Name of Faith Group RI: Christian RI
Title of authorised program: The providers of Christian RI use authorised program
resources and are committed to best-practice programs that have been reviewed by
independent curriculum experts. The most popular Christian RI program resources in use in
Queensland state schools are: Connect, Beginning with God and Big Questions (all published
by Christian Education Publications) and GodSpace (published by Burst Christian Resources).
Participating faith groups: Local Christian Churches come together to offer Christian RI on a
cooperative and non-denominational basis. These local Churches may, amongst others,
include Anglican, Australian Christian Churches, Baptist, Catholic, Churches of Christ,
Lutheran, Presbyterian, Salvation Army and Uniting Churches.
Outline of your Faith Group's Aims and Goals: The aim of Christian RI is to inform students
about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Outline of lesson structure: Christian RI may involve a variety of up-to-date teaching
methods including story telling, music, drama, activity books, games, quizzes, video clips and
puppet shows. Program resources are written by professional educators and are age-
appropriate.
Amount of time for lesson per week: Typically 30 mins each week
Participation in RI is not compulsory
Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed Application for Student Enrolment unless other written instructions have been provided to the school.