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Our online Catholic CCD and Religious Education program provides flexible, parish-approved catechism courses for grades K–12. Trusted by priests, Directors of Religious Education, and parents since 2004. CatechismClass.com programs are an intuitive, feature-rich curriculum that enables real-time notifications for DRE and catechists, automated grading, roster reports, and much more!
CatechismClass.com Children's Program Highlights For Parents or Parishes
- CatechismClass.com proudly offers a variety of children's faith formation courses for both parishes and individual families.
- Highly Affordable Courses with Volume Discounts Available
- Faithful to the Catholic Church's Magisterium
- Flexible Online-Self Study Courses. Students learn online at their own pace since not everyone learns at the same speed or in the same way.
- Interactive lessons combining text with beautiful artwork, music, audio prayers, interactive activities, and automatically graded quizzes.
- Fully narrated, allowing auditory students to easily listen to the content.
- Significant Time Saver. We handle all record-keeping and grading to make it easier on parents and parishes.
What Do CatechismClass.com Children's Courses Include?
- Readings with commentary and explanations from authoritative Catholic sources.
- Relevant Scripture Passages and Catechism Passages in each lesson.
- The Scripture passages and the Catechism references are synthesized into a form that consistently makes the link between the two.
- Information on the lives and spirituality of the saints as they pertain to the lesson and the Liturgical Calendar.
- Practice of essential Catholic Prayers in both English and Latin along with audio pronunciation included.
- Links to various legitimate and age-appropriate Catholic websites that reinforce the lesson and provide additional readings to help your children explore the Faith.
- Activities that reinforce the lesson (e.g. living out the works of mercy, participation in the parish life and community, fun and engaging projects, and interactive online activities. The Faith must be lived out and is not a mere intellectual exercise. We strive to help make your children holy.
- Devotional and pious prayers to say as a conclusion to the lesson.
Who Can Order These Classes?
- We proudly serve both Catholic parents and parishes. If you are a parent, catechist, priest, or Director of Religious Education, our children's catechism courses are designed to help you teach the fullness of the Faith to your students.
- Families who want long-term access can also choose our Children’s All-Access Pass, which unlocks all children’s and high-school-level catechism courses for one low price.
- Parish Directors of Religious Education can view full parish implementation options and volume pricing on our Parish Program Overview page.
Does CatechismClass.com Have Endorsements?
Yes! Our organization produces online classes for Catholics with the expressed written permission of the Vatican. We have the support of Dr. Scott Hahn, Karl Keating (the founder of Catholic Answers), and numerous priests and bishops. Browse our About Us Page for various endorsements and testimonials.
How Can CatechismClass.com Be Right for Your Family?
- Supplement your child's religious education with our pioneering online children's Faith Formation Classes. We were founded in 2004 and have been innovative leaders in online Catholic classes. Our at-home resources allow you to educate your children with the fullness of the Catholic Faith and learn in the process too.
- Play an active role (if desired) in your child's Catholic Formation.
- Certificates of Completion are issued for each grade course completed. We keep historical records of all grade reports for your convenience.
How Can CatechismClass.com Be Right for Your Parish?
We are honored to help parishes seeking to use our children's courses as supplemental programs or as their primary religious education program. In either event, accountability and integrity underscore our programs as we work to make our children both saints and scholars.
Supplemental Program
- Great for students with special needs who are unable to attend weekly classes or those with scheduling conflicts. Our courses are available any time of day.
- Allows students to catch up on previous years of missed religious education.
- Students can use our materials to supplement what they are learning through a traditional textbook. Parishes often comment on the exceptional quality of our programs.
Primary Religious Education Program
- Use our courses as your primary religious education materials—no need for expensive textbooks that students easily lose. Children complete their work online at home or in parish classrooms.
- Students may complete their quizzes at home with their parents, encouraging family faith formation.
- Teachers, Directors of Religious Education, and Priests can teach in person or virtually using our lessons. Lessons can be shared on screen during class or completed independently afterward.
Accountability & Integrity in Both Options
- Our program, built by Fr. James Zatalava, includes built-in accountability features. As students take lessons, you will receive instant quiz reports showing their results, time spent, and progress.
- Online education does not mean lower quality. Our lessons are among the most complete and thorough ever produced, allowing you to ensure students spend meaningful time learning.
- If you prefer not to receive test reports, you can easily disable this feature and use our programs purely as a home-study option.
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Explore Individual Grade and Children’s Courses
Browse our complete selection of Catholic children’s religion programs, including every grade level, homeschool bundles, and the Children’s All-Access Pass.
- Kindergarten Religion Program
- 1st Grade Religion Program
- 2nd Grade Religion Program
- 3rd Grade Religion Program
- 4th Grade Religion Program
- 5th Grade Religion Program
- 6th Grade Religion Program
- 7th Grade Religion Program
- 8th Grade Religion Program
- High School Religion Program (Grades 9–12)
Children’s Sacramental Preparation Courses
Homeschool & All-Access Options
- Homeschool Package Level I (Grades 1–4)
- Homeschool Package Level II (Grades 5–8)
- Homeschool Package Level III (Grades 9–12)
- Children’s All-Access Pass – includes all grade-level and sacramental courses for one low price.
Parishes can also review multi-student discounts and implementation options on our Parish Program Overview page.