Religious Education

How can a young man [woman] keep his [her] way pure? By living according to [God’s] word" (Ps 119:9, NIV). The Bible, God’s Word to humanity, is the basis from which we teach all the religion classes. The students are taught how to systematically and properly interpret the Bible (basic hermeneutics) as it fits into the original culture to which it was written, as well as how to apply it to their lives today and thereby develop a Christian way of thinking about and looking at the world, a Christian worldview.

Grade 9 focuses on who God is and His relationship with His people, both of the Old Testament and today.

Grade 10 begins with a study of the Intertestamental Period, to better understand the culture of Jesus’ time, and then focuses on Jesus, our Saviour, as revealed throughout the New Testament.

Grade 11 is a study of the Holy Spirit’s guidance in determining truth by comparing Christianity to other world religions and cults. This is a time in which students are challenged to think about their beliefs and learn the importance of apologetics.

The course is highlighted with a culminating field trip to Toronto in which students tour a Hindu Temple and a Buddhist Temple and sit in on a Muslim prayer service and a Jewish Sabbath evening service.

The main objective of these courses are to train students to develop a Christian worldview from which they will go into the world as responsible citizens. The students’ grasp of a Christian worldview is then tested and refined in other senior courses such as History, Challenge & Change in Society, and World Issues.