The Pathfinder Curriculum

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TEACHING PART 1

Teaching the Personal Growth & Spiritual Discovery Tracks

Presented by

Lyndene Wright

                 

  Friend   Companion   Explorer   Ranger   Voyager   Guide

Involve-ment

Be in Grade 5 and an

active member of a

Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 6 and an

active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 7 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 8 and an

active member of a

Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 9 and an

active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 10 and an

active member of a Pathfinder Club

Commit-

ment

Repeat the Pledge and Law

  Repeat the Pledge and Law

  Repeat the Pledge and Law

  Repeat the Pledge and Law

  Repeat the Aim and Motto

  Repeat the Aim and Motto

Read the Happy Path

  Read Finding the Right Path

  Understand the meaning

of the Pledge by reciting

the meanings

  Understand the meaning of the

Law by reciting the meanings

  Understand the meaning of the Aim with a project

  Understand the meaning of the

Motto with a project

Growth

Earn the Friend Reading

Certificate

  Earn the Companion

Reading Certificate

  Earn the Explorer Reading Certificate

  Earn the Ranger Reading Certificate

  Earn the Voyager Reading Certificate

  Earn the Guide Reading Certificate

Old Testament Bible Character

  1. Desire of Ages Ch 7-9

  1. Acts & Acts of the Apostles pp 9-56

  1. Great Controversy - 5 Chapters

  1. 50 Pages on Ellen White

  1. Great Controversy - 4 Chapters

3 Articles etiquette

  Book on National Hero

  2. Patriarchs and Prophets Ch. 7

  2. 2 Newspaper articles -Good Samaritan

concepts

  2. Biography of Early SDA Church leader

  2. 4 articles on youthful moral issues

3. 2 art. on nutrition 2 on drugs

  2 articles on National Heros

  3. 5 articles on Astronomy

  3. Creation -Science Conflict

  3.Book on Vegetarianism

  3. 2 art. on drugs 2 on exercise

4. 1 book Nature

  Book on Missions   4. 2 Articles on Health & Fitness

  4. 2 art. Alcohol problems 1 art.

aerobics

  4.Book on Christian leadership

  4. Biography Early Church leader

Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading

Personal Growth

Personal GrowthInvolvement

Friend   Companion   Explorer   Ranger   Voyager   GuideBe in Grade 5 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 6 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 7 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 8 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 9 and n active member of a Pathfinder Club

  Be in Grade 10 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club

Where do I start a new pathfinder?

Options At the beginning (Friend

class) At their grade level

Friend   Companion   Explorer   Ranger   Voyager   GuideRepeat the Pledge

and Law  Repeat the Pledge

and Law  Repeat the Pledge

and Law  Repeat the Pledge

and Law  Repeat the Aim and

Motto  Repeat the Aim and

Motto

Personal GrowthCommitment

PATHFINDER PLEDGE By the grace of God,I will be pure, kind and trueI will keep the Pathfinder LawI will be a servant of GodAnd a friend to man. 

PATHFINDER LAW Keep the Morning WatchDo my honest partCare for my bodyKeep a level eyeBe courteous and obedientWalk softly in the sanctuaryKeep a song in my heartGo on God's errands  

AY AIM The Advent message to all the world in this generation.   AY MOTTO The love of Christ constraineth us.   

Friend   Companion   Explorer   Ranger   Voyager   GuideRead the Happy

Path  Read Finding the

Right Path  Understand the

meaning of the Pledge by

reciting the meanings

  Understand the meaning of the Law by reciting the meanings

  Understand the meaning of the Aim with a project

  Understand the meaning of the

Motto with a project

Personal GrowthCommitment

Memorize the Meanings found in the Pathfinder Bible

Memorize the Meanings found in the Pathfinder Bible

Find a meaningful way to understand the Aim

Find a meaningful way to understand the Motto

Friend   Companion   Explorer   Ranger   Voyager   GuideEarn the Friend Reading Certificate

  Earn the Companion Reading Certificate

  Earn the Explorer Reading Certificate

  Earn the Ranger Reading Certificate

  Earn the Voyager Reading Certificate

  Earn the Guide Reading Certificate

Old Testament Bible Character

  1. Desire of Ages Ch 7-9

  1. Acts & Acts of the Apostles pp 9-56

  1. Great Controversy - 5 Chapters

  1. 50 Pages on Ellen White

  1. Great Controversy - 4 Chapters

3 Articles etiquette

  Book on National Hero

  2. Patriarchs and Prophets Ch. 7

  2. 2 Newspaper art.

