Catholic Curriculum and Resources

Foundational Catholic Teaching

Bible: New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, has the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (September 12, 1991) and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (October 15, 1991).

The Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) is a comprehensive summary of Catholic doctrine, serving as a vital resource for understanding the faith and morals of the Catholic Church.

The General Directory for Catechesis
The Directory for Catechesis provides guidelines for the Church’s mission of proclaiming the Gospel through catechesis and evangelization.

Catholic Liturgical Calendar
This is the Catholic Liturgical Calendar as published by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
A summary of key teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on different aspects of its social teachings, published by the Vatican.

Religious Education and Family Life Curriculum in Catholic Schools

Ontario Catholic School Kindergarten Program
Published through the Institute for Catholic Education, this is the Religious Education curriculum for kindergarten in Ontario Catholic schools.

Ontario Catholic Elementary Curriculum Policy Document, Grades 1-8 Religious Education
Published through the Institute for Catholic Education, this is the Religious Education curriculum for Grades 1–8 in Ontario Catholic schools.

Ontario Catholic Elementary Curriculum Policy Document, Grades 1-8 Family Life Education
Published through the Institute for Catholic Education, this is the Family Life Education curriculum for Grades 1–8 in Ontario Catholic schools.

New Family Life Education Curriculum and Support Resources
Published through the Institute for Catholic Education, these additional resources include FAQs for parents and support resources for Family Life Education in Ontario Catholic schools.

Ontario Catholic Secondary Curriculum Policy Document, Grades 9-12 Religious Education
Published through the Institute for Catholic Education, this is the Religious Education curriculum for Grades 9–12 in Ontario Catholic schools.

Secondary Course Profiles for Teaching Religious Education
In collaboration with the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario and Catholic school boards in Ontario, the Institute for Catholic Education (ICE) has developed teacher resources (Grades 9–12) to support the implementation of the Secondary Religious Education Curriculum Policy Document (2016).

Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ
These links are the descriptions and the log-in page for the Religious Education textbook series Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ. Each board has its own arrangement for digital and/or print access to these resources, but the information on this page is publicly accessible. This includes resources for parents and parishes.
For your own textbook log-in information, contact your local religious education consultant/coordinator or superintendent.

Catholic Curriculum Corporation: Cross-Curricular Supplements

Catholic Curriculum Corporation Resources
The Catholic Curriculum Corporation publishes a variety of resources for use in Catholic schools. Recent publications are featured below. In addition to these, see their website for resources on a variety of topics including: The Thinking Classroom, A Catholic Engineering Design Process, Vocational Discernment, Catholic Leadership, Retreats, Religious-Based Literacy Lessons, and much more.

Faith in Every Word: A Journey through Morphology and Meaning
This resource provides immediate and practical resources for Catholic educators by offering ready-to-use vocabulary lessons that integrate Catholic content. Teachers benefit from structured supports that make explicit connections between language instruction and religious education, a core requirement in Ontario Catholic schools. By enhancing students’ comprehension of religious texts and vocabulary, the resource supports faith formation and literacy, two foundational pillars of Catholic education. Furthermore, the resource meets the current need for cross-curricular integration and differentiated instruction through word study that is meaningful, developmentally appropriate, and rooted in Catholic tradition.

Setting Direction: Faith Framed Intermediate Science and Technology
Setting Direction: Faith Framed Intermediate Science and Technology offers a practical, faith-informed framework for teaching intermediate science in Catholic schools. Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching (CST), each unit is introduced through scripture, CST, prayer, and the example of a saint—faith-based entry points that invite students to reflect on the ethical and spiritual dimensions of their learning’s application.

Rooted and Reaching: Bringing Catholic Faith into Grade 6 Social Studies
This Grade 6 Social Studies unit plan for Ontario Catholic schools focuses on Strand B: People and Environments: Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community. It is designed to help students understand global issues and Canada’s role in addressing them. The lessons are rooted in Catholic Social Teaching (CST) principles, Gospel values, and the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations (OCSGEs).

Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation

Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation: Resources
The Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation publishes a variety of resources for use in Catholic schools. Recent publications are featured below. In addition to these, see their website for resources on a variety of topics including: Religious Education, Indigenous Learning, FSL, Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult Faith Formation, and Mathematics.

