The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are now enrolling for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at the Holy Family Atrium in St. Saviour's Church in Limerick for children ages 3 - 12. Please email limerick@op-tn.org if you would like to register your children or to get more details.
The Michaela Foundation - faith camps and activities
The Michaela Foundation is inspired by the life of Michaela McAreavey nee Harte. It runs summer camps and other initiatives for young people that encourage the practice of all the values Michaela, her family and friends hold dear.
Their core values are as follows:
Irish – The love of Irish language and cultural identity
Faith – The development of trust and a relationship with God who loves us dearly.
Fun – Having fun throughout our life!
Well-Being – Looking after our mental and physical self and that of others
Fashion – An expression of our creativity and artistic self.
For more information visit their website: https://michaelafoundation.com/about-us/
Primary and Secondary school curricula
Our education system offers our children the opportunity to learn about our world and their relationship within it. For parents who would like to know what our Catholic schools teach children in all the different subjects, the curriculum documents are available here.
Relationships and Sexuality education (RSE) programme content
Some Catholic parents wonder about what their child is learning in school in relation to RSE.
Here is a link to a website which outlines some of the resources that are being used in schools in Ireland. Note that not all of the resources on this website are being used in your child’s school. If you have any queries about any of the content in these resources you can inquire from your child’s teacher if a particular resource will be used this year. It would be good to familiarise yourself with the RSE policy of the school also (this may be available on your school’s website). Some schools send a note home to parents before each RSE module requesting consent, some schools send home one note at the beginning of your child’s academic life and you sign your agreement to the RSE programme of your school once only.
In addition to the resources outlined in the website above, here is a link to the SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education) curriculum which the RSE programme is part of.
The Religious Education curriculum
Did you know that there is an RE curriculum for primary schools that underpins the Grow in Love programme?
Click here to view the curriculum.