2012 CSCF Curriculum Statements.pdf - Lutheran Schools ...

students can... (ways of knowing)• experience and talk aboutvarious worship forms (eg,devotion, Sunday churchservice, chapel)• listen to and talk aboutpeople praying• participate in preparations forprayer and worship• talk about rituals such aslighting and blowing out thecandles and what they mean• talk about and demonstrateprayer postures such asfolding hands, closing eyesand why people do them• talk about how people pray atdifferent times and occasionsand in different ways• prepare for celebrationsmeaningfully and discusswhat is happening and why• describe why people mightworship• illustrate or describe apersonal worship experience•••• recognise that prayer is beingwith God in a special way andcan be experienced alone orwith others• identify things Christians canpray about and formulate simpleprayers• practise techniques to enhanceprayer (eg, listening, stillness,visualising and attentiveness)• investigate and retell biblicalaccounts of Jesus praying (eg,the Lord’s prayer, Jesus in thegarden)• design a prayer space (eg, agarden within the school)• identify objects commonly usedin Christian worship (eg, Bible,altar, candles) and investigatetheir significance• identify parts of worship to planand present a class/schoolworship• explore Bible stories aboutbaptism• explore the Christian teachingthat through baptism peoplebecome members of God’sfamily• explore the rituals, events,symbols and practices related toChristmas and Easter•••• describe and investigate the variousspaces, areas and features within achurch building (eg, plan an idealchurch building)• investigate and explain the elementsof worship and activities that takeplace during worship with particularemphasis on the sacraments andprayer (eg, prepare a worship service)• identify the significance of anddifferentiate between the seasons ofthe Lutheran church year (eg, visuallyrepresent the seasons)• gather and share information aboutthe purposes of worship• explore and record symbols evident inthe local Lutheran church and explaintheir significance• produce a song, dance, artwork,prayer, service formats, for a worshipservice in a specific church season orfor an event of significance such as abaptism•••• gather information about historical placesof worship and identify significantaspects (eg, temple, cathedral)• research why people value communityworship and summarise their findings• investigate the elements of worship andidentify why each aspect is important (eg,Bible readings, prayers, confession)• interpret the Lord’s prayer in his/her ownpersonal way (eg, words or images)• discuss and compare different worshipexperiences in Christian denominations• reflect on how the arts can enhancepeople’s worship experiences (eg, music,art, dance)• respond to the Christian messagethrough various means (eg, words,songs, pictures, actions)• identify Lutheran means of grace (God’sword, baptism, holy communion) andexamine their impact on people for dailyliving• explore the sacraments of baptism andholy communion to identify what theyreveal about God and his people• critique the school’s worship practices• explore different forms and traditions ofChristian prayer and meditation•••• present various forms of prayer and identifywhat they demonstrate about the place ofprayer in a person’s relationship with God• identify the place of baptism in the lives ofthe early Christians and explain itsimportance in current Christian practices• examine different rituals of worship anddescribe their significance• use ritual and drama to communicate God’smessage for a worship service (eg, interpreta Bible passage through tableau, freezeframe, mime, dance)• describe and share different forms andexperiences of worship, assessing thepurpose and validity of each form of worship• analyse denominational differences in beliefand practice of the sacraments• analyse the significance of the sacramentsto the different denominations• compare and contrast the worship practicesof the school and local congregation andconsider reasons for similarities anddifferences and any challenges this creates• provide arguments for and against thepractice of the sacraments in school worship•••• explain how the use of rituals in variousdenominations communicates key beliefs andpromotes hope, affirmation, belonging andcommunity• identify the need for and the use of rituals intheir own lives and create a ritual thatendeavours to meet a particular need forthemselves or the community• represent the meaning Christians draw fromtheir experiences of the sacraments• reflect on their response to rituals in the schoolcommunity (worship, graduation, stillnessexercises), their family (birthdays, weddings,funerals, Christmas) and the wider community(ANZAC dawn service, Australia day)• research the key events linked to thesacraments as described in the gospels,demonstrating the relationship between theevents and the meaning the sacraments havefor Christians• make recommendations to enhance theworship experience of the school community• critique school’s worship and design rituals thatreflect students’ understandings and strugglesof faith to include in future worship• participate in the creation of a school worshipevent, recording and explaining the significanceof the chosen rituals, words and order of theworship event•••Achievement standards for each band comprise concepts and content drawn from Learning Statements and Scope Statements together with evidence of student learning demonstrated through ways of knowing.CSCF Curriculum Statements September 2005 – Page 25