Augustine institute
Teachers for Christ
"We are witnesses of these things." (Acts 5:32)
"We are witnesses of these things." (Acts 5:32)
Teachers for Christ is a program that forms Catholic teachers of all subject areas so that they are ready to place the best practices of Catholic liberal education at the service of the temporal and eternal good of the whole human person.
Students complete the two-year graduate program debt-free with the Master of Arts in Catholic Education from the Augustine Institute, an alternative teaching license from the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education's Catholic Educator Formation and Credential Program, and extensive classroom experience in Catholic schools in Missouri and Illinois, and in the member schools of ICLE's international network.
Learn more from the directors of this program on a live webinar on October 29, 2024.
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Teachers for Christ integrates intellectual, spiritual, and moral formation through a sequence of collaborative projects and hands-on experiences, reading and discussion, informal talks and formal lectures, and a communal life rooted in prayer and the sacraments. This formation synthesizes the insights of the coursework, ICLE training, and the classroom apprenticeship.
This program seeks Catholic men and women who have completed their undergraduate degree within the past four years, desire to serve as teachers in Catholic schools, and are able to commit to a two-year program of study, formation, and apprenticeship.
There are no out-of-pocket costs for Teachers for Christ. Full-tuition scholarships and course books are provided as well as room and board during the 14 months of residence at the Augustine Institute. During the program’s second year, schools hosting Teachers for Christ will provide living arrangements or financial support for room and board.
Upon graduation, Teachers for Christ are offered placement counseling and assistance in the member schools of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education and in diocesan schools across the United States and a year-long post-graduate mentorship experience with ICLE staff and master teachers.
The Teachers for Christ program seeks students who have:
The admission process includes the submission of letters of recommendation and several essays, interviews by videoconference and in person, and a psychological evaluation. Although there is no strict requirement of service, it is expected that Teachers for Christ will commit to a minimum of three years of teaching in Catholic schools.
Applications will open on August 30, 2024 and close on January 20, 2025. The program will begin on June 2, 2025 on campus at the Augustine Institute.
Teachers for Christ follow a course of studies that integrates the Augustine Institute’s M.A. in Catholic Education with the Catholic Educator Formation and Credential Program of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education. The rhythm of instruction involves two Master’s courses during each of the program’s six semesters, interwoven with workshops, seminars, and mentorship meetings that supply formation in the art of teaching and in the essential disciplines of the Christian life.
CEDU 501: Catholic Education: Ends, Principles, and Means
CEDU 502: Christian Anthropology
Workshops and seminars with ICLE Complete Protecting God’s Children through the Archdiocese of St. Louis
SCRP 501: Salvation History
THEO 505: The Rule of Faith
Classroom observation, tutoring, and after-school programs in the schools of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
SCRP 502: Jesus & the Gospels
THEO 506: Light to the Nations
Classroom observation, tutoring, and after-school programs in the schools of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
CEDU 503: History of Catholic Education
CEDU 504: The Art of Teaching
Workshops and seminars with ICLE
CEDU 601: The Catholic Classroom
Elective course
Half-time apprentice teaching at an ICLE member school
CEDU 602: The Liberal Arts in the Catholic Classroom
Elective course
Half-time apprentice teaching at an ICLE member school