ABOUT US
The Christian Religious Education Program (CREP-SC.) on the Sunshine Coast is a highly successful and well supported program by local state schools, principals, churches and the community. Across the Sunshine Coast, 42 schools have a functioning religious instruction (RI) program each week with an average participation rate of 80% of students.
The program is also highly supported by many parents as indicated by a parent survey conducted at Mountain Creek State School in 2013. The survey revealed that 78.3% of parents were happy for their child to participate in RI classes and that 78.5% of parents believed that religious instruction was a quality program at the school.
Additionally, the teaching of RI in local state schools is supported by the Queensland Education Act which permits up to 1 hour of religious instruction each week per class. On an average week, over 200 trained volunteers teach Christian RI to over 12 000 students on the Sunshine Coast! They instruct from curriculum that is approved by the local ministers fraternal and recommended by the CREP-SC board.
We believe that the success of an RI program in a school is correlated to the level of training their RI volunteers have undergone. That is why we host a number of training workshops and events throughout the year. Our mission is to "raise the bar" of the quality and excellence of every RI program in every school across the Sunshine Coast. CREP-SC hosts a variety of workshops during the school term that aim to enhance the skills of RI volunteers and empower them to be professional, efficient and effective religious instructors. CREP-SC also provide support for school coordinators and their teams by providing training and networking opportunities.
Please see below for detailed information about the workshops we host throughout the year.
The Christian Religious Education Program (CREP-SC.) on the Sunshine Coast is a highly successful and well supported program by local state schools, principals, churches and the community. Across the Sunshine Coast, 42 schools have a functioning religious instruction (RI) program each week with an average participation rate of 80% of students.
The program is also highly supported by many parents as indicated by a parent survey conducted at Mountain Creek State School in 2013. The survey revealed that 78.3% of parents were happy for their child to participate in RI classes and that 78.5% of parents believed that religious instruction was a quality program at the school.
Additionally, the teaching of RI in local state schools is supported by the Queensland Education Act which permits up to 1 hour of religious instruction each week per class. On an average week, over 200 trained volunteers teach Christian RI to over 12 000 students on the Sunshine Coast! They instruct from curriculum that is approved by the local ministers fraternal and recommended by the CREP-SC board.
We believe that the success of an RI program in a school is correlated to the level of training their RI volunteers have undergone. That is why we host a number of training workshops and events throughout the year. Our mission is to "raise the bar" of the quality and excellence of every RI program in every school across the Sunshine Coast. CREP-SC hosts a variety of workshops during the school term that aim to enhance the skills of RI volunteers and empower them to be professional, efficient and effective religious instructors. CREP-SC also provide support for school coordinators and their teams by providing training and networking opportunities.
Please see below for detailed information about the workshops we host throughout the year.
Fan The Flame
Worshop
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Essentials Workshop
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Mentors Workshop
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Coordinators Workshop
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FAN THE FLAME WORKSHOP
The Fan the Flame workshops occur biannually and are our biggest event for the year. Here, religious instructors from all over the Sunshine Coast gather together to be trained, equipped, empowered and inspired to be the best religious instructor they can be! Each workshop has a new guest speaker with expertise in working in children's ministry and are usually nationally and sometime internationally renowned. Every workshop also has a different focus and theme designed to build on your existing knowledge. The workshop is normally held over a half day on a Saturday.
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on when our next Fan the Flame workshop is being held.
MENTORS WORKSHOP
The mentors workshop is for existing religious instructors who would like to do training to become a mentor for new trainees. Mentors help train new religious instructors to get them classroom ready.
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on our next mentors workshop
The mentors workshop is for existing religious instructors who would like to do training to become a mentor for new trainees. Mentors help train new religious instructors to get them classroom ready.
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on our next mentors workshop
ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP
The essentials workshop is for new beginners and existing religious instructors who have never completed the beginners training. It covers all of the essentials of being a religious instructor and includes the follow topics:
- Student Protection Training (as required by QLD Ed Act)
- Faith-based approved training (as required by QLD Ed Act)
- QLD Education Act information
- Explanation of the mentoring process
- Understanding the school environment
- Preparations before entering the classroom
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on when our next Essentials workshop is being held
The essentials workshop is for new beginners and existing religious instructors who have never completed the beginners training. It covers all of the essentials of being a religious instructor and includes the follow topics:
- Student Protection Training (as required by QLD Ed Act)
- Faith-based approved training (as required by QLD Ed Act)
- QLD Education Act information
- Explanation of the mentoring process
- Understanding the school environment
- Preparations before entering the classroom
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on when our next Essentials workshop is being held
COORDINATORS WORKSHOP
This workshop is designed to support, train and equip new and existing school coordinators to effectively manage their school RI program. These are held several times a year with a different focus at each workshop. All existing school coordinators are encouraged to attend as often as possible.
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on when our next School Coordinators workshop is being held.
This workshop is designed to support, train and equip new and existing school coordinators to effectively manage their school RI program. These are held several times a year with a different focus at each workshop. All existing school coordinators are encouraged to attend as often as possible.
Please see the calendar of events page for more info on when our next School Coordinators workshop is being held.