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Welcome to Christian Religious Education — CRE 2012Click here for a PDF of the 2012 CRE NZ order form (81kb)Click here for a PDF of the 2012 CRE NZ Catalogue (2.6mb) 2012 catalogues have been mailed to CRE customers. Please contact us if you need more catalogues. 2012 Part 1 materials will arrive at the end of January 2012 · Trek - Yellow Series (6-8 years). Brand new for 2012.
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Search - Yellow Series (8-10 years) and
NB: New Yellow Student & Teacher Books will be needed for Trek, Search and Quest. · Launch Part 1 Interactive CD-ROM · Stickers: Search Kids - Bible verses · Christmas Nativity Decoration/Gift Tag 2012 - Available with Part 2 mid-year. Student Books for 2012 have increased to $3.75. Teacher Book sets for 2012 have increased to $21.00. There is a Special Offer on Trek, Search and Quest teacher book sets - see catalogue.
Ordering your CRE materialsPhone, email, fax or post your order.
Mail: Epworth Books Ltd, PO Box 17255, Karori, Wellington 6147Free Phone: 0800 755 355Wellington customers Phone: (04) 476 3330Fax: (04) 476 3320Email: sales@epworthbooks.org.nz
Things to note: · You can order Part 1 & Part 2 materials at the same time, or order for the second half of the year when requirements are known. · Please quote your Client Code on the Order Form, if known. New customers will receive their Client Code with their first invoice. · You need to have planned how the materials will be paid for by the time you send your order. · Do not send a cheque with the Order Form. An invoice, including postage and handling charges, will be despatched with your order. · Payment should be made no later than the 20th of the month following the invoice date. · Payment may be made by Visa or MasterCard (please advise card number, cardholder’s name and expiry date on the Order Form), internet banking or cheque. · Send initial orders by 20 January 2012 to guarantee delivery of Part 1 material for the start of the school year. · Additional orders may be phoned through at any time, quoting your Client Code. · Part 2 orders may be changed or initiated before 1 June 2012. Dates to Remember
For prompt dispatch, please send orders before due dates. Delivery of orders• Delivery of Orders: Part 1 orders received by 20 January 2012, will be despatched for the beginning of Term 1. Orders received after 20 January 2012 will be processed in the order they are received. • Part 2 orders received before 1 June 2012 will be despatched for the beginning of Term 3. Orders received after 1 June 2012 will be processed in the order they are received. • You can usually expect despatch of your orders within 2 working days of receipt. At peak times in Jan-Feb and Jun-Jul please allow a minimum of 10 working days after receipt of your order for delivery of goods. • If there is a problem with your order, notify Epworth Books immediately. Return of material for credit• Only material purchased in the current 2012 series can be returned for credit. • Please return excess unused material as soon as possible. • Printed material in saleable ‘as new’ condition will be credited to your account, if received by the deadline. • Teacher Books returned for credit must include a copy of the Student Book (these are sold as a set). If the Student Book is not returned, the price of one Student Book will be deducted from the amount refunded. • Credit for material received after the scheduled return dates is at the discretion of Epworth Books. • Initial postage costs for the order and postage costs for returning materials are payable by the customer. • Credit is not given for opened CDs/CD ROMS and there are no returns on stickers, cards, posters, WALT characters or other gift items. • Please quote your Client Code for all transactions and account inquiries.Please quote your Client Code for all transactions and account inquiries.
About the Curriculum for 2012The CRE curriculum published by ACCESS ministries is biblically faithful, educationally sound, student focussed, theologically clear and contextually appropriate. Created by practicing classroom teachers across Australia and New Zealand, Christian religious education curriculum materials are designed for use with both single and multi-aged groupings in the school setting. CRE curriculum materials (a Religion in Life® publication) published by the Council for Christian Education in Schools (Victoria) trading as ACCESS ministries are designed for use in schools. The members of the Council for Christian Education in Schools are nominated from the following churches: Anglican Church, Assemblies of God, Baptist Union, Christian Brethren Assemblies, Christian Reformed Churches, Churches of Christ, CRC International, Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, Salvation Army, Uniting Church, Wesleyan Methodist Church. The ACCESS ministries website has a range of FREE extra resources for teachers which can be used to add to and enhance CRE lessons. Teachers can view Sample Lessons for each program as well as Scope and Sequence (content overviews), ideas for classes from other teachers, Extra BLMs-Black Line Masters (photocopiable worksheets) for Trek, Search & Quest. Teachers can also Reference lists, Music for CRE and much more! There is also a new Kids section with games, activities and blog for children to visit out of school hours especially when they are looking for something to do during school holidays! To access these free resources, please visit: www.accessministries.org.au
Christian Religious Education Materials - 3 year outline
Contents of Books at each age level for 2012Student Workbooks are essential for every student.
