LSC: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SENIOR ONE

This textbook is part of the reform of the school curriculum in Uganda. Changes are in terms of what is taught in schools, how it is taught and how long it should take. This will make you a unique
person when you leave school and whatever you do thereafter. In the past, the main aim of going to school was to acquire knowledge that is, facts and ideas about each subject. Now the
main aim is that you acquire both knowledge and understanding as you develop skills, values and competences. These skills or competencies include the ability to think for yourself and to be
able to communicate with others what you have learnt, to think creatively and critically to develop your own ideas, and information rather than just relying on what the teacher or textbook tells you.
This book is aimed at promoting the spiritual and moral development of learners. It will encourage you to search for meaning, value and purpose of morality, and beliefs that are upheld in society. It has a
variety of activities for you to do, and information for you to read. The activities present to you the opportunity to learn and find out things for yourself. Some of the activities will require you to think about the knowledge and ideas you already have, based on your own experiences in life and within your own community. In using this book, therefore, it is essential that you do all the activities. They are the most important part of the book.
You can also learn a lot from other learners within the groups created in class. Ideas are shared together. You learn and achieve together. A learning problem can easily be solved by discussing it with others.
Opportunities to learn are well shared and different tasks are given to every member of the group. Many of the activities in this book, therefore, involve discussion or other activities in groups, or pairs.
One of the objectives of the new curriculum is to help you find things out for yourself. Some activities, therefore, ask you to do research using books in the library, the internet if your school has it, or other
sources such as newspapers and magazines. This means you will develop the skills of learning for yourself when you leave school. Your teacher will help you if your school does not have a good library or
internet.