LEVEL 1 COURSES

A formation experience for adults working with the 3-6 year-old child in a parish or school setting.

The Level I course lays the foundation of the theory and practices of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for all three levels of CGS.

This 90+ hour course concretely prepares the adult to work, to listen to the Word of God, and to learn with and from children.

Come and Learn...

...to nurture the spiritual needs and capacities of the 3-6 year old child. ...to engage the child in the work of Level 1 by listening together to the Word of God and proclaiming the Good News. ...to guide 3-6 year old children into the mystery of the Kingdom of God through the words of scripture and the prayers of the church. ...to prepare a Level 1 atrium and make some Level 1 materials.

Expectations

100% attendance and engagement in group discussions, prayer, and simulated presentations using the materials.

10 hours minimum observation in a level 1 atrium and / or Montessori casa.

Submission of a minimum of 10 completed personal album pages from 5 different subjects.

Completion of all assigned reading.

Questions?

Email the Formation Director

COURSE READINGS

COURSE BOOKS

Click the cover image to purchase online at josephsinspirational.ca.

REQUIRED

The Religious Potential of the Child, 3-6 Years Old (3rd Edition)

Sofia Cavalletti

Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago 2020. ISBN 9781616715182

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REQUIRED

Listening to God With Children

Gianna Gobbi

Treehaus Communications 1998.
ISBN 1-886510-14-8

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RECOMMENDED

Mustard Seed Preaching

Ann M. Garrido

Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago.

ISBN 1-56854-555-X

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REQUIRED

The Good Shepherd and the Child, A Joyful Journey, 2nd Edition.

Sofia Cavalletti, Patricia Coulter, Gianna Gobbi, Silvano Quattrocchi Montanaro M.D., Rebekah Rojcewicz

Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago 2013. ISBN 978-1-61671-178-8

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RECOMMENDED

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in a Parish Setting

Tina Lillig

Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago 1998.
ISBN: 9781616714239

UPCOMING COURSES

Saskatoon Level 1B

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821 Avenue E North,Saskatoon, SK., S7L 1S7

St. Vincent of Lerins Orthodox Church

Montreal: Level 1B, Final Weekend

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4455 West Broadway, Montreal, QC., H4B 2A7

St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish

Calgary Level 1, Part A

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120-17 Ave. S.W., Calgary AB. T2S 2T2

Catholic Pastoral Centre, Diocese of Calgary

Kamloops Level 1, Part A

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2797 Sunset Drive, Kamloops, B.C., V2C 4K7

Holy Family Parish

Winnipeg Level 1, Part B

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151 de la Cathedrale, Baudoux Room, Lower Level, Winnipeg, MB. R2H 0H6

Archdiocese of St. Boniface

North Bay Level 1, Part A

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480 McIntyre West, North Bay, ON., P1B 2Z4

Good Shepherd Regional Atrium, Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption