In church history, a deeper examination of our
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