Brisbane Water Secondary College provides a safe and nurturing environment
for students to develop.
In keeping with this, the YouthLife (REM) program has been successfully taught
at Brisbane Water College since 1989 as SRE (Special Religious Education).
The program teaches basic Christian values that are shared by all the major
denominations.
It supports student self-esteem by emphasizing the value of each individual and
provides a grounding in ethical standards for society.
The program stresses our common humanity and encourages tolerance and
understanding and responsibility to those less able to care for themselves.
It attempts to develop individual responsibility for one’s actions.
It is taught by qualified SRE teachers who are representatives of the majority of
the peninsula churches and it presents the approved Department of Education
program.
Further Benefits of the YouthLife Program
There are many other reasons why the YouthLife program on Christianity is
beneficial for students:
Christianity is the basis of our legal system
It is the bedrock of our social justice system
It is fundamental in understanding a great body of our literature
It encourages students to value one another, to be thoughtful about the life
choices they make and to act ethically
Topics included are engaging and relevant
Some of the topics include:
Identity
Ethics
Forgiveness
Keys to a relationship
Social justice
Dealing with pain
Truth and trust
World poverty
Grief and loss
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The teachers also aim to enrich the school outside of the classes by coaching
sporting teams, running the 40 hour famine, helping with film club and various
other areas.
The Youthlife program is non-denominational and non-sectarian. It is financially
supported by 10 churches on the peninsula: Anglican (2), Baptist, Church of
Christ, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and The Uniting
Church of Australia (2).