High School: Church History Overview (Schedules, etc.)

CHURCH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

CHURCH HISTORY

HIGH SCHOOL

This sample schedule is provided for the convenience of Church School directors. Feel free to plug in your own dates and teachers.

Teachers:

           

    

General Plan of lessons:

 

Date

Teacher

Lesson/Activity

Special Notes

Sept.    8

 

            9

            16

23

 

 

            30 

 

 

Unit 1: The Beginnings

Pentecost/Philip & the eunuch

Peter and Cornelius

Council of Jerusalem

 

Unit 2: St. Paul

Paul and his journeys

Movie Night: Quo Vadis

 

Oct.      7

             14

 

            

             21

             27

             28

 

Paul and his journeys

Paul and his journeys

 

Unit 3: Apostolic Age

Peter

 

Other Apostles/Dormition

 

 

 

 

 

Movie Night: Ben Hur

All Saint’s Party

Nov.      4

 

 

              11

              18

              25

 

John/Revelation

 

Unit 4: Persecutions

Stephen

Martyrs

Constantine

 

 

Dec.       1

              2

             

 

              9

              16

              23

 

 

             30

 

 

St. Nicholas Festival

St. Nicholas Play/Party

 

Unit 5: Early Fathers

Canon of Scripture

Council of Nicea

Chrysostom/Liturgy

 

Unit 6: Church Established

Cappodocian Fathers

 

 

 

 

 

Memory: Books of Bible

 

 

 

 

Decorate Theophany jars

Jan.         6

               13

              

 

               20

               27

 

Monasticism

Gregory Palamas/John Climacus

 

Unit 7: Church Councils

Ecumenical Councils

Ecumenical Councils

Three Kings Party in hall

Memory: Creed

 

 

Homeless bags after class.

Feb.         3

                9

 

 

               10

               17

               24

 

Ecumenical Councils

 

 

Unit 8: Byzantine Age

Fall of Rome/Byzantine Empire

Rise of Islam

Charlemagne/Holy Roman Empire

 

Movie night after vespers

 

 

Memory Work: Trisagion Prayers

 

March     

               2

               9

               16

 

 

               23

               30

 

 

Unit 9: The Schism

The Great Schism

The Crusades

Fall of Constantinople

 

Unit 10: The Protestants

Reformation

Reformation

 

 

Art Day

 

 

 

 

Memory: Jesus Prayer

April       6

               12

 

               13

               20

               27

               28

 

Reformation

 

Unit 11: Slavic Churches

Cyril/Methodius/Baptism Russia

Russia/Ukraine

PASCHA: No class

 

Movie Night

 

 

 

 

Bright Monday Egg Hunt

May        4

 

 

               11

               18

               25

 

St. Innocent to OCA

 

Unit 12: National Churches

Antioch

No Class: Camping Trip

Greece/Constantinople

 

 

 

Memory Work: Lord Have Mercy 5 languages

June         1

                8

               15

               21

               22

 

Romania/Bulgaria/Serbia/Albania

Armenia/Ethiopia

Japan/ Finland

 

Balalaika on the Onion Dome

 

Rehearsal opening exer.

Rehearsal opening exer.

Rehearsal/Movie Night

Play and Awards Presentation

    

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

Stock supplies:

             Your box should contain paper and pencils, pencil sharpener, tape, stapler, glue, magic markers. There is a large flip chart in place of a blackboard and large maps of Europe and Asia and a time line

 

References for this course:

             Each student should have the Bible. These should either be kept in the class basket or brought each week. Each Bible has maps, but the class also has maps for reference.

 

Lesson plan:

            We will be dismissed first from liturgy for the students to get refreshments. In about 10 minutes, lessons will begin and should last about 45 minutes. If you are unable to teach on your assigned day, please trade with someone and then let me know (to avoid mid-Liturgy panic when I don’t see you in the congregation).

You will find in this manual the lesson objectives and an outline of the material to be presented. It would be wonderful to give the students each a book to read before class each week, but it will never happen! Hence the need to present the material carefully but with class discussion and participation. If students seem interested, for some lessons each could prepare a small part of the lesson of his choosing – a martyr, a monk, an apostle. The lesson is followed by a quiz of some sort. Remember that for many of our students, this teen class will be their last coherent presentation of Church History; after this, they will hear only the Western perspective in school and college. Help them to learn it well!

 

Paperwork and insurance regulations:  Each of us must “apply” each year for our volunteer position; our references will be checked as per diocesan regulations.  We will also have a parent volunteer who could come into any classroom at any time as required by the insurance company.  Please be sure to accompany your charges back to the church building after class – again new safety regulations. 

 

                                                                                    Pat Disharoon (410-233-5337)

 

 

Keep track with your students of the dating of the events they study. Here’s a sample timeline with some of the important events already listed. You can give a copy to each student, or keep a large copy for the entire class and add to it each week.

 


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