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

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(ways of knowing)• use a variety of ways to retellthe stories of Jesus helpingand being a friend to others• model cooperation andconsideration to others (eg,willingly take turns usingpuppets, finger plays)• brainstorm ways friends helpeach other• participate in a groupdiscussion about what itmeans to be a friend• participate in games focusingon the giving of positivecomments• contribute as a groupmember to develop a list ofacceptable behaviours for thegroup• listen to Bible stories aboutJesus’ disciples and discussways they helped Jesus• role play the ways they seeadults helping others• use problem-solving skills tohelp others• participate in a serviceactivity (eg, visit an old-agefacility, picking up rubbish)•••• re-enact stories from the Biblewhich show how Jesus cared forand treated others with love• participate in a project to supportpeople in the community whoneed care• identify and describe how theycan use their uniquecharacteristics and abilities tohelp others in the context offamily and school communities• list the different roles peopleplay in life, identify the care andhelp they provide others and listthe qualities they need• discuss how the gifts of the Spiritequip people to express theircare for others• research social structures thatGod has provided to care forpeople and consider theirpersonal role in these structures• investigate and report on howJesus’ disciples continued hiswork of sharing God’s love• identify situations in whichpeople tell others about Jesus inthe world today• discuss and reflect on waysJesus loved and cared for others• report on ways they help out inthe family• examine common rules anddescribe how they supportpositive relationships•••• explore and report on the concept ofdiscipleship through an investigationof Jesus’ work• compile profiles of different peoplewho have been God’s messengers,showing the link between motivationand action• identify the fruit of the Spirit andexplain how they equip Christians toserve others• describe how Christians throughouthistory have been inspired and guidedby the Holy Spirit to serve• report on the outcomes resulting froma life of obedience and/ordisobediences in the lives of biblicalcharacters• discuss the various ways people lovetheir neighbour, and show the linkwith God’s guidelines and rules• investigate and document the servicegiven by missionaries to people• explore and show the many waysChristians serve God and people in alldimensions of life• participate in service activities linkedto local congregations/community•••• present the range of responsesdifferent people had to Jesus’ acts ofservice• compare the mission statements ofvarious Christian serviceorganisations to consider biblicalbasis and motivation for service• analyse Jesus’ response to unjusttreatment of others• identify people who are treatedunjustly in the local and globalcommunity• generate ways of serving each otherand others in the local community(eg, visiting the elderly, bottle and candrives)• research ways famous and otherpeople have used their gifts andabilities to serve others to considerhow God uses all people to serve• research the mission and variousagencies of the Lutheran church andmake connections with Christianbeliefs about service and discipleship(eg, missions, aged-care, LutheranCommunity Care)• examine and report on variousLutheran institutions and their rolewithin the community (eg, AustralianLutheran World Service, LutheranCommunity Care)• investigate and present informationabout the work and motivation ofChristians and Christian serviceorganisations• describe and compare Christian lovewith societal views of love•••• research and report on the challenge ofChristian discipleship for people today• explain, providing examples, the concept thatbeing a disciple of Jesus requires totalcommitment• investigate Christians’ experience of thetransforming work of the Holy Spirit in their livesand describe the changes in their lives• research the importance of a sense of vocationin the lives of Christians and compare this withthe concept of vocation for non-Christians• reflect on how the events of life and attitudestowards work and service shape the sense ofdirection and purpose in life• illustrate how a Christian with a desire to serveothers might formulate ways to respond to theneeds of others• compare and contrast the purpose and directionin life expressed in the lives of Christians andnon-Christians and construct a missionstatement that outlines a person’s values,beliefs and purpose in life• propose ways they can create a supportiveenvironment in the classroom that reflects aChristian view of service• explain Christian understandings of vocationand analyse them in relation to their own livesand others• identify needs, design and implement an actionplan to serve the needs of others• .•• use information from print, electronic sourcesand biblical text to demonstrate the linkbetween personal choice and its impact onservice to others• examine and report on how some Christiancommunities (eg, monastic, congregations,schools, families) have endeavoured to live outthe challenge to serve• identify and defend the beliefs and practicesthat contribute to a healthy environment inwhich to raise and educate a child• apply biblical teaching on service to a range ofcontexts (eg, leadership, career, leisure,friends, partners, dream/goals, parenting)• investigate and give reasons Christian teachingon rights and responsibilities challenges andmotivates individuals to be actively involved inthe community (eg, in the political/economicsystems)• propose changes to the treatment of themarginalised if God’s will is done• propose a plan of action to value all membersof the school in a demonstrable way• debate the viability of life based on Jesus’Sermon on the Mount• report on Christians who have lived out thechallenge of costly discipleship•••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 29