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Possible silly question.....but my children have always gone to Atrium...that was the RE program at our parish in AZ.
They don't have Atrium here in NV.
What can I expect from the RE classes?
(my son already has his Sacraments, but my dd6 doesn't, and all the First Communion programs are two years, so she is considered in "prep" right now, even though only a first grader.)
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I think RE programs will vary greatly between parishes. I know people with kids in RE from 4 different parishes in Mesa and they are ALL different.
TBH, my kids didn't learn a thing during RE last year that they didn't already know. We send them partly because I believe that the Church is a community and attending RE in the parish helps build community. It also helps them see that others believe that learning about our faith is important.
I don't depend on it, though, for teaching them about our faith. We do that at home.
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As a first grade RE teacher, I can say that anyone who has been through CGS level 1 will be bored in RE. I took my own dd to RE last year (and will continue), she was in first grade, she made friends, but did not learn much. Father was surprised that she knew that pentecost is "red" and that she already knew the altar items names.
We just previewed curricula. All of it pretty bad, you just cannot put Catholicism in a book/box.
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Faith Formation varies at our parish depending on the grade level and apparently the instructor. Our parish doesn't have Atrium. Even though I've seen it mentioned on this board, I don't understand what it is. I've seen posts from other homeschoolers locally that dicuss attending Atrium.
At our parish, first grade was a serious waste of time. DH and I had quite a few discussions about pulling Nathan & Olivia from the class. The entire year, the instructor taught the sign of the cross (in rap!! with a dance and all  ) and maybe one prayer. I spent last year reminding Nathan & Olivia NOT to do the rap or dance especially during Mass. It was social time with arts and crafts. However, like Melanie mentioned, I understood there were other benefits in them attending.
Second grade was amazing. Apparently, I didn't challenge my children enough because I had no idea they could learn so much in such a small amount of time. I thought it was too much work and info, but all the children met the challenge...and the blessing of FHC. I think it's two years at many of the surrounding parishes, but our second grade instructors apparently pack all that info into one year.
It just depends on which parish you attend.
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I recently talked to someone at the parish we plan to start attending. This parish requires that the kids attend two years of RE/CCD before they can receive FHC. I think it is because they are tired of parents/kids just showing up for sacrament years and then disappearing. I think they have the same rule for Confirmation in eighth grade. When I asked about First Reconciliation with FHC, she said, well, we'll do it if you want we don't push it because most parents won't set the example of doing it.
And she said they also changed it where in order to get a child baptized the parents have to show proof that they themselves have had all their sacraments including a Catholic marriage. Again they're tired of people getting their kids baptized and disappearing...until FHC. Which I sympathize with because my sister only had my nephew baptized to please my father...but I wonder if it is right to deny baptism to a child because of the parents.
This parish offers RE starting with kindergarten, but we're going to wait until first grade to start our oldest. I plan to ask the teacher what the game plan is each year, though, so that I can go over everything at home, too. Correct any misunderstandings, errors, etc.
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Barbara C. wrote:
And she said they also changed it where in order to get a child baptized the parents have to show proof that they themselves have had all their sacraments including a Catholic marriage. Again they're tired of people getting their kids baptized and disappearing...until FHC. Which I sympathize with because my sister only had my nephew baptized to please my father...but I wonder if it is right to deny baptism to a child because of the parents.
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That is so very very wrong! 
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