Curriculum

RS 15 (grade 10)

This course addresses the general theme of belonging.  Its principal aim and intention is to help students to understand what it means to be “fully alive” in the context of a community and a culture.  Students will explore major cultural issues from a Christological perspective and how we discover Christ in our culture.  Religious Studies 15, 25 & 35 will be offered in a traditional classroom setting or through self-paced study under the direction of a teacher.  3 credits.

RS 25 (grade 11)

This course addresses real life issues, specifically the general theme of believing.  Its principal aim and intention is to help students understand Christology and Christian Scriptures.  Religious Studies 15, 25 & 35 will be offered in a traditional classroom setting or through self-paced study under the direction of a teacher.  3 credits. Pre-requisite: 50% in Religious Studies 15.

RS 35 (grade 12)

This Senior High Religious Studies Program addresses the general themes of goodness and relating.  Its principal aim and intention is to help students understand how over the ages, great prophets, thinkers and scholars have searched for philosophical principles to guide them to a deeper realization of “what is good for human beings.”  RS 35 examines the nature and history of these philosophical quests in light of our Catholic faith and its witness to the Gospel.  The nature of the Christian experience and the “good news” of Jesus Christ to assist individuals and societies in their on-going search to find what is good will be explored in depth.  Religious Studies 35 will be offered in a traditional classroom setting or through self-paced study under the direction of a teacher.  3 credits.  Pre-requisite: 50% in Religious Studies 25.