We are offering a parent information session to provide a detailed overview of the Made in the Image of God program.
Date: Tuesday 8 August 2017
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Staff Room
The ‘Made in the Image of God’ program was developed by the Catholic Education Office as part of our Religious Education and Health Curriculum.
This program follows four themes:
- Being Human
- Being Connected
- Being Moral
- Being Sexual
The aims of the Made in the Image of God Program
This program is intended to:
- Promote and encourage behaviours founded on Christian values
- Foster loving commitments and social responsibility
- Recognises sexuality as integral to the person
- Gives clear and accurate information about sexual gender identity, puberty / adolescence, and human reproduction within the context information
- Explores the spiritual, physical, moral, psychological, social and cultural dimensions of human sexuality
- Fosters values related to self respect and self esteem, as well as those pertaining to the human dignity of all persons, develops responsibility for personal choices and action and gives an appreciation of the importance of family life
- Affirms the value and dignity of human life inviting students to be aware of Church teaching in order that they may gain knowledge and appreciation of its wisdom