Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program is a Montessori based approach to educating children in the faith.  Dr. Maria Montessori's approach follows St. Thomas Aquinas' understanding that "all our knowledge has its origin in the senses."  The "atrium" is an environment prepared especially for the children to learn about the life of Jesus and the liturgy of the Church with the use of many sensorial materials, including infancy narrative figures, a raised surface map, a model altar and a baptismal font.  This concrete method of teaching the faith is similar to the way the Church teaches us through the sacraments, holy water, incense, and statues.

Model Altar	Land of Israel	Good Shepherd

 

Baptismal Corner	Regions Puzzle Map	Prayer Table

 

Contact Maria Blazevich at the Religious Education Office at 703-765-4421 ext.29 for more information or e-mail maria@saintlouisparish.org.   The phone number for the St. Louis Catholic Montessori Atrium is 703-660-9270.  For more information about the national organization of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, click on the following link: www.cgsusa.org.

"I came that they may have life and have it to the full." John 10:10

 

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