Good Samaritan idea

  2. Biography of Early

SDA Church leader

  2. 4 articles on youthful moral

issues

3. 2 art. on nutrition 2 on drugs

  2 articles on National

Heroes

  3. 5 articles on Astronomy

  3. Creation -Science Conflict

  3.Book on Vegetarianism

  3. 2 art. on drugs 2 on

exercise

4. 1 book Nature   Book on Missions   4. 2 Articles on Health &

Fitness

  4. 2 articles alcohol 1 article aerobics

  4.Book on Christian leadership

  4. Biography Early Church leader

Personal GrowthGrowth

Collect all the reading materials and have them available for check out. Most of the reading ties to a requirement in the curriculum. Pathfinders should read the material before the matching class.

Personal GrowthGrowth

Mark Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth

Matthew 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job

Luke Song of Solomon Isaiah Lamentations Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zachariah Malachi

FriendFriend    CompanionCompanion    ExplorerExplorer    RangerRanger    VoyagerVoyager    GuideGuideBible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading   Bible Reading

Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastics John Acts Romans 1&2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1&2 Thessalonians 1&2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1&2 Peter 1,2&3 John Jude Daniel Revelation

½ Encounter Series #1

Gospels and Desire of Ages

½ Encounter Series #1

Gospels and Desire of Ages

1 Mark 1-9 968 to 979

2   Mark 10-16 979 to 989

3   Genesis 1-10 1 to 9

4   Genesis 11-20 9 to 17

5   Genesis 21-28 17 to 26

6   Genesis 29-35 26 to 34

7   Genesis 36-43 34 to 44

8   Genesis 44-Exodus 2 44 to 53

9   Exodus 3-11 53 to 61

10   Exodus 12-19 61 to 70

11   Exodus 20-28 70 to 79

12   Exodus 29-36 79 to 88

13   Exodus 37-Leviticus 5 88 to 96

14   Leviticus 6-13 96 to 105

15   Leviticus 14-21 105 to 114

16   Leviticus 22-27 114 to 122

17   Numbers 1-6 122 to 130

18   Numbers 7-14 131 to 140

19   Numbers 15-22 140 to 148

20   Numbers 23-28 148 to 157

21   Numbers 29-36 157 to 165

22   Deuteronomy 1-7 165 to 174

23   Deuteronomy 8-17 174 to 183

24   Deuteronomy 18-27 183 to 192

25   Deuteronomy 28-34 192 to 202

26   Joshua 1-9 202 to 211

27   Joshua 10-18 211 to 220

28   Joshua 19-24 220 to 226

29   Judges 1-7 227 to 235

30   Judges 8-14 235 to 244

31   Judges 15-21 244 to 252

32   Ruth 1-4 252 to 256

Pages in the

Pathfinder BibleWeek #

Sample Worksheet

Friend Bible Reading Worksheet-Week 1Mark 1-91. Who baptized Jesus, and where did it take place?

Name: _________________________ Place: ______________________________

2. How did the leper disobey Jesus? _______________________________________

3. On what day of the week did Jesus heal a man’s withered hand? ___________

4. In the parable of the sower, what does the seed that he sows represent?______________________________________________________________

5. When Jesus cast out the unclean spirits in a man, where did He send them?_________________________________________________________________

6. When Jesus fed the 4000, with only 7 loaves and a few small fish, how many days had the people been there without food? ____________________________

7. Who appeared with Jesus at His transfiguration, when they went up on a high mountain with Peter, James and John? __________________________________

Spiritual Discovery

  FriendFriend    CompanionCompanion    ExplorerExplorer    RangerRanger    VoyagerVoyager    GuideGuide

Scripture

Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses

Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages

Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation

Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships

Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine

Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer

Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior

Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise

Church Heritage

Memorize Books of OT in Order. Know the 5 groups and be able to find a given book.

  Memorize Books of NT in Order. Know the 4 groups and be able to find a given book.

