PreK-8th Grade

PARENTS YOU MATTER

Parents …you are the single greatest influence on the spiritual and religious life of your children. Nothing else even comes close. If you live the faith inside and outside of your home, your children have the greatest opportunity to do the same. In the spiritual and Religious development of children, parents are more important than anything else, including peers and media. We are committed to supporting parents and families in living their faith inside and outside of their homes.

PreK & Kindergarden is using the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program

Catechist: Laura Finley

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori approach to the religious formation of our children in younger grades. The program is rooted in Sacred Scripture, Liturgy, and respect for the child’s rich relationship with God.

Central to the catechesis is the Atrium, a room containing beautiful materials that focus the child's attention on key scripture passages or liturgical moments.After an introduction by the catechist, the children are invited to work with material on their own to continue their meditation.

You may be wondering how these materials help the religious life of children: if an adult hears a beautiful passage from the Bible, the adult might take a Bible, find the passage, and read it slowly again and again. He or she may think deeply about the words and perhaps speak to God in a thankful or hopeful prayer. But a little child, too young to read, needs another way. CGS provides that alternative.