Year 7 RE - Curriculum Trial

This semester in RE, Year 7s have engaged in a curriculum trial, developed for schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne. In Term 1, students studied the unit ‘Belonging to a Catholic School’ and learnt about the College’s Catholic identity and Mercy charism that is at the heart of our community.

In Term 2, students studied the unit ‘In the Beginning’, learning about the stories found in Genesis and what they convey about the sacred and symbolic nature of God, God’s relationship with people, and what key messages are carried on for us today.

This marks four complete units of work trialled at Sacred Heart, with students continuing to study two further units in Semester 2 that were successfully trialled last year.

Thank you to the Year 7 RE staff: Mrs Freya Egberts, Ms Andrea Knight, Ms Susannah Jones, Ms Maryann Kennedy, and Mr Saul Travers-Hucker. For their creativity in creating resources, their commitment in delivering new content, and their care for the learning of each of their students. The RE curriculum is richer for their contributions.

Thank you also to our Year 7 students who engaged in their learning and produced meaningful and creative work to showcase their understanding and skills.

Year 9 RE - Women of the World

This term in Year 9 RE, we studied the topic of ‘Women of the world.’

We learned about influential women in the Bible and in our modern day, with a focus on Mary, mother of Jesus, and how she is depicted in various artworks. We learnt about the symbolism of colours and objects that reflected her role in scripture and in Catholic Church teaching. We also learnt about the character traits, such as faith and courage, which allowed Mary to say ‘yes’ to God’s plan for her. For our Assessment Task we chose a Marian artwork and analysed the symbols and deeper meaning of the work. We also chose an influential woman in our own life to write a short speech which was presented in our classes. To conclude this topic, we made a mini Rosary to apply our knowledge of prayer in a physical form. Oscar and Alex 9E