CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
for our Littlest Disciples

For children in grades Pre K to 1st 

Originated in 1954 in Italy by Sofia Cavalletti, a biblical scholar, and Gianna Gobi, an educator, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a model of religious education that helps the young child to enter into a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus. It seeks to create a sacred space for children called the Atrium, in which both the children and their catechists can hear, ponder, and celebrate the most essential mysteries of our Catholic faith as revealed in the Scriptures and the Liturgy. This leads little children, and quite often their entire families, to come to a deep appreciation for the sacraments, and above all,
 the Eucharist.