Theology of the Body Program Overview for Middle School Students
Explore the comprehensive Theology of the Body program designed for middle school students, including insights on the curriculum, teacher selection, parental involvement, and impactful messages from Saint John Paul II. Discover how this program equips young minds with a deeper understanding of love, truth, and Church teachings.
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Parent Session Theology of the Body Program for Middle School Students
Welcome and Introduction Bishop Kevin Rhoades Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Overview of TOB program for school students 8 week religion unit in second semester of 7th Grade, utilizing: 1. Ascension Press Theology of the Body for Teens (Middle School Edition) program 2. 8 additional lessons developed by diocesan Office of Family Life
Overview of TOB program for religious education students 12 hours of instruction time in second semester of 7thgrade 8 chapters of Ascension Press program Key concepts in supplemental lessons 1-4 Supplemental lessons 5-8
Teacher & Catechist Selection Each principal and DRE, in consultation with the pastor, has designated teachers/catechists to present the TOB program Criteria for Selection Fidelity to Church teaching Comfort with subject matter Teachers and catechists have received training to teach the TOB program through the diocesan Office of Family Life.
Parent Overview DVD Ascension Press Theology of the Body for Teens Middle School Edition
Saint John Paul II Speaks to Young People Dear young friends! Do not allow this treasure to be taken away from you! Do not inscribe in the plan of your life a deformed, impoverished and falsified content: love rejoices in the truth . Seek out this truth where it is really to be found! If necessary, be resolved to go against the current of popular opinion and propaganda slogans! Do not be afraid of the love that places clear demands on people. These demands as you find them in the constant teaching of the Church are precisely capable of making your love a true love. (1985, Letter to Youth)
Timeline for the TOB Program How to preview materials, if interested Dates the program will be taught Schedule of what will be covered when Method of communicating with parents Other important information
Parental Right to Withhold Child Chapters 5 and 6 and their corresponding supplemental lessons cover more sensitive topics regarding sexual morality Bishop Rhoades has decided that parents will have the option to withhold their child from attending class when these chapters are covered, should they decide that this is in the best interests of their child Students may be excused only from Chapters 5 and 6, and this must be stipulated in writing by a parent or guardian
Data from Parents Matter: The role of parents in teens decisions about sex In two nationally representative polls of 12-to 19-year-olds, respondents were asked about who they think is most influential when it comes to teens decisions about sex. Fifty-nine percent of 12-to 14-year-olds reported that parents had the most influence on their decisions about sex Research repeatedly shows that strong parent-adolescent relationship quality, communication, and monitoring and awareness of adolescents activities are associated with delayed sexual initiation
The irreplaceable role of parents The first and most important educators
