CGS Level 1 (for children ages 3*-6)
Weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00am-11:00am & 1:30pm-2:30pm
(expanding to two hours and more opportunities throughout the week depending on demand and children's abilities)
*Children must be potty trained.
Cost is FREE. Registration Required.
REGISTER HERE!
Offered at St. Thomas beginning Nov. 6th!
Course Coordinator/Formation Leader:
Katy Beedle Rice (907-209-1713/katybeedlerice@gmail.com)
Course Location:
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
919 E Indiana Ave
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Session 1: Nov. 6-8, 2020
Session 2: Jan. 22-24, 2021
Session 3: April 9-11, 2021
$75 Registration Fee to reserve your spot! Limited space available. Sign-up today.
Only $335 for a year's training (usually $1000).
May be paid in installments after $75 registration fee.
Through a generous donation and to show our support, St. Thomas will cover the remaining costs (after student pays for registration and required texts) for Level 1 training for all St. Thomas parishioners who sign-up to become CGS Leaders.
*Scholarships available. Donations greatly appreciated!
Call the Parish Office if you have any needs limiting you from signing up.
REGISTER HERE!
You can purchase the required texts HERE (Approximately $50 total):
Course Description: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori based religious formation for children, beginning at the age of three. It seeks to create and facilitate a sacred, “hands-on” space for children called an atrium. The atrium is a space in which both child and catechist can hear, ponder, and celebrate the most essential mysteries of the Christian faith as revealed in Scriptures and the Liturgy. Originally developed sixty years ago in Rome by Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi, the Catechesis continues to spread worldwide and is used with adaptations in various Christian traditions. This course will ground the participants in the theory and praxis of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd while also concretely preparing them to develop and facilitate an atrium for 3-6 year old children.