Counting on Faith: A Pilgrimage Through Math and the Bible Primary, Junior, Intermediate
The purpose of this resource is to provide educators with an opportunity to share a pilgrimage through the Bible with students, demonstrating connections to the five main Ontario Math curriculum strands. Educators have the chance to determine how to use this resource in a way that best suits their classroom based on two delivery options.

Write from the Start: Engaging K-3 Students with Explicit Writing Curriculum
Write from the Start is designed to support educators in Kindergarten through Grade 3 in developing strong foundational writing skills in young learners through explicit, intentional, and responsive instruction. Aligned with the Ontario Language Curriculum (2023) and rooted in the values of Catholic education, this resource offers sample lessons that blend research-based strategies with real-world and faith-filled learning opportunities.
Each lesson in Write from the Start is thoughtfully designed to provide a rich and developmentally appropriate experience in early writing instruction.

Closing Gaps in Literacy: A “Choose Your Own Adventure” Teacher Resource
This resource equips teachers of Grade 9 locally developed English with ready-to-use, project-based lessons designed for locally developed classrooms. By targeting transferable skills like critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship, global citizenship and sustainability, and collaboration, these lessons help students build the confidence and competencies they need for school, work, and community life.

Faith Formation & Mental Wellness

Igniting the Faith (OECTA)
This OECTA-curated resource includes a booklet, an infographic, and a flyer and is intended to support local units in leading faith formation activities.

Celebrating God’s Enduring Presence (OECTA)
Celebrating God’s Enduring Presence in the Seasons of Our Lives provides a theological framework for facilitating staff retreats. This manual, developed by the PD Steering Committee, is intended to help staff deepen their spiritual connection and become enlivened witnesses of faith.

Living our Catholic Faith in School (OECTA)
This PD Steering Committee project is intended to invite discussion of how our Catholic faith is lived out in our schools, and to provide curriculum links to support this discussion. The intention is to support and celebrate the transformative power of Catholic education that is active and alive in our classrooms and schools.

Faith & Wellness: A Daily Mental Health Resource (K-8) (SMHO’s)
This Kindergarten to Grade 8 resource supports the development of social-emotional learning and builds student resiliency, through a repository of high-quality, evidence-based, everyday practices that enhance the social-emotional learning skills and well-being of students. Click HERE to read about the experience that teachers have had using this resource with their students.

Mental Health & Wellness for Catholic Schools: Emotions, Resiliency, Belonging, & Dignity of the Whole Person (EOCCC & OECTA)
Lessons for Kindergarten, Grades 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Created by the Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation. Click HERE to access this resource.

Prayer

Jesuit Resource Catholic Prayers
This resource contains a list of Catholic prayers ranging from those needed to pray the Rosary to litanies of saints and prayers based on specific themes. They also have a prayer index which includes interfaith prayers, life event themes, seasons, holidays, and days of remembrance.

Catholic Education Week Resources

Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association: Catholic Education Week Resources
This is the Catholic Education Week Archive. Here you can explore and download materials from past and current Catholic Education Week celebrations, showcasing themes, resources, and memories that have shaped the Catholic school community over the years.

Professional Associations & Organizations

Catholic Association of Religious & Family Life Educators of Ontario [CARFLEO]
CARFLEO provides faith-based resources and faith formation opportunities to support Catholic educators across Ontario. Their website includes resources on a variety of items related to teaching in Catholic schools.

Development and Peace: Caritas Canada
Development and Peace — Caritas Canada, the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada, is a democratic movement for global solidarity rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.
We are the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of over 160 Catholic organizations around the world. Development and Peace publishes curricular resources and has a Development and Peace schools project.

Additional Resources

Institute for Catholic Education Monograph Series
ICE publishes monographs related to a variety of topics in Catholic education including Curriculum, Identity and Mission, Renewing the Promise, Contemporary Issues, and Adult Faith Formation.

OECTA’s Laudato Si: Care for our Common Home Resource
‘Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis. The Laudato Si’ infographic and accompanying Grades 9–12 resource were developed by the members of OECTA’s Catholic Education Committee and OECTA’s Teacher Development Network.
These products provide accessible teaching opportunities that link key messages from our Laudato Si’ infographic with various secondary level subject areas.