Religious Education Curriculum

GRADE 11

Course Title: Religious Education 1

Course Content: Contemporary Moral Issues
Course Description: This course will introduce the learners to a comprehensive understanding
of the contemporary moral issues recognizing the value and sacredness of the human, marriage
and family life. It will describe the uniqueness of living a Christian moral life, providing them
with a framework of values that is faithful to the Gospel and teachings of the Church. Aware of
the greatness of this gift, comes also the reality of threats and challenges that faces the human
person. Thus, offering the basis for the moral act and the relevance of these issues in their daily
experiences in school, at home and in the community that will explore the relationship between
their lives as persons and as God’s creatures enabling them to make good moral decisions.

First Semester

Unit 1: The Human Person Unit 3: Bio-Ethics/Special Moral Issues

Lesson 1: The Gift of Life Lesson 8: Review of the Morality of
 Scriptural Foundation Human Acts
 Dignity/sanctity of the human person Lesson 9: Moral Issues
Lesson 2: Characteristics of the Human Person  Against Family (Divorce, Same Sex
 Rational, embodied spirit, relational, Marriage, RH Law, Surrogacy,
unique, historical Cohabitation, Fornication,
 Freedom and Law Pornography)
 Conscience and Truth Lesson 10: Human Destiny: The Kingdom of
Lesson 3: Threats to the Human Life God, not the World
 Dimensions  Church Encyclicals
 Culture of Death (Suicide, Euthanasia, o Humanae vitae
Abortion) o Familiaris Consortio
o Veritates Splendor
For Activity: Life of Saints, Model Filipino
Lesson 4: Upholding the Value of Human Life
Families
 Christ’s’ Teachings
- The Commandments
- Beatitudes

Unit 2: Marriage and Family Life

Lesson 5: Marriage as a Sacrament

- Biblical Foundation
- Review of Sacraments (also
vocations)
- Purpose of Marriage (procreative,
unitive..)
Lesson 6: Threats to Marital Integrity
- Against Unity
- Against Procreation
- Against Indissolubility
Lesson 7: The Trinity: Model of Filipino
Catholic Family
- Holy Trinity as a Communion of
Persons
- Holy Family – Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Second Semester
Course Title: Religious Education 2
Course Content: The Social Teachings of the Church
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce the learners to the Church's
Social Teaching. In this course, they learn how Christ's concern for others, especially the poor
and needy, is present in the Church's social teachings and mission. It will begin with Jesus’ vision
of what Human Society is, including His message of justice, love, peace and integrity of creation.

Unit 1: Jesus’ Vision of Human Society Unit 3: Jesus’ Message of Justice, Love,
Peace and Integrity of Creation
Lesson 1: God’s Plan of Love For Humanity Lesson 8: Ecology and Integrity of Creation
- Jesus Christ, the fulfilment of the Lesson 9: Promotion of Peace
Father’s plan of love Lesson 10: Good Governance (Political
Lesson 2: God’s Plan and the Mission of the community, Economic Life)
Church
- Principles of the Church’s Social References: Rerum Novarum, Laudato Si,
Doctrines Pacem en Terris
 Principle of the Common Good
 Universal Destination of Goods
 Subsidiarity
 Participation
 Solidarity
 Fundamental Values of Social Life
 The Way of Love
References: Laborem Exercens

Unit 2: Jesus’ Teachings on Human Work

Lesson 3: Dignity of Work

Lesson 4: The Right to Work
Lesson 5: The Right of Workers
Lesson 6: Solidarity Among Workers
Lesson 7: “New Things” of the World of Work

GRADE TWELVE

Course Title: Religious Education 3 & 4

Course Content: Methodology & Catechesis
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to equip and apply the learners their
understanding of the importance, value and dignity of work as expressed in the catechetical work
particularly in the public school. This offers the students to appreciate and embrace work as an
expression of self – enrichment, mission, community service and involvement.

Methodology
Public school Catechesis