Bible Stories
Bible for children
– stories from the Old and New Testaments. From Bible for Children
Creation story
– animation of the Christian creation story. From kids4truth
Missionaries
Catherine McAuley– explore the highlights of Catherine’s life. From Mercy International Association
Mother Teresa
– a brief biography from Pitara Kids Network
World Religions
Religions
– arranged in alphabetical order. Gives an overview, information on beliefs, history, organisation, people, rites and rituals, holy days, customs, subdivisions and texts. From BBC
Sacred texts
– 12 stories from different religions – stories from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism. From British Library
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Advent
Advent: Week 1: Hope 
Advent Week 2: Peace
– YouTube
Advent Week 3: Joy
– YouTube
Advent Week 4: Love
– YouTube
Advent facts
– from TopMarks
Christmas
The Christmas Story
– listen or read the story. From Northumberland Grid for Learning
The Birth of Jesus
– the Nativity Story. From TopMarks
Lent
Season of Lent
– an explanation of the Church’s lenten tradition. From Catholic Education, Melbourne
Stations of the Cross for children
– from Loyola Press
Easter
Easter
– Easter story. From BBC UK
The Easter story
– an illustrated story of the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. From Topmarks Education
Symbols of Easter
– Understanding the Church’s Easter tradition. From RESource Melbourne
Easter customs
– Easter traditions and customs, Easter customs around the world and the Easter story. From James Cooper
Easter egg-tivities
– games and activities. From Jerry Jindrich
Saints
Famous Saints
– list of saints with information and pictures. From BIO
Mary MacKillop
– includes Mary’s Story: Beginnings, Growth, Challenge, Influences, Legacy, Timeline, Pilgrimage, Prayer space, Canonisation, Gallery. From Sisters of St Joseph
Saints profile
– list of saints by name and season. From Domestic Church Communications
Volunteer Organisations
Australian Red Cross
– works with most vulnerable people in Australia and internationally
Caritas Australia
– Catholic agency for aid and development
Camp Quality
– Australian organisation helping children and families with cancer
Mercy in Action
– faith-based non-profit organisation helping poor people around the world
Salvation Army
– faith-based organisation helping people to find freedom
St Vincent de Paul Society
– Catholic charity offering help to people in need
World Vision Australia
– Christian world-wide community development organisation
Ecological Conversion
Local
Australian Sustainable School Initiative – South Australia (AuSSI-SA)
– focus on sustainability (an Australian Curriculum ‘Cross-curriculum priority’), supporting student and community learning to create more sustainable lifestyles
Marine Discovery Centre, Henley Beach
– aim is to encourage an appreciation and understanding of Marine life with a view to promoting conservation and sustainable use
Trees for Life
– provide education and opportunities to do something practical to improve their local natural environment
Ecological Conversion
National
Catholic Earthcare Australia
– mission is to help promote understanding among people that Creation is sacred and endangered and must be protected and sustained for present and future generations yet unborn
Educating for a sustainable future
– a National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools
Sustainability Curriculum Framework: A guide for curriculum developers and policy makers
– the document provides information and guidance to curriculum developers and policy makers on how education for sustainability may be effectively incorporated into curriculum
Global
Education for sustainable development
– from UNESCO
Jane Goodall’s Roots and shoots
– provides young people with the knowledge, tools and hopeful inspiration to improve the environment and the quality of life for people and animals
Teacher Resources
Catholic Resource and Information Service (CRIS)
– collection of resources to support the RE curriculum as well as Indigenous Education, Asian Studies and Graduate Certificate collections.
Daily prayer online
– daily prayers suitable for primary and secondary students. From Jesuit Communications
Digital prayer
– bank of resources for integrating prayer using digital technologies. Created by Joanne Villis and Jacinta Astachnowicz
Teacher Resources
Made in the Image of God resources
– from Catholic Education South Australia
Social Justice resources
– from Brisbane Catholic Education
Together at one altar – F-12
– resource for school aged children in years F-12 in Australia to develop their formation in the Eucharist and assist their full, active and conscious participation in the Eucharist. From National Catholic Education Commission