Course Descriptions
2007 ORTHODOX INSTITUTE COURSE OFFERINGS
CHURCH SCHOOL DIRECTOR TRACK
CHURCH SCHOOL DIRECTOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The following three courses are required: CSD Seminar: Basic, Curriculum and Resources for the CSD, and Build Your Staff, Build Your Students. If you have previously taken CSD Seminar: Basic and wish to receive credit towards the Church School Director certificate, contact Rosemary Shumski at aodce@aol.com and course credit will be noted.
•CSD SEMINAR: BASIC This is an introductory course designed for the first-time church school director as well as those directors who have never before participated in the basic seminar. You will receive a CSD Manual and learn the fundamentals of organizing a church school and planning throughout the year. (Kh. Betty Randolph)
•CURRICULUM & RESOURCES FOR THE CSD Participants will be presented with information on Orthodox educational curricula and resources (including those available online) as well as planning and scheduling. Grade level standards will be introduced along with special instruction for their implementation. (Mat. Myra Kovalak and Joseph Tershay)
•BUILD YOUR STAFF, BUILD YOUR STUDENTS This course will cover positive techniques for recruiting qualified teachers and staff as well as building and boosting enrollment in church school programs. The format of this class will include open discussions, handouts, and small group activities. (Robert Snyder and Gail Meena )
IMPLEMENTING THE CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL AND USING A THEME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Attend this seminar and learn new ways to implement the Antiochian Archdiocese Creative Arts Festival in your parish and increase student participation. Lesson plans will be offered along with ideas on using the theme throughout the year. (Kh. Leslee Abud and Vasiliki Oldziey)
BRINGING ORTHODOX CHURCHES TOGETHER Learn how to design and implement successful pan-Orthodox activities like lecture series, Lenten vespers, youth outings and Vacation Bible School (VBS) programs. Tips will be given on event planning and coordination with other Orthodox Churches to maximize impact and minimize the cost. Participants will leave the workshop with a variety of ideas for Pan-Orthodox events for all ages and a plan for a VBS program. (Sandy Mitchell and Leslee Abud)
"TO TITHE IS TO SHARE" 2007 The four saints featured in the material for 2007-08, including the child-saint, Artemius, will be presented along with an overview of the materials. The new adult tithing materials available on the website will be highlighted in this year's course. (Carole Buleza)
TEACHER TRAINING TRACK
TEACHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
To receive a certificate in the Teacher Training Track, the participant must take all three specified courses.
Teacher Training I* course requirements are: Overview of Orthodoxy, Introduction to Teaching, and Curriculum and Resources.
*OVERVIEW OF ORTHODOXY This course provides a foundation in Orthodox doctrine so the teacher may, in turn, properly instruct the students in the basic tenets of our faith. (Kh. Linda Funk)
*INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING Participants will receive instruction in basic teaching techniques and how to write effective lesson plans. Information concerning the developmental stages of children will be provided. (Kh. Anna Hughes)
*CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Small groups will be formed for those teaching the same grade level. Curriculum and resources will be available for review and practice lesson plans will be constructed. Ideas for crafts and games will be shared. Teachers using The Way, The Truth, and The Life and The Scribe will receive special instruction. (Mat. Myra Kovalak, Joseph Tershay, Kh. Betty Randolph)
Teacher Training II** course requirements are: Enriching the Classroom Experience, Utilizing Crafts, and Moral Issues Overview.
**ENRICHING THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Teachers will be provided with the tools to instruct students in a variety of ways, based on how they learn. The principles of teaching special needs students will also be addressed. (Jacquelyn Fadel)
**UTILIZING CRAFTS Easy arts and crafts ideas will be introduced for use in the church school among various age levels and different degrees of skill. Crafts that can be used to reinforce lessons on Orthodox unity will be featured. (Yvette Ceraso)
**MORAL ISSUES OVERVIEW The Orthodox viewpoint on moral issues will be contrasted with those of our secular society. Major topics of concern to youth will be touched upon throughout the presentation. (Kh. Linda Funk)
GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHERS' TRADITIONS A variety of ethnic customs and traditions will be presented and ideas will be offered to help you explain the deeper significance of holy days, icons, and church activities to your family or students. (Catherine Sullivan)
ORTHODOXY TRACK
SPECIAL CERTIFICATE
The Special Certificate in Orthodox Unity (†) will offer our foundational beliefs about unity, the history of efforts toward unity in North America, and a very practical course on how to work toward unity within our parishes. Course requirements are: Overview of Orthodox Unity, History of Unity in North America, and Unity on the Parish Level. We are offering these courses twice in order to afford all participants the opportunity to take them if they wish.
† OVERVIEW OF ORTHODOX UNITY Since its inception, unity within the Church was of paramount importance. This course will explore the writings that formed the foundation of Orthodox Unity. (Fr. George Alberts)
† HISTORY OF UNITY IN NORTH AMERICA A brief historical overview of Orthodoxy in America and the breakdown into "Jurisdictionalism" will be discussed. The course will cover lay and hierarchical efforts toward unity to date. Cooperative activities regarding Orthodox unity will also be provided. (Robert Snyder)
† UNITY ON THE PARISH LEVEL Ideas for achieving, maintaining and expanding unity on the parish level will be discussed. Methods and programs will be offered that foster unity within the parish and suggestions will be given to welcome, embrace, and involve newcomers, converts, and church members from various ethnicities. (Kh. Anna Hughes, Jacquelyn Fadel)
ICONS AND THE ECUMENICAL COUNCILS The heresies dealt with at the Ecumenical Councils were either of a Christological or Trinitarian nature. How the heresies were refuted through iconography will be the focus of the course. (Vasiliki Oldziey)
HERESIES: YESTERDAY AND TODAY This course will examine various heresies which were addressed at the Ecumenical Councils of the Church, and how many of these heresies have re-emerged in various forms in our world today. (Fr. George Alberts)
EAST MEETS WEST The Antiochian Archdiocese encompasses both Eastern and Western Orthodox Rites-the latter providing Orthodox theology through a liturgical form which is familiar to many Protestants. A historical overview will be provided as well as a discussion of the unity of the two rites. (Fr. Edward Hughes, Sandy Mitchell)
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