Please see the FAQ subpage for common questions and the forms subpage for the material for each age range to be taught to your child this year. 

What is Circle of Grace?

Circle of Grace is the approved safe environment training program for elementary, junior high and high school students enrolled in religious education in the Archdiocese.

The goal of the Circle of Grace program is to educate and empower children and young people to actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others.

Circle of Grace is the love and goodness of God that surrounds us and all others. It is the recognition that God is with us always and is there to help us in difficult situations. Through the Circle of Grace program, adults assist children and youth to recognize God’s love by understanding that each of us lives and moves within a Circle of Grace.

The Circle of Grace program teaches children and young people to seek help from a trusted adult, reinforcing God’s presence in their real life struggles.

Grade & Lesson

Kindergarten What is the Circle of Grace? 

Activity - The Stoplight: Feelings Touch and Secrets Safety Plan

1st Grade What is the Circle of Grace? 

Activity - The Stoplight: Feelings Touch and Secrets Safety Plan

2nd Grade What is the Circle of Grace? 

Activity - The Stoplight: Feelings Touch and Secrets Safety Plan

3rd Grade What is the Circle of Grace? 

Activity - Boundaries and our limits of our Circle of Grace Action Plan 

4th Grade Internet Safety

5th Grade Understanding the Influence of the Media on our Circle of Grace 

6th Grade Circle of Grace: Pieces of the Puzzle 

  Safe Relationships: Putting the Puzzle Together

  Boundaries: Every Piece has its Border

  Safety PLAAN: When Something Doesn’t Fit 

7th Grade Saying "No" to Disrespect: Honoring 

Activity - Everyone’s Circle of Grace

8th Grade How to be Morally Responsible in Today’s Culture

9th, 10th & 11 Grades Communion of Saints Activity - Action PLAAN

  Mary and Joseph say "Yes" 

  When the Circle is Broken 

  Recognizing and Responding to Boundary Violations 

  Boundaries and Emotional Grooming

12th Grade Love and the Theology of the Body