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                                   SHALOM, NAMASTE, NAMU AMIDA BUDDHA!

                                                      Instructrional Goals:

In accordance with Saint Bonaventure's Expected Schoolwide Learning Results, these courses are designed to instruct and encourage each student to develop into:

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A Maturing Individual Who
 Expresses self-confidence and displays self-control
 Understands options, takes responsibility and accepts consequences for his/her     actions
 Shows a knowledge and appreciation of one’s physical, spiritual and mental health
 Demonstrates integrity through honoring commitments

An Active Christian Who
 Consistently shows respect for God, others, self and property
 Exhibits a core understanding and appreciation of the Catholic Church and its teachings
 Demonstrates understanding and respect for people of other creeds and beliefs
 Cultivates a personal prayer life and participates in liturgical celebrations

A Socially Responsible Person Who
 Demonstrates social skills appropriate to various occasions
 Works cooperatively with others as a citizen of the global community
 Respects the effects and significance of gender, religious, cultural and ethnic influences in the world
 Practices Christian service and recognizes the need to make a positive difference in one’s community and the world

A Life-Long Learner Who
 Develops academic skills to succeed in future educational and vocational opportunities
 Demonstrates critical thinking skills and the ability to communicate well-reasoned ideas
 Participates in leadership opportunities and co-curricular activities
 Responsibly utilizes technology for personal and academic activities

CHRISTIAN VOCATIONS AND WORLD RELIGIONS;

Grade 12: Vocations (One semester)

The purpose of this course is to help students to understand the vocations of life: how Christ calls us to live. In this course, students should learn how all vocations are similar and how they differ. The course should be structured around married life, single life, priestly life, and consecrated life. Students should learn what it means to live life for the benefit of others and the value in considering a vocation in service to the Christian community.

Grade 12: World’s Religions (One semester)

The purpose of this course is to help the students understand the manner in which the Catholic Church relates to non-Catholic Christians as well as to other religions of the world. Building on the foundational truth that Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church and entrusted to her the fullness of God’s Revelation, the course is intended to help students to recognize the ways in which important spiritual truths can also be found in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial communities as well as in non- Christian religions. It is also intended to help them to recognize the ways in which other systems of belief and practice differ from the Catholic faith.

SPIRITUALITY AND ECCLESIOLOGY:

Grade 10: Spirituality (One semester)

The purpose of this course is to help students understand all that God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ. Through this course of study, students will learn that for all eternity, God has planned for us to share eternal happiness with him, which is accomplished through the redemption Christ won for us. Students will learn that they share in this redemption only in and through Jesus Christ. They will also be introduced to what it means to be a disciple of Christ and what life as a disciple entails.

Grade 10: Ecclesiology (One semester)

The purpose of this course is to help the students understand that in and through the Church they encounter the living Jesus Christ. They will be introduced to the fact that the Church was founded by Christ through the Apostles and is sustained by him through the Holy Spirit. The students will come to know that the Church is the living Body of Christ today. This Body has both divine and human elements. In this course students will learn not so much about events in the life of the Church, as they will learn about the sacred nature of the Church and the definition of Church as the “People of God.”

MR. HERRERA IS ALSO A FACULTY ADVISOR FOR THE FCA CLUB ON CAMPUS

The FCA Mission
To present to athletes and coaches and all whom they influence the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church.

The FCA Values
Our relationships will demonstrate steadfast commitment to Jesus Christ and His Word through Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence.

Integrity
We will demonstrate Christ-like wholeness, privately, and publicly. (Proverbs 11:3)

Serving
We will model Jesus' example of serving. (John 13:1-17)

Teamwork
We will express our unity in Christ in all our relationships. (Philippians 2:1-4)

Excellence
We will honor and glorify God in all we do. (Colossians 3:23-24)