Name of Faith Group RI: Christian RI
Title of authorised program: The providers of Christian RI use authorised program resources and are committed to best-practice programs that have been reviewed by independent curriculum experts. The most popular Christian RI program resources in use in Queensland state schools are: Connect, Beginning with God and Big Questions (all published by Christian Education Publications) and GodSpace (published by Burst Christian Resources).
Participating faith groups: Local Christian Churches come together to offer Christian RI on a cooperative and non-denominational basis. These local Churches may, amongst others, include Anglican, Australian Christian Churches, Baptist, Catholic, Churches of Christ, International Network of Churches, Acts Global Churches Australia, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Salvation Army and Uniting Churches.
Aims and Goals: The aim of Christian RI is to inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Outline of your Faith Group's Aims and Goals: The aim of Christian RI is to inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Outline of lesson structure: Christian RI may involve a variety of up-to-date teaching methods including story telling, music, drama, activity books, games, quizzes, video clips and puppet shows. Program resources are written by professional educators and are age-appropriate.
Amount of time for lesson per week: Typically 30 mins each week offered to years 1-6.
Parents of students participating in these programs will be advised if a faith group requires funds to cover the expense of materials used in RI. Currently there is no cost to students in Christian RI.