Info for Parents

Information for Parents

Christian religious education (CRE)

ACCESS ministries would like to invite your child to participate in the CRE program. To assist you in making an informed decision on behalf of your child you can download our Parent Overview and Sample Curriculum.

Our CRE classes enable children to:

• Explore personal values and choices
• Discuss Christian faith and beliefs
• Learn to value and respect all cultures and beliefs
• Discuss life experiences and key events
• Learn how to have positive interactions with others

Our CRE teachers offer a safe environment for all students to discuss openly their values and beliefs. It is an interactive class where CRE teachers value and encourage helpful discussion among class members. We are teaching values for life.

Many students find it also helps them understand biblical references they encounter in everyday life. For instance the nativity story or quotes like ‘a David and Goliath battle’.

Based on Christian beliefs and values, ACCESS ministries curriculum materials are used throughout Australia and New Zealand.

CRE Fast Facts

• CRE classes operate weekly in nearly 70% of Victorian state primary schools
• Classes run for 30 minute sessions once a week
• Over 3000 volunteer teachers run CRE sessions
• All CRE teachers hold a current Working with Children Check and are approved by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
• CRE is culturally sensitive and respectful of other faiths
• CRE builds stronger foundations for life
• Victorian Government legislation provides for every child to have 30 minutes of religious instruction in school per week.

ACCESS ministries is responsible for the provision and administration of CRE in Victoria. For further information about CRE in some of the various states of Australia and in New Zealand, click on a link below, or contact the relevant government authority in your state.

• New South Wales
• Western Australia
• New Zealand