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RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
Religious education at Havergal is a compulsory, non-credit program for students in Grade 7 and 8.
The Religious Education course seeks to examine the structures and paradigms of religions – using
Christianity as our template – as an aspect of global capability. Students will understand the religion
of people around the world and how it motivates them and forms them in community. The program is
objective in its approach to religion, and students are encouraged to share their own background and
experience of religion with each other in class.
GRADE 7
Grade 7 Religious Education
In Grade 7, students learn the stories of the Bible and explore various Biblical themes. The course
is structured according to the chronology of the text and the various religious celebrations during
the calendar year. Students will engage in challenging questions to guide their exploration of Biblical
text and will respond through journaling. By learning these stories, students form a foundation for an
understanding of the Western literary canon and the application of biblical principles in daily life.
GRADE 8
Grade 8 Religious Education
In Grade 8, students continue to be familiarized with the constituent parts of the Bible through activity-
based learning and collaborative tasks. Students explore the Bible’s purpose and uses, levels of
interpretation and socio-historical context. Major biblical personalities are studied to examine a variety
of relationships with God and how people’s understanding of the nature of God has changed.