The Program
The STATIC Program is an innovative 3 year confirmation program designed to give the students ownership of their faith. Each topic is delivered in 5 interactive lessons designed to engage the youth in the learning process.
Although we have created a learning path, the program can be customized to your learning needs. Each topic can stand on its own and is an excellent resource for your existing program, or even used for youth based RCIA programs.
The journals are suitable for use with youth and adults, and each one tackles a different aspects of our faith. The service books will walk anyone who is need of Christian service through the discernment, action and creativity process of service. This program is suitable for all age groups and can be used as a standalone or class room lead program.
With the large group activity book you will be able to create fun and interactive learning for the whole student body. STATIC was designed as an alternating program, with the sessions alternating between small group and large group activities. Each session, small or large group, is designed to teach important concepts of our faith.
The line between the class room and youth group becomes blurred when using the STATIC formation process. As we like to say at STATIC, we do not catechize, we STATICIZE .
The STATIC Program
The program can be customized to meet your parish needs. With each topic containing only five sessions, you control the length and direction you wish for your program to go. STATIC provides you with the tools you need to create a dynamic youth program that fits your needs, not ours.
Becoming: Free
This 5 session lesson takes the student on a journey with Moses and the Israelites as they are set free from slavery and enter in to freedom. Each lesson is told as a story sitting around a campfire, were the students will be transported back to a day when the faith was passed on using the oral tradition.
The Teacher will lead the students through a series of retelling the Exodus story, relaying the important themes and lessons of this Old Testament story. The students will be actively engaged in the story telling process, allowing their imagination to transport them back to the original Exodus and the trials of the chosen people.
Each lesson will include bible passages to look up, family home work and journaling passages. This interactive class will challenge both student and teacher to grow in their faith by better understanding the story of the Israelites and their struggle for freedom.
Becoming: Inspired
This 5 session lesson introduces the students to the writers of the Gospels. Each of the Gospel writers are introduced and examined as everyday people, who like us, are followers of Christ. The motives and audience of each of the writes is dissected and examined. Each lesson includes interactive activities to help engage the students in the learning process.
The Teachers will lead the students through the Gospels by discovering who the writer was, what message they were trying to convey and how their personal life experiences help them to convey the message of salvation.
Each lesson will include bible passages to look up, family home work and journaling passages. This interactive class will introduce the writers of the Gospels as everyday people, changing how both the students and teachers will look at and read the Gospels.
Becoming: Disciples
This 5 session lesson introduces the students to the book of The Acts. Using the book of Act they will discover the early Church and how she was formed. They will experience the feelings of being imprisoned with Paul and learn of the first Church councils held. Using interactive activities at the start of each lesson to help demonstrate the point of the lesson to come, the students will both physically and mentally participate in the learning process.
The teachers will lead the students through the Book of Acts as they discover the early faith and the trial and triumphs of the early followers of Christ. The lessons are designed to show the students the humanity of our faith along with the divinity, with Christ as our head.
Each lesson will include bible passages to look up, family homework and journaling passages. This interactive class will challenge both student and teachers to a deeper understanding of Church.
Becoming: Personal
This 5 session lesson introduces the students to prayer within the Catholic Church. Using probing questions the students will be taken through prayer as a form of communication with God. They will discover the Holy Mass in a whole new way and will be challenged to look at prayer and the mass through a different set of eyes.
The teachers will lead the students through the how’s and why’s of our prayer life, dissecting and investigating our prayer life; Calling both the student and teacher to a deeper appreciation the Holy Mass and our personal relationship with God.
Each lesson includes probing questions designed to help the students look deep within themselves to discover their relationship with God. Interactive activities will lead the students and teachers to a deeper understanding of prayer and how it is an important aspect of their faith life.
Becoming: Church
This 5 session lesson introduces the students to the concept of Church as more than just brick and mortar. Using the Saints, passages from the bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, each lesson dives in to the concept of the living Church. They will be challenged to rethink their roll and involvement in the Church and be asked questions that will challenge them to a new understanding of what it means to be Church.
