Below we have provided an initial repository of various Orthodox Christian resources for Sunday Schools in our parishes. We plan to add resources either home grown from various parishes or made available through other Orthodox jurisdictions.
Our next step will be to add more adult resources and to list all of our Orthodox Christian youth camps and their contact information.
We are also in the beginning stages of discussing how to better connect and equip our youth in the diocese of the Midwest for the glory of our Lord’s kingdom.
If you have more resources, suggestions, and ideas please email us at education@domoca.org and we can discuss how to share these resources.
Priest Daniel Greeson
Director of the Department of Education
Church School Resources
OCA – Department of Education
This resource has activity books, FOCUS Units with great curriculum, and then also more focused and timely MINI Units.
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Christian Education Ministry
https://www.antiochian.org/dashboard?name=christian%20education
The Antiochians are adopting an Archdiocese wide curriculum. This year’s theme is derived from the Book of Exodus.
https://www.antiochian.org/dashboard?name=Book%20of%20Exodus%20Curriculum
Dr. Pat’s Orthodox Super Sunday School Curriculum
https://orthodoxsundayschool.org/
The goal of this curriculum was to meet the needs of the mission or small parish for a unified curriculum, flexible to varying numbers of students of varying ages. The entire curriculum repeats every four years, each time with increasing depth.
Illumination Learning
https://illumination-learning.com/main/
Great Lenten resources here! Very focused on the practices of the Church and incorporating our children into the life of the Church via those practices. Also, there are Church School resources based in the Gospels and St. Paul that are modeled off of a “One Curriculum” model. The idea behind this model is to have everyone in our parish learn about the same topic in order to nurture understanding of our faith, to bring families together in conversation about each week’s lesson, and to promote greater understanding and participation in relation to each year’s overall topic of study.
Greek Archdiocese Department of Religious Education
Orthodox Journeys
https://www.orthodoxjourneys.com/
This is an all in one curriculum solution for your Church School. Please take a look through this PDF presentation to get a better understanding: Orthodox Journeys »
Orthodox Pebbles
Orthodox Pebbles sprung forth from our effort to effectively organize, coordinate and teach Sunday School at our local Greek Orthodox parish. As religious educators, we have been striving to familiarize our students with our Church, its theology, services, customs and traditions, within an environment of Christian fellowship and community…
Their material is geared toward younger children, ranging in age from Preschool to lower Elementary. Their content includes background information, Bible references, icon explanation, storytelling resources, worksheets, crafts, games and other fun activity ideas. Their resources can be used both in the Sunday School classroom and in the home, and are meant to complement, not replace, the official Orthodox Church curricula.
St Raphael Schole Academy
https://scholeacademy.com/st-raphael-school/
This resource is not just for homeschooling! St Raphael’s also has small units and even hosts online youth camps.
Adult Learning Resources
Coming Soon