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Philosophy
and Goals of Our Program
The
basic philosophy of our Sunday School Program is to build
a solid foundation of both the Teachings and Worship Practices
of the Greek Orthodox Faith, to benefit the children and families
of our church.
GOALS
OF OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM
1.
To encourage and prepare all students from nursery to seniors
in high school to actively participate in the sacramental
life of the church and to lead an active personal life of
prayer.
2. To provide well-rounded and theologically-based lessons
on the Bible, Liturgical Worship, Prayer Life, Sacramental
Life, and Mission Awareness to enable our students to translate
Orthodox principles into their personal lives.
3.
To establish a stable, non-threatening educational environment
and, in the case of our young adults, a forum at which open
discussions can be facilitated about the contemporary moral
and religious issues facing them.
4.
To have a dependable volunteer staff, who because of their
personal commitment to Christ, serve His Church as teachers.
5.
To provide our teachers with continuing education and opportunities
to learn about and witness their faith at Bible Study, at
Archdiocesan seminars, at adult retreats and through various
service projects administered by the adults of St. George.
6.
To provide the staff and students with text books and other
resources (i.e., craft supplies, videos, library and research
materials) which inspire learning in a Sunday School program
which is also spiritually enriching for our children.
STUDENT
COMMITMENT AND PARTICIPATION
Equally
as important in achieving the goals of our Sunday School program
is the commitment and participation of the children. For this
reason, we have established a requirement of attendance of
at least 60% of the scheduled classes in order for your child's
grade completion and promotion to be recognized with a promotion
certificate together with his (her) classmates during Awards
Sunday at the end of the school year. This measure was implemented
last year to encourage weekly participation, to assist the
family in living out their Christian responsibilities and
to reward those who do make the effort to attend services
and Sunday School on a weekly basis.
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