At St. Mary’s, Religious Education is woven into the fabric of our school culture, reflected in the values we uphold and practice.
We encourage our students to embody these values in their behaviour, guided by the principle to Listen and Love. This begins with understanding the meaning of Catholic Discipleship and deepening their awareness of the relationship between the Church and its disciples.
We are blessed to have close ties with our Parish of Manly-Freshwater and its two wonderful priests Father Chima, Father Marek and Father Sam. Our priests are a regular visitor to our classrooms where they spend time with the children, share a laugh and one of their many stories.
Throughout the year there are opportunities for the school and parish community to celebrate Mass together at Feast Days, Holy Days of Obligation, Year Group Masses, Family Masses, End of Year and Graduation Masses. These regular celebrations of our faith are at heart of our community activities and an important tradition in our school.
Our teaching staff follows the Catholic Schools Broken Bay K-12 Religious Education Curriculum. It is taught through five key areas and allows the children to develop an appreciation of the Catholic tradition and its relevance today. These areas are:
- God, revelation and human destiny
- Jesus, human and divine
- Church and discipleship
- Prayer and sacraments
- Sacred scripture
