.: CARFLEO :. Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators of Ontario

CARFLEO Conference 2009 Toward a Climate of Change: Finding Hope and Keeping Faith Amidst Our Present Environmental Moment

At the Nottawasaga Inn on April 28 & 29, 2009 CARFLEO held its annual Annual General Meeting and Conference. We were led by Stephen Sharper of Mariann Karsh, and Daisy Radigan. An expanded ecological links page has been created. The Fr Angus MacDougall Award for excellence in Family Life was presented to Shelley MacKenzie of London CDSB. The Archbishop Pocock Award for excellence in Religious Education was presented to Les Miller of York CDSB.

Family Life Supplements Grade 7 & 8

Supplemental Resources to Support Grade 7 and 8 Family Life Education are now available.

Topics

Addictions
Bullying prevention
Dating & relationships
Family structures
Pornography
Same sex attraction
STI's
Stress & Grief
Substance Abuse
Suicide Prevention

Family Life Program Refreshed

Pearson has released a refreshed Family Life program for Grades 1,2 3, 4 & 5. The Power Point files for inservicing produced by Sylvia Santin is found here >> and that by London CDSB's Shelley MacKenzie is found here >>. A history of the Fully Alive program is found in an address given by Sylvia Santin in 2003. It is found here>>

Two PowerPoints (Using the programs in a classroom & Changes and New Features) developed for the Grade 3 Fully Alive workshops were put together by Arlene Robinson of the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington CDSB.These are adaptations of the original PowerPoints produced by London CDSB & Sylvia Santin.

A Place of Honour

A new CARFLEO publication addressed to towards teaching Students at Risk by Tony Cosentino (Renfrew CDSB) and Joe Bezzina (London CDSB) called A Place of Honour Reaching Out to Students at Risk in Ontario Catholic Schools has been released.

A Powerpoint file for inservice is also available.

Bookmarks for commemorating the inservice are also available.

EOCCC'S Curriculum Supports for Catholic Schools

This excellent resource is available here >>

Curriculum Guidelines for Religious Education

The Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Institute for Catholic Education have released High School Religious Education Curriculum guidelines. These are available from ICE. An editable Word Document is available here.>> Also the expectations have been coded here.>> The revised achievement chart for the guidelines is found here.>>

Other CARFLEO developed resources

We Remember: A Sacramental Preparation Program for Students with Developmental Disabilities Eucharist Document pdf We Celebrate Forgiveness: A Sacramental Preparation Program for Students with Developmental Disabilities. Word pdf . Science and Technology in Catholic Education and inservice PowerPoint Homosexuality and the Catholic High School (OCFLEN) Supports for Turning Points and Reaching Out (OCFLEN) Think Literacy for Religious and Family Life Education Word PDF Hard copies are available through eduservice@ppfd.com Promotional Products Fulfillment and Distribution 905-665-4367

Last Updated June 2, 2009

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Email the CARFLEO website at les.miller@ycdsb.ca

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