Welcome to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS MEETING APRIL 15

Welcome to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS MEETING APRIL 15, 2016

A CHRISTIAN GUIDE TO PHYSICAL HEALTH, PURITY, AND SEXUAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM For Parents, Sunday-School Servants and Educators 2

Introduction Ontario did it Quebec is doing it WHAT? SEXUAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM that will be mandatory in all Quebec schools WHEN? September 2017

Implementation schedule From 2015 to 2017, some 15 volunteer schools will implement the programs defined by the Ministère. The pilot projects will make it possible to adjust the learning content and staff training if necessary. Once these improvements are made, sexuality education could become compulsory in all schools. The 2017 -2018 school year Sexuality education could be extended to all schools starting in the 20172018 school year.

Highlights of Quebec Curriculum: (Very Explicit & Encourages Exploring – Sexual Freedom) 1. Sexual growth and body image 2. Identify gender stereotype, roles and social norms 3. Emotional and romantic life 4. Sexual assault, violence and activities 5. Pregnancy and birth 6. General understanding of sexuality Added for High Schools: 7. STBBIs and Pregnancy: Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Infection Prevention

In the Quebec Curriculum, There is some good content Ex: Sexual Assault Awareness & Violence Detection BUT, Most of the Content is overly explicit sexually and will create confusion and Encourage sin more than awareness

Examples of Potentially Confusing/Inappropriate Teachings from the Quebec Sexual Education Curriculum

Sunday School Objectives 1. Adopt a Life of Holiness 2. Appreciate God’s Creation 3. Feel at ease to talk to a Servant /Parent

? ? ? Source of the Problem ? ? ?

GOD Genders Marriage Sex Freedom Purpose Strategy SATAN Male, Female, 3 rd Gender: not male not Male + Female female, Personal preference. . . Husband + Wife ? +? Personal Preference, Holy – Inside Marriage Open relationships To do good according to To do what one feels it is God good Health and Salvation Sickness and Death Commandments Human Rights

Society Rejection of God Romans 1: 28 (NKJV) they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, ﻭﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻱ (FLS) Comme ils ne se sont pas souciés de connaître Dieu

War against the Truth Romans 1: 25 (NKJV) who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, . ﺍﻳ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍ eux qui ont changé la vérité de Dieu en mensonge,

War against the Truth 1 Timothy 4: 1 (NKJV) the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, ، ﺍﻳ ﺍﺣ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻳ ، ﻱ ﺍﻷ ﺍﻷﻳ ﺍﻹﻳﺍ : ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﻭ ﻳﺤ l'Esprit dit expressément que, dans les derniers temps, quelques-uns abandonneront la foi, pour s'attacher à des esprits séducteurs et à des doctrines de démons,

Result 2 Timothy 3: 13 (NKJV) evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. . ﻳ ﻳ ، ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻷﺍ ﺍ ﻳ ﻭ ﻯ les homme méchants et imposteurs avanceront toujours plus dans le mal, égarants les autres et égarés eux-mêmes.

Impact on God’s Children: Pressure - ﺿﻴﻖ Mark 13: 19 (NKJV) For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be. . ﻷ ﻭ ﻱ ﺍﻷ ﺍ ﻳ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﺍﻵ ﻭ Car la détresse, en ces jours, sera telle qu'il n'y en a point eu de semblable depuis le commencement du monde que Dieu a créé jusqu'à présent, et qu'il n'y en aura jamais.

Impact on God’s Children 2 Timothy 3: 12 all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. . ﻳ ﺍﻳ ﻳﻭ ﻳﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﻱ ﺍﻳ ﻭ ﻭ tous ceux qui veulent vivre pieusement en Jésus Christ seront persécutés.

The Message to our Children Matthew 24: 4 (NKJV) And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. . » ﺍﻭﺍ ﻻ : ﺍ ﻭ Jésus leur répondit: Prenez garde que personne ne vous séduise.

The Message to our Children Romans 12: 2 (NKJV) do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. . ﻻ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﻳ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ Ne vous conformez pas au siècle présent, mais soyez transformés par le renouvellement de l'intelligence, afin que vous discerniez quelle est la volonté de Dieu, ce qui est bon, agréable et parfait.

Evil People will Reap what they sow Romans 1: 27 (NKJV) receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. . ﺍﻳ ﻱ ﺍ ﻻ ﺍ recevant en eux-mêmes le salaire que méritait leur égarement.

