The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (a.k.a. "The Atrium") has been an invaluable hands-on experience for all of the girls over the past three years. Every week, they enter a "quiet place" where they experience the Mass in miniature. Everything is small, simple and tangible. This program was pioneered by Maria Montessori. It is unique to other classroom styles of teaching because the only teacher is Jesus "The Good Shepherd" and the child learns through role play, art, music and quiet observation. The atrium is a place of prayer, in which work and study spontaneously become meditation, contemplation and prayer." Illustration by Doobs, age 5. www.cgsusa.org
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