Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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RELIGIOUS STUDIES THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES Religious life and education at Breck School is cast in an intangible and ecumenical real life situation. Our students come from many different religious and ethnical backgrounds. Consequently, although the religious tradition of the School is Episcopalian, we do in truth live under the larger canopy of God’s universal love, and seek to grow together in wisdom, and understanding of His will for our lives. The ultimate goal of the religious program at Breck School might best be defined as a preparation which will enable our boys and girls to make responsible moral and ethical decisions, and to comprehend and understand the need for proper balance between personal freedom and individual responsibility. It also seeks to give each individual a greater assurance of being loved, cared for, and appreciated. Religious Studies is a part of the regular school curriculum, and is taught at the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth and Twelfth Grade levels. Classes ordinarily meet twice a week, and there are usually two or three sections at each grade level. Courses are essentially Bible based or oriented, but seek always to relate to the everyday living experience of the students. Morning chapel services for both Upper and Lower Schools are a tradition of school life at Breck. Students are encouraged to participate in the planning and presenting of morning chapels. Frequent guest speakers and musical presentations of the Upper and Lower Schools are a tradition of school life at Breck. Students are encouraged to participate in the planning and presenting of morning chapels. Frequent guest speakers and musical presentations add interest and enrichment to the chapel program. A Celebration of the Holy Communion, at which attendance is voluntary, is held each Wednesday morning.

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ENGLISH Mr. Howard Chilberg Mr. Charle Krenx (Dept Head) The English Department is in its second year under the direction of Mr. Krenz who, in addition to begin Department Head, teaches the seventh and eighth graders. These classes work mainly to establish a firm base in grammar and vocabulary. They are also encouraged to read often and they frequently write themes to develop good writing skills. The ninth and tenth grades under the tutelage of Mr. Shaw and the eleventh and twelfth grades taught by Mr. Chilberg have embarked this year on a freer curriculum. This was done to further strengthen the department and to keep within the bounds of student interest, ability, and need. The student was allowed to choose between classroom work which was handled like a seminar and independent study which allowed the student to pursue a particular interest. Mr. Bruce Shaw 19