The Concern of the Church 2 Corinthians 11: 3 (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. . ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻱ ﻱ ﺍﻳ ، ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ Toutefois, de même que le serpent séduisit Eve par sa ruse, je crains que vos pensées ne se corrompent et ne se détournent de la simplicité à l'égard de Christ.

Our Attitude 2 Corinthians 2: 15 (NKJV) For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. . ﻱ ﺍﻳ ﻭ ، ﻷ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ Nous sommes, en effet, pour Dieu la bonne odeur de Christ, parmi ceux qui sont sauvés et parmi ceux qui périssent:

Dear Parents: Remember the commandments given you the day your children were baptized ﺗﺬﻛﺮﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻮﺻﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﻗﻴﻠﺖ ﻟﻜﻢ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﻌﻤﻮﺩﻳﺔ ﺍﻭﻻﺩﻛﻢ

Parents Responsibility towards their Children Proverbs 22: 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. . ﺍﻱﻳﻯﺍﺿﻻﻳ Instruis l'enfant selon la voie qu'il doit suivre; Et quand il sera vieux, il ne s'en détournera pas.

Parents Responsibility towards their Children Deuteronomy 11: 18 -19 "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. . ﻭﺍ ﺍﻱ ﻟﻰ ﻭ ﻭ ﺍﻭﺍ ﻻ ﻟﻰ ﻳ ﻟ ﺍ ﻭ ﻭﺍ ﻻ ﻳ ﺍ ﻳ ﻭ ﻱ ﻭ ﻳ ﻭ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﻳ ﺍﻭ ﻳ ﻭﻭ Mettez dans votre coeur et dans votre âme ces paroles que je vous dis. Vous les lierez comme un signe sur vos mains, et elles seront comme des fronteaux entre vos yeux. Vous les enseignerez à vos enfants, et vous leur en parlerez quand tu seras dans ta maison, quand tu iras en voyage, quand tu te coucheras et quand tu te lèveras.

What are you going to do? Do not be shy to discuss controversial issues with your children For those who are SHY or BUSY, Ask yourself ?

What is better? OR 1 - Ignore the problem 1 - Get informed 2 - Find courage 2 - Remain shy 3 Discuss and 3 - Lose your children guide your children

When did our Church decide to take action? • Parents’ concern about the Ministry of Education program. We got a sample of Québec sexual education program in secondary 7 & 8 from one of the CONCERNED parent. • It was clear that the Church needed to take action about this subject because of the growing dangers of the influence of the society on our children (friends, books, internet, Anti-Christian Politics, and media).

Focus Group 1. Christine Mikhail, MD 2. Myriam Ghobriel, Psychotherapist Teachers: 3, 4. Mariam Yousef & Neveen Asham 5. Marlina Farag, Nurse General Coordinator: Talaat Atalla Spiritual Overseer: Fr. Tadros El-Masry Servants and Parents Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dr. Soheir Atalla Mariam Matta Shary Ayad Nagy Basha Noha Awad Germine Demitri

http: //www. virginmarymtl. org/health_sexuality_education. html A Webpage in our Church Website was designed to include : Articles , books, presentations, sermons, videos, cartoons, etc. .

On Going Effort • Regular Committee Meetings • Research to get more Christian guides in 3 languages to enhance our web site. • Parents and servants self education, all what you want to know is on the web. • A new book About Purity Bishop Youssef in SUS is in print. • Biblical references to purity , chastity and sexual immoralities: Verses Project are almost done • Kindergarten lessons were adapted to answer our Quebec curriculum

Still to be done Thorough Study of the Quebec Curriculum year by year Use the Western Canada purity program and the SUSCOPTS Purity program when it will come out To develop lessons to be Integrated in our current Sunday school program that will correct the damage that the Quebec curriculum will do as well as build the Christian understanding of Purity and sexual Health in our Children

Our Teaching Strategy Because there are Difficulties, discomforts and embarrassment of dealing with these sensitive and delicate issues (parents and servants) in our conservative and traditional culture. The Focus group professionals will teach the difficult and complicated lessons in the curriculum Simpler topics will be incorporated in some of our Sunday School curriculum Can be taught by the Sunday School servants Servants’ Meeting General Training started about the psychoemotional and sexual development of children

Western Canada Coptic Orthodox Diocese Christian program Lesson structure: Every Lesson has 2 parts: Part 1: Introduction of the Issue Summary and reference (page. . Section…) of the controversial issue in the government curriculum School Teacher’s Statement What should the Student retain from the lesson Part 2: Christian Corrective lesson Lesson from the Christian Perspective Material to be retained by the student Discussion Supported by biblical verses, ready Q&A, parent discipline References and Resources 33

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