| Section 4
PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
The relationship between the targets and the existing nationally
approved Religious Education programmes for Catholic schools is
explained in Section 3. The following programmes of study are therefore
linked to the Veritas programme and to the National Syllabus S1/S2,
both of which provide opportunities for pupils to attain most of
the targets for Christianity and Personal Search and some of the
targets for other World Religions.
Other appropriate resources may be used to supplement the nationally
approved programmes and at times will be necessary if targets
are to be attained. This will be especially the case when the
other World Religions targets are being addressed.
Suggestions are made in the programmes of study regarding the
linking of targets. These, however, are only suggestions and teachers
may prefer to link targets differently, to suit the particular
way in which they plan and implement a religious education theme.
| The following abbreviations,
are used in the programmes of study: |
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CHR
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Christianity |
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oWR
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other World Religions |
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PS
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Personal Search |
Linking Religious Education with other curricular areas
Links are possible with other curricular areas. In English Language,
sacred writings and stories from Christianity or other World Religions
can provide the texts for 'Listening, Talking and Reading' in
the appropriate language strands; an understanding of the different
types of writing in the Bible can contribute to an awareness of
genre; the discussion of moral dilemmas can provide abundant opportunities
for listening to others, showing awareness of their opinions and
feelings and contributing to purposeful talk.
There are links between 'Awareness of Creation' in Personal Search
and the parts of Environmental Studies which deal with the earth's
physical features and their impact on human life; between the
strands in Christianity and other World Religions and parts of
Environmental Studies which deal with aspects of time and heritage;
between the 'Self Awareness' and 'Awareness of Others' strands
in Personal Search and the parts of Environmental Studies which
deal with the way human societies are organised and administered.
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