Middle School:
6th
Lesson plans
​Alive in Christ: Lessons
Sophia Institute: 9 unitsChrist Our Life: ​Diocese of Kalamazoo: 
activities
video-based
7th
Lesson plans
​​​Alive in Christ: Lessons
​​ Sophia Institute: 4 unitsChrist Our Life: ​Diocese of Kalamazoo: 
activities
video-based
8th
Lesson plans
​​​​Alive in Christ: Lessons
​​​ Sophia Institute: 5 units​​Christ Our Life: ​​Diocese of Kalamazoo: 
activities
video-based
Playlists by Topic:
Safe environment 
On Virtual Safe Environment training for RE students
The diocese had purchased the VIRTUS safe environment lesson plans for children in 2016.  The expectation is that these lesson plans are the basis for all children’s safe environment training.  All the lesson plans per grade level can be accessed from the diocesan website.  Hovering over the Protecting Our Children tab across the top, click on Lesson Plans and Resources for Children.  All of the lesson plans are downloadable and all the videos are available to all.  The leader of the virtual learning experience can pull pieces of information from the various lesson plans to address the different grade levels that may be present.  It’s also a great opportunity for adults to have the information shared with them as a reminder of what they learned in their safe environment training and to support enforcing it. Here is a link to the lesson plans: https://www.gbdioc.org/protecting-our-children/safe-environment-lesson-plans-and-resources-for-children

On Virtual Instruction/Youth meetings in light of Safe Environment
As long as teachers/catechists are using a delivery platform approved by the school/parish and the invitation to the session either goes through or copies parents, and parents are invited to sit in and the site leader (Principal or Pastor) is invited and occasionally joins that is pretty similar to how the physical classroom works from a Safe Environment standpoint. There should be an expectation on the part of the teacher/catechist that the DRE or RE coordinator or some other Virtus trained adult may pop in to the virtual session at any point during the session.

It would be a best practice for the DRE/CRE or the pastor to pop in to each session/breakout room if possible. It would be better still, to always have another Virtus trained adult in the session with your teacher/catechist.
Knowledge of Faith
Moral Formation
science + religion
Objective truth
does god exist? + apologetics
theology of the body
​Introduction to the Theology of the Body  Love/Purity/Chastity Puberty Booklets: Powerpoints:PornographyRuah Woods: Called to Be More, Theology of the Body Curriculum
Liturgy + Sacraments
baptism
mass + the eucharist
Mass​:​Eucharist​:
Videos:
confession 
anointing of the sick
confirmation
marriage
Scroll down to "Evangelization + Missionary Spirit" to "Vocations"
HOly Orders
Scroll down to "Evangelization + Missionary Spirit" to "Vocations"
liturgical calendar
Prayer
Community Life through Discipleship in the Church
why church?
virtues
communion of saints
mary, our mother
Evangelization +
​Missionary Spirit
catholic social teaching
Sadlier:  login with username: SadlierStudent; password: ReadyToLearn!
General: Death Penalty:
vocations
Priesthood: Marriage: Women's Religious Life:
witness + testimony
encounter + Mission
HS Resources - Sorted by USCCB Framework
1. revelation of jesus christ in scripture
Worksheets:
2. who is jesus christ?
3. The Mission of jesus christ (the paschal mystery)
4. jesus christ's mission continues in the church
5. sacraments as encounters of christ
ALL:
6. life in jesus christ
Youth Ministry
Confirmation Prep
If you have any questions, please contact:
Maximus Cabey,
Director - Office of Child & Youth Faith Formation
​mcabey@gbdioc.org / 920-272-8288

Callie Kowalski
Assistant Director - Office of Child & Youth Faith Formation
ckowalski@gbdioc.org / 920-272-8285