1. Catholic Studies
Engaging students by using relevant, contemporary content, open discussion and reflection to create understanding and action.

2. Being Catholic

15. Activity 1
In pairs students are allocated an aspect of what it means to be Catholic:
Define and describe or explain this aspect
Examples

16. Activity 1 (cont’d)
Using this information as a class describe the Catholic Church:
mindmap
flow chart
prezi
series of points
structured response

17. 10 Things Pope Francis Has Done That Make Me Consider Being Catholic
Students are allocated one of these actions of Pope Francis.
Describe this action and how this represents the Catholic Church of 2017.

18. What does it mean to be Catholic?

19. How is our school a Catholic community?
Students interview, photograph or video ways the school demonstrates being Catholic and create posters, clips…
These posters could be displayed around the school.
Videos could be shown at assemblies, information evenings, used to introduce Year 7’s to school charism, peer support

21. How does the Catholic church respond to the challenges it is faced with today?
social justice
immigration
poverty
refugees
Indigenous
homelessness
declining numbers attending mass
sexual abuse
declining religious life
other issues