Year 7 Religious & Values Education

In RAVE students endeavour to explore belief systems and values in society. The RAVE course considers Christian beliefs, students’ personal beliefs, world religions, and values and ethics in society. Students discuss ideas and processes which shape society’s thoughts and actions and behaviours in God’s world. Not only does RAVE seek to encourage the development of religious knowledge, but also to embolden students to broaden their understanding of what can be learned from religion.

Throughout Years 7 to 9, students cover units in the following areas:
• The Bible and Christian Belief
• Christian Traditions and Practice
• Christian Living
• The Inner Life
• Thinking About Religion

These units are sequential and develop students’ awareness and knowledge across Years 7, 8 and 9. An objective world view and connection to the College’s mission to share the Christian context is promoted by all teaching staff.

In Year 7, RAVE provides a course of study that encourages students to explore their own identity and inner life as well as the identity and traditions of the Anglican Church in terms of Christian beliefs, festivals and sacraments. To strengthen their study of identity, students explore the early life of Jesus and his teachings.

Structure

Assessment

There is no formal summative assessment associated with this subject. Students complete short response writing tasks, spoken and multimodal presentations, and reflective writing tasks.