Many
Gifts meets all expectations of the Ontario Social
Studies curriculum while based on a Catholic understanding of
human beings and human society. Students are introduced to Catholic
social teaching in a developmentally appropriate manner and Many
Gifts is infused throughout by Catholic beliefs
and values.
For each grade, Many Gifts
consists of a student book and a comprehensive
Teacher's Resource Book that:
- provides detailed lesson plans
- shows where Ontario's curriculum expectations are met
- indicates correlations with all other curriculum areas, including
Religion and Family Life
- encourages and assists in making home/school connections
- offers a variety of assessment strategies and tools based
on the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum model
Many Gifts Authors and Advisors
Dr. Sylvia Santin, General Editor of the Ontario Bishop's Family
Life Program Fully Alive , and Patrick Gallagher, Editorial
Director of Fully Alive , bring to the creation of Many
Gifts a wealth of experience in developing Catholic
curriculum.
The Many Gifts advisory team adds to
the program a rich background in Catholic education, curriculum
development, and the social teaching of the Church. Its members
include Archbishop Marcel Gervais, Marilynn Childerhose, John
Podgorski, Andrea Bishop, Anne O'Brien, Father Michael Ryan, Angelo
Bolotta, Brian DePiero, and Larry Trafford. |
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