Materials
Videos:
- Program Six: Mission Centre
Documents:
- Golden Rule Poster and Teaching Kit
- Scarboro Missions Magazine
Websites:
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Study Guide
Goal
The goal of Program Six is to describe Scarboro Missions Education Centre is the key way that the Society reaches out to the local public, providing a wide array of focused retreats for adults, on subjects ranging from ecological spirituality, to social justice themes, to women's issues, to addiction recovery. A major focus are the day time retreats offered to grade twelve Catholic religious education students.
Steps
1. Show the internet TV video - "Program Six: Mission Centre"
2. Ask students to form small groups to describe the following impressions from the video:
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Who is are the leading speakers in the video and what do we find out about them in this video?
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What is the purpose of Scarboro Missions and who supports it?
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What did you know after viewing the video that you didn't know
before?
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Give three reasons why Canadian Catholics should support the work of Scarboro Missions.
3. Option for Take-Home Assignment
Via the internet find more facts about:
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Scarboro Missions and different aspects of its work today
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Name 5 geographical places where Scarboro Missions works.
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Provide 5 important facts about the social and /or economic
conditions for the people in one of these geographical locales.
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Study the Church Social Teaching documents presented on the Scarboro Missions website and prepare a presentation on how Scarboro Missions lives out one or more aspects of these Teachings.
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In groups, make presentations to the class about any or all of the
above. Include suggestions on how students could become more involved with
the work of Scarboro Missions.
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