In keeping with the principles that have always guided Protestant education, and taking into account the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity of the students attending our schools, the Protestant Moral and Religious Education programme is aimed at fostering the moral and religious development of students. The programme is not meant to indoctrinate students in any way but rather to provide them with a good understanding of Christianity and other religions while teaching them to respect and appreciate differences. Its goal, over the long term, is to have students gradually integrate moral values so that they can make their own decisions on the most important issues, in a discerning and responsible way. Naturally, the Protestant Moral and Religious Education programme is based on educational values that are inherent in Protestantism.
Protestant education stresses the value of literacy as the basis of learning and maturing.
The Structure of the Programme At each grade level of both elementary and secondary school, the Protestant Moral and Religious Education programme covers a theme appropriate to the students' age and concerns. This theme is discussed in three modules that are the same for the six grade levels of elementary school and the five grade levels of secondary school. In a culture where values are becoming increasingly relative and where media and overconsumption do little to promote the acquisition of moral and spiritual values, it is becoming more and more difficult for students to make the transition from today's action and consumption oriented world to a world of reflection.