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Welcome Back Religious Education Families!! CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 20!
UPDATE: AS OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE PROCESSED BY THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. CONTACT THE OFFICE TO GET MORE INFORMATION 703-938-1948.
It is time to register your child/children for Religious Education for the 2020-21 school year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we will be following FCPS guidelines and offer only distance learning through at least December 2020. There are two Religious Education options for grades 1-8. Classes are planned to begin the week of September 20. At this time, no preschool or kindergarten Religious Education will be offered.
Option 1 - Homeschool: A homeschool curriculum using "My Catholic Faith Delivered". With some assistance from parents, a child will progress through the lessons using an online platform. The Director of Faith Formation will monitor your child's progress.
Option 2 for Grades 1-6 - Catechist-Led: A Catechist will provide weekly lessons using Our Sunday Visitor's "Alive in Christ" curriculum. A catechist will monitor your child and report participation to the Director of Faith Formation.
Option 2 for Grades 7-8 - Catechist-Led: A Catechist will provide weekly lessons using Ascension Press' "Chosen". The Catechist will monitor the child's progress and report participation to the Director of Faith Formation.
NOTE: Please note that any synchronous learning for Grades 1-3 and 5 is planned for Sunday morning. The lower grades always have the option of viewing the recording later, if needed. Grades 4 and 6-8 will have a Sunday and a Monday option and we will be contacting you about that in September.
Early registration runs through August 30. The early registration rates are: 1 student $125, 2 students $200, 3 students $275 and 4 students $350. There are also sacramental administrative fees: $15 for First Eucharist and $100 for Confirmation. After August 30, an additional $35 will be assessed per family.
We may also be offering Catechist-led multi-age lessons so that your family will only need to complete one lesson a week if you have more than 1 child enrolled. Contact Jean after you have registered and are interested in the Multi-age classroom so that I can determine whether there is enough interest to make this available.
If you have questions about registration or fees, please contact Jean at the RE office at 703-938-1948.