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- Worship, Formal Learning, Praxis (synergistically together)<\/li>\n
- Modeled within the Little Church and parish community<\/li>\n
- Multi-Sensory: Divine Liturgy as an example<\/li>\n
- First I do, then I learn about what I did<\/li>\n
- Formational, not informational<\/li>\n
- Personal and learned within a community<\/li>\n
- Always pointing to God<\/li>\n
- Lived!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Experience before understanding, participation before explanation, is advocated as the way of catechesis in the Church. – Anton Vrame<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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For generally the children acquire the character of their parents, are formed in the mold of their parents’ temperament, love the same things their parents love, talk in the same fashion, and work for the same ends. – St. John Chrysostom<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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…Liturgical catechesis is not just an interesting custom of the ancient Church, but the traditional method of religious education… – Fr. Alexander Schmemann<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Thus the first part of our Divine Liturgy is still called “Liturgy of the Catechumens,” and this is not merely because catechumens were allowed to attend it, but primarily because it was and still is a teaching service… – Fr. Alexander Schmemann<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Quotes from the Presentation Slides:<\/strong><\/p>\n
“The image of the adult Christian is formed in the child’s mind by what he sees and hears adults doing.” \u00a0– John Boojamra, Foundations for Christian Education<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cYou can teach only that which you have made your own, and this means that there is always the danger that your personal mistaken judgment of insufficient knowledge will be reflected in your teaching.” –\u00a0Sophie Koulomzin, Our Church and Our Children<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot teach what we do not practice ourselves.” –\u00a0Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Liturgy and Life: Christian Development Through Liturgical Experience<\/em><\/p>\n
“Returning to her statement \u201cyou can teach only that which you have made your own, \u201d it is worth drawing out the book\u2019s overarching invitation for\u00a0adults<\/em>\u00a0to know their faith so that they may convey it to children. \u00a0Contemporary religious educators have intently focused on the fact that without great adult education, there is little hope for the great education of children!” \u00a0\u2013 Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides, Foreward from\u00a0Our Church and Our Children<\/em><\/p>\n
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The Divine Liturgy offers us an example of the teaching method we can incorporate with our students by using our five senses. \u00a0During the Liturgy, our entire person is engaged in worship \u2013 we hear the hymns, we smell the incense, we see the icons, we touch our forehead, shoulders, and chest as we make the sign of the cross, and we taste the Holy Eucharist. \u00a0As we plan and create our lessons and activities, it\u2019s important to remember to engage as many of your children’s senses as possible. \u00a0Not only will they retain more this way, but they will also be more attentive.<\/p>\n
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Worship<\/strong>: attending and participation in the services<\/p>\n
Formal Learning<\/strong>: \u00a0expanding our knowledge about Christ<\/p>\n
Praxis<\/strong>:\u00a0(from OrthodoxWiki) is the customary use of knowledge or skills, distinct from theoretical knowledge. The term is used in Orthodox theology to refer to the practice of the faith, especially to worship.<\/p>\n
I wanted to equip teachers, parents, godparents, grandparents, and clergy with a framework to create their own lessons beyond just the six examples I provided in my presentation. \u00a0The model of incorporating worship, formal learning, and praxis comes directly from Dr. Constance Tarasar’s doctoral dissertation, A Process Model for the Design of Curriculum for Orthodox Christian Religious Education<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nIn our lives, the three places we learn about God are when we go to church (worship), when we attend a class in one form or another (church school, Bible Study, retreats, etc), and in our daily life (praxis). \u00a0We cannot compartmentalize being a Christian, therefore, we are called to live our faith every single day wherever we are at. \u00a0As we develop our lesson plans, it’s important to help make these connections for our children – that, “Orthodox life is a seamless garment, every aspect is connected to every other aspect.” \u00a0(Sister Magdalen)<\/p>\n
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