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Course Objectives

  • To explore with participants the general developmental and religious characteristics of the 9-12 year old child.

  • To facilitate meditation upon the biblical and liturgical themes of the Catechesis.

  • To offer guidelines and assistance to catechists in setting up an atrium for 9-12 year olds, preparing an

  • album, and making materials.

  • To deepen participants’ ability to observe and learn from children, while also exploring avenues for

  • deepening parental and congregational ability to observe and learn from children.

LEVEL III for Clergy

Course # 3-00347

July 28-30, 2027
July 24-28, 2028
July 23-27, 2029
 9:00 am to 5:30 pm 
 

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
311 South 5th
Colwich, Kansas

Tuition

$800

To attend the course, please register with the above button, then pay with the button below.  Registration will be complete upon payment of the full, non-refundable tuition.  Registration will close when the maximum number of participants has been reached, or June 1, 2027.

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Contact Cheryl at heartland@heartlandcgs.org with questions or to mail payment.

Formation Leader

Dan Teller

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Dan Teller earned a Masters in Montessori Education from Xavier University in 1984 and has been involved in Montessori education almost continually ever since.  After teaching at a public Montessori school for 11 years, Dan served as a parochial school principal for three years before founding Queen of Angels Montessori School in 1998.  Dan served as a principal, teacher, and catechist at the school (now named Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori, serving children ages 3-14) until retiring in 2022.

 

Dan began his formation in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in 1998.  He is trained as a catechist at Level I, II, and III in CGS and has worked at all three levels of atria for 24 years.  He began work as a formation leader around 15 years ago and has enjoyed training future CGS catechists at all three levels.  Dan had the opportunity to serve as an American representative on the CGS International Consiglio for 10 years in the early 2000’s.

 

Dan is married to Maureen and they reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.  They have seven children and two grandchildren.

Course
Assistant

Mandie DeVries became fascinated by children's religious formation even before the birth of her first child. Searching for the best way to raise her children in the faith led her to the discovery of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) in 2004, and for over twenty years now, the DeVries family has lived into the spirituality of this movement. A Level I (3-6 year old) and Level II (6-9 year old) formation leader, Mandie is trained in all three levels of CGS, as well as receiving certification in Seminal Infant Toddler Formation. She has used this experience to serve families in both parish and hybrid school settings. In 2024, she continued her pursuit of questions of human spiritual formation in Washington, D.C, entering a PhD program at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and Family. 

Mandie DeVries

Course Requirements

To receive a certificate as a nationally-recognized CGS catechist in the Level III atrium, participants will be expected to:

  • Attend at least 80% of the 110 hours

  • Read the required texts

  • Participate in writing catechist album pages.

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Required books (provided as part of your tuition; you will receive instructions upon registration): 

  • Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old - 2nd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti

  • History of the Kingdom of God, Part 1: From Creation to Parousia by Sofia Cavalletti

  • History of the Kingdom of God, Part 2: Liturgy and the Building of the Kingdom of God by Sofia Cavalletti

  • Life in the Vine by Rebekah Rojcewicz

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