Crossways – Religious Education Framework
Religious Education Framework for SA Catholic Schools
Religious Education supporting the integration of faith, life and culture.
Crossways provides a clear curriculum framework for the development of teaching and learning within the Key Learning Area of Religious Education. It grounds Religious Education within the broader evangelising mission of the Catholic school.
Section A: The Foundation Document
This section explores the context of the Catholic school as part of the evangelising mission of the Church. This section examines the privileged environment in which religious education and catechesis are carried out. It enables teachers to understand the relationship between Catholic ethos and the total curriculum of the school as they are called to proclaim and live the Reign of God.
Section B: The Framework for the Religious Education Learning Area
This section explores the need to create a synthesis between culture, faith and life and the implications for the Key Learning Area of Religious Education. This section states the purpose of the Religious Education Framework and names its educational foundations. It articulates the Essential Learnings as they have their foundation in the Christian understanding of God, Church and the human person and examines the structure of the Religious Education Framework with its Key Ideas and Outcomes. The characteristics of the learner for each Strand are identified and the ways in which the learner engages with each Strand are investigated. To assist teachers in planning, each Learning Outcome is explored in detail.