Launch (Ages 4-6) - Purple series
Click here for Scope and Sequence Summary Launch Purple Part 1 PDF 57kb
Part 2
Trek Ages 6-8 - NEW
Trek Part 1 - Yellow
Trek Part 2 - Yellow
Search Ages 8-10 - NEW
Search Part 1 - Yellow
Search Part 2 - Yellow
Quest Ages 10-12 - NEW
Quest Part 1 - Yellow
Quest Part 2 - Yellow
Something Else (Ages 12-14) - Teacher only books.
Cool Extras: Stickers, CDs, Pop-up name cards, Decorations...
Now your younger students can enjoy stickers featuring Scout. The 20 stickers are a mixture of Bible-based texts and values. Also use our fantastic ‘Values with Splash’ or the popular ‘Bible Verses with Splash’ stickers as prizes and giveaways during classes. 28 stickers, all different designs, per sheet.
Pack of 30 Christmas gifts to give to students. Can be used as a Christmas Tree decoration or as a gift tag! (Old design shown - will be new design for 2011)
Do you have a wide age span in your classes? This is the material for you! Each student has a Search Green Student Workbook, using photocopiable inserts where appropriate. The CD-ROMS are full of great lesson plans for this unique setting. Buy the CD-ROM and a class set of Search Student Workbooks and you’re set.
Stories on the big screen
Fun new pop-up Splash Cards are now available! Use as a name card at the start of the year for each student to place on their desk or use as prizes throughout the term. Pack of 32, includes 4 different designs!
About the Churches Education CommissionThe Churches Education Commission (CEC) is the official agency established and maintained by the churches in New Zealand to oversee Christian religious education and Chaplaincy in state schools. CEC promotes the CRE curriculum (Religion in Life®) as an appropriate Christian religious education resource for use in NZ state schools. CEC can help you with:
For further information please contact:
Information about other Series materials Contents of Books at each age level for 2011Student Workbooks are essential for every student. Launch - Ages 4-6Launch Part 1 - Red
Launch Part 2 - Red
Trek Ages 6-8
Trek Part 1 - Blue
Trek Part 2 - Blue
Search Ages 8-10
Search Part 1 - Blue
Search Part 2 - Blue
Quest Ages 10-12
Quest Part 1 - Blue
Quest Part 2 - Blue
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Christmas
Nativity decoration / Gift Tag 
Multiage CRE - Based around
Search Green series
New
Tracks - Songs for CRE 
Values
Poster
Splash
Pop-Up Name Cards
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2010 Part 2 Supplements for CRE Teachers - Click links for PDFs
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Click here for a PDF of the Trek Green series Part 2 Scope and Sequence (52kb) that provides a summary content and purpose of each lesson.
Search and Quest Green Part 1 Contents
Click the links below for PDFs of the Scope and Sequence tables for Search and Quest Part 1
Search Green Part 1 - two page spread - 33kb
Quest Green Part 1 - two page spread - 33kb
Search and Quest Green - four A4 pages - larger file but easier to print - 949kb
Trek (Ages 6-8) - Green Series
New for 2010
Part 1
• Jesus the teacher- parables for living
• Lessons on life, feelings and celebrations from the life of David
• Why did Jesus come?
• Working together - to get the job done
• Easter - the promised King Trek
Part 2
• Families - joys and challenges
• A wonderful world- that needs my care
• Talking to God
• I can choose - to trust, to obey
• Christmas- good news for everyone
Click here for a PDF of the Trek Green series Part 2 Scope and Sequence (52kb) that provides a summary content and purpose of each lesson.
Search - Green series (Ages 8-10)
Part 1
• Finding out about Jesus
• Easter- through Peter’s eyes
• Children matter to God
• A fantastic book- the Bible
• Persistence-Old Testament examples
Part 2
• I can make a difference
• Who is God?
• Jesus-worth taking notice of
• Community living –God’s way
• Christmas
Quest - Green series (Ages 10-12)
Part 1
• Why is Jesus important?
• What happened at Easter?
• Standing up for what you believe
• Values in action- as seen through some Bible characters
• Being trustworthy
Part 2
• Shine like a light
• What is God like?
• Jesus-worth getting to know
• Community living- God’s way
• Why celebrate Christmas?