Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Correlation

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a Montessori based approach to religious education.

Parishes and schools may choose to meet the requirements of the Religion Course of Study, 2015, through the CGS methodology.

In keeping with diocesan policy, the Office of Religious Education and Catechesis looks to ensure that any approved textbook or methodology covers eighty percent of the diocesan curriculum. CGS meets this requirement.

CGS Correlations to the Curriculum

Please note that the correlation for each Level of CGS provided below offers suggestions for meeting any missing content from the diocesan curriculum.

• Level One Correlation
• Level Two Correlation

Tools

The following links are spreadsheets that can be used to track when a presentation is used to cover specific standards. This is simply a suggested tool. It does not need to be used and can be modified as needed by the user at their discretion. Please note that each grade level has it's own tab in the tracking sheet.

• Level One Tracking
• Level Two Tracking