Year 9 Religious & Values Education

The RAVE course endeavours to explore belief systems and values in society. Students consider Christian and 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. RAVE seeks to encourage the development of religious knowledge and 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 student awareness and knowledge across Years 7, 8 and 9. All teaching staff promote an objective world view and connection to the College’s mission to share the Christian context. In Year 9, RAVE helps students develop the skills and personal attributes necessary for engaging efficiently, effectively and positively. It provides them with opportunities to gain knowledge and understanding of themselves as human beings, to clarify their personal beliefs and ethical values, and to assess their personal choices, vision and goals. The focus on ethical principles, moral understanding and reasoning, and the responsibilities of the individual within the community provide students with skills and attitudes that contribute to lifelong learning, and a basis for engaging with others in diverse settings.

Structure

Assessment

There is no formal summative assessment associated with this subject. Students complete short-response writing tasks, spoken/multimodal presentations and reflections in class.