The teachers will lead the students through a self discovery of Church and how is applies to their lives. Both student and teacher will be on a path of rediscovery of how they interact with the Church and how the Church is integrated in to daily lives.
Each lesson includes activities designed to challenge the students and deepen their understanding of Church. Through the use of interactive activities designed to complement the lesson the students will become active participants in the learning process.
Becoming: Known
This 5 session lesson introduces the students to the concept of faith formation and the life long process of growing in our faith. Each session is designed to give the student new tools to help them find their way in the modern world. Using modern day films to help illustrate the concept of the lessons, students will gain insight in to their faith walk.
The teachers will lead the students on a journey of discovery, teaching them to set their internal compass on God. Using interactive lessons, Saints and modern films the students and teachers will discover tools and concepts to help them on their journey to God.
Each lesson will include thought provoking questions designed to help guide the students to an understanding of the choices they face in life. The interactive lessons and movies are designed to teach the students how to use the tools God has provided them for their journey that is just beginning with their conformation.
Journaling: Conversations with God
A walk thru the bible
This journal will walk the student through the bible, starting with Genesis and ending with Revelations. This 13 topic journal will teach the students how to journal and provide them with a crash course in the bible. Each journal passage will include a little history or facts concerning the book of the bible the passage is from. Each passage will be followed up with 3 questions designed to help them begin the journaling process.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
A walk thru Faith
This journal will walk the student through the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Using 13 questions as the starting point, the journal will respond to each question using the Catechism as its foundation. Each passage will include a brief explanation (STATICISM ™) of the Catechism passage. Each passage is followed up with 3 questions designed to help the students gain a better understanding of the passage.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
Saints & You
This journal will take the students on a path of self discovery using the bible and quotes from the saints as the source of discovery. Each passage will look at a different aspect of prayer and discovery, followed up with a reflection designed to help you think more deeply about the passage just read. Each passage will be followed up with 3 questions designed to help you discover your own destiny and how that destiny fits in to the life of the Church. There are 16 passages to help the students on their path of discovery.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
Discernment (Step 1)
Book one in a three book series is designed to help the students understand what service is and how to discover opportunities for service. This book will walk the student through the process of discernment and discovering their gifts and talents. They will use this book to help them in the process of researching different opportunities of service within the community. They will learn how to choose what service best fits with their gifts and how to use them. The book is designed to walk the students through a process of self-discovery and give them an introduction to service.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
Doing (Step 2)
Book two in a three book series is designed to help the students understand the process of serving. In this book they will be asked to choose one service organization to offer their skills to. They will be challenged to report on the process and provide feedback from the organization they served. Each student will be required to provide feedback on the overall experience and provide information about the organization they work with.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
Become (Step 3)
Book three in a three book series is designed to challenge the students in to creating their own service opportunities. They will be asked to research, design and implement a service project of their own creation. This project cannot be preexisting, the concept is to teach the students that there are all kinds of ways we can be servants. Using the three books they will have learned that becoming a servant uses skills that most would not even consider. They learned the process of discernment in book one, and use it in book three to help them decide on the project they wish to start. In book two they learn the nuts and bolts of serving others by offering their talents and gifts to others. They will use the lessons learned in step two to help them determine what gifts of theirs they wish to utilize in step three.
Step three will challenge the students to step outside of the box and create a program or project that best fits their talents and gifts.
This book can be used as a supplement to the class room or as a class itself. It is designed to introduce the students to the journaling process and the stories and books of the bible.
Discover Holy people and Saints in our Someone to Follow series, use the four page booklets as handouts or use them for teaching a class on Catholics we should follow.
Modern movies often times have very relevant messages for your faith formation, it just takes someone to “unpack” it for us, STATIC provides you with Faith in Films, a 4 page newsletter style document you can use for movie nights or as part of your class room curriculum.
To get a sample of these or to find out our other resources contact STATIC at sales@staticplace.com, we would be happy to send you free samples of our innovative program.