Vocations Curriculum

So many students hear about vocations only one time a year during a discussion of the sacraments. A more effective way to reach students is to allow them to explore information about vocations regularly. Students can learn about the priesthood, consecrated life, and marriage more thoroughly through the various vocation curricula options. Some of these can be purchased by a diocese or school, and others are free for all to use. Decide how you can sprinkle in age-appropriate lessons about vocations throughout the year.

Resources: 

Preschool-12

Catholic Education Vocation Talking Points empowers Catholic educators to introduce vocational discernment in the classroom, guiding young hearts toward a relationship with God and helping them understand His unique call for their lives. It provides age-appropriate tools to foster a sense of purpose, encouraging students to see their lives as a response to God’s love, whether through priesthood, consecrated life, or sacramental marriage. Beginning as early as Pre-K and continuing through high school, these resources help students develop the habit of listening for God’s voice. By exploring vocations in relatable ways, educators can inspire children and teens to joyfully consider how they are called to live out their faith.

Talking Points

Talking Points (Spanish)

K-4- FREE

Cultivating the Virtues | God Gives the Growth is a video series by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Each virtue unit, taught by a Sister, is divided into four distinct lessons with videos, worksheets, and activities.

K-8 – FREE

USCCB Lessons for National Vocation Awareness Week offers two lessons about vocations for each grade grouping. The lessons offer materials and procedures.

K-12 – FREE

The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles have produced a top-quality vocation curriculum with five lessons. Materials for each grade grouping include lesson plan, charts, videos and more.

6-12 -FREE

Vocations Outreach and Outreach of Franciscan University of Steubenville has created adaptable lessons using their Day in the Life series of videos, Photo Gallery, Vocation Story Collection, and Answers from Religious Video Series.

7-12 -FREE

For Love Alone is a short documentary film on the beauty and vitality of religious life. It is a powerful resource to share with your students when discussing and promoting vocations. These lesson plans will help you and your students get the most out of For Love Alone.

God has created each of us uniquely – to play a unique role in our time and our world. But how do we know what God is calling us to do? If He is calling us, why can’t we hear Him more clearly? What will we have to take on or give up if we follow His call?

These are the questions we’ll explore together in CALLED: Discover Your Vocation. With practical help and insights from presenters who’ve lived out these questions, CALLED walks through the importance of Vocation, how to discern Vocation as more than just a job, the call to the priesthood, and consecrated life, and the deeper meaning of marriage. CALLED includes five sessions on 5 DVDs for small group discipleship or individual study.

Videos, Leader Guide, and Participants Guide are offered Free on FORMED or can be purchased here:

K-12 – PAID SUBSCRIPTION

Vianney Vocations designed a curriculum Vocation Lessons that inspires Catholic students to appreciate each vocation and become open to God’s will. Lessons are geared toward each grade and can be accessed online or in print.