The place of Jesus’ crucifixion. The word comes from the Latin for skull. This comes from the Hebrew name for the site, Golgotha, which means ‘place of the skull’. Scholars dispute the exact location of the site which, in Jesus’ time, was outside the walls of Jerusalem. Many scholars support the traditional location on which stands the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

(noun) religious instruction as formation in faith for believers.

(noun) the framework within which the whole school curriculum is delivered; it is, in fact, integral to everything that takes place in the school, or on behalf of the school and its community. Properly observed and practised, it also provides a climate of hope, inspiration and service for all members of the school community.

(noun) a body of Catholic documents and teaching which applies Gospel values such as love, peace, justice, compassion, reconciliation, service and community to modern social issues.

(noun) seeing the world through the lens of Catholic Tradition, teaching and understandings.

(noun) a gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church, often communicated through a particular person who gathers disciples around him or her and with whom he or she translates a bold vision into action.

(noun) with a capital ‘C’ – the global Catholic Christian community from Pope to newly baptised baby; with a small ‘c’ a building designed for worship.

(noun) with a capital ‘T’ – formal teaching of the Catholic Church, the living transmission of the Gospel from the Apostles through their successors to each generation; with a small ‘t’ – various ways of non-essential, though often important, ways of expressing the faith (e.g. fasting on Fridays). 

(adjective) activities, and learning experiences that complement or implement RE learning in other curriculum areas, and vice versa.

(adjective) acquiring and mental processing of knowledge and intellectual skills related to the material.

(noun) particular context for learning, similar to topic or unit of learning.

(noun) significant aspects of Catholic understanding which cross through all RE Themes in Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith.

(noun) prescribed framework for teaching and learning, includes required achievement objectives.