Course Title : CATECHESIS

Description : This focuses on the approaches and strategies in the education of

the Faith. It offers and in-depth understanding on the use of CFC, following the guidelines of
NCDP Methodology and grounding it all firmly and consistently in the Sacred Scripture and
Church Teachings.

Objective:

1. To upgrade their instructional skills with the use of innovative approaches in Catechesis
2. Deeply understand the use of CFC and NCDP Methodology grounded on the Sacred
Scriptures and Church Teachings.

Course Content:
1. Definition of Terms
1.1 Catechesis
1.2 Catechetics
1.3 Catechism
1.4 Theology
2. The Why of Catechesis
3. Sources of Catechesis
4. Our National Catechism: Catechism for Filipino Catholics [CFC]
4.1 What is a National Catechism?
4.2 General Characteristics of CFC
4.3 Basic Structure of CFC
4.3 Format of CFC Chapters
5. The NCDP’s Key Principles for a Renewed Catechetical Methodology
6. NCDP Content
7. NCDP’s Challenge
8. Integrated Catechesis
6.1 Types of Integration
6.2 Why Integrate
9. The Ground Plan
10. The Elements of a Lesson Development Plan
9.1 Sample of a Lesson Development Plan

 Refer to the Attachments for Content

Output : Catechetical Material

Sample Ground Plan
Lesson Development Plan
INSTRUCTIONS:

Come up with a Catechetical Material. Choose your own topic most probably something relevant in
today’s time or any in the subjects you are already teaching. Guided by the input, you shall come up first
with a Ground Plan and then later transform it into a lesson development plan.

Sources:

Catechism for Filipino Catholics [CFC]

National Catechetical directory of the Philippines [ NCDP] 2007