  Name 10 Bible authors and identify 3 original languages of the Bible

  Complete the Baptismal Class

  Describe the early process of copying the Bible and the early translations

  Trace the origin of 3 Bible versions that are presently available in your native language

Christian Heritage

Read Prologue of Early Writings, or watch segment 3 or 4 of Keepers of the Flame List main events in founding of SDA Church

  Read about Ellen White's first vision. Discuss how God uses prophets

  Read about EW vision of Bull Run , and a secular account . Discuss differences

  Draw flow Chart of the pathfinder ministry from world to local

  Read about J. N Andrews, and discuss the importance of mission service

  Read and prepare 3 stories on Adventist pioneers. Tell during Pathfinder worship

Spiritual DiscoveryScripture

FriendFriend    CompanionCompanion    ExplorerExplorer    RangerRanger    VoyagerVoyager    GuideGuideMemory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses   Memory Verses

Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages   Great Passages

Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation   Salvation

Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships   Relationships

Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine   Doctrine

Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer   Prayer

Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior   Behavior

Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise   Promises/Praise

Goal of Memorization Commit God’s Word to Long Term

Memory Understand what they are learning

Rotation Schedule One track each year All pathfinders do the same track

Memory Verse Rotation

A B C D E F

Great Passages Psalms 23

Matthew 5:3-12

Exodus 20:3-17

Revelation 14:6-12

1 Corinthians 13 Psalms 8

SalvationJohn 3:16-

17 I John 1:8-9 Isaiah 53:5Ezekiel

36:27-28Matthew

11:28-30

Matthew 16:24-26

Relationships

1 Peter 4:10

Psalms 51:10-11

Ephesians 4:32

Proverbs 18:24 Isaiah 1:18

John 15:12-13

DoctrineJohn 14:1-

3Matthew

28:19-202 Timothy

3:16-17Ecclesiastes

12:13-14Revelations

21:1-4 Acts 1:9-11

PrayerMatthew

21:22Matthew 6:9-

13 I John 5:142 Chronicles

7:14Hebrews

4:16Matthew

7:7-8

BehaviorEphesians

6:1-3 Galatians 6:7Matthew

7:12Philippians

4:8Colossians

3:23 Micah 6:8

Promise/Praise

Proverbs 3:5-6

Psalms 91:11-12 Psalms 27:1

Psalms 46:1-3 Psalms 55:22

Romans 8:28

Spiritual DiscoveryChristian Heritage

FriendFriend    CompanionCompanion    ExplorerExplorer    RangerRanger    VoyagerVoyager    GuideGuideMemorize Books of OT in Order. Know the 5 groups and be able to find a given book.

  Memorize Books of NT in Order. Know

the 4 groups and be

able to find a given book.

  Name 10 Bible authors

and identify 3 original

languages of the Bible

  Complete the Baptismal Class

  Describe the early process of copying the Bible and the

early Translations.

  Trace the origin of 3 Bible versions that are presently available in your native language

Not scheduled during Pathfinder meetings. Our youth pastor will counsel with them.

½ hour class

Review groups and test. Most 10 year olds should already know them.

½ hour class

Review groups and test. Most 11 year olds should already know them.

½ hour class

Point out the varied backgrounds of the men God chose to write the Bible. The authors wrote in a language native to them. Hebrew Aramaic Greek

½ hour class

Include the importance of the printing press in 1450. Discuss the Septuagint, Vulgate, Luther German Bible, and Wycliffe & Tyndale English Bibles.

½ hour class

Recommended English Bibles:

King James

NIV

New American Standard

Spiritual DiscoveryChurch Heritage

FriendFriend    CompanionCompanion    ExplorerExplorer    RangerRanger    VoyagerVoyager    GuideGuideRead Prologue of Early Writings, or watch segment 3 of Keepers of the Flame List main events in founding of SDA Church

  Read about Ellen White's first vision. Discuss how God

uses prophets

  Read about EW vision

of Bull Run , and a secular account . Discuss differences

  Draw flow Chart of the

pathfinder ministry from world to local

  Read about J. N Andrews, and

discuss the importance of mission service

  Read and prepare 3 stories on Adventist pioneers. Tell during Pathfinder worship

½ hour class

Early Writings Historical Prologue

Keepers of the Flame #3.

½ hour class

World Director: Jonatan Tejel NAD Director: Manny Cruz Union Director: None Conference Dir. R. Laffit Cortes Club Director: Your Name

½ hour class

First Battle of Manassas, VA

1 Testimonies Chapter 55

PBS Video on the Civil War

Power Point & Script on our website

½ hour class

Reading Req. done ahead of time.

Review J.N Andrews bio. Learn about other first missionaries

On their own

Reference: God’s Adventurers

½ hour class

Early Writings Chapter 1

Keepers of the Flame #5

What’s Next?THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TEACHING PART 2

Teaching the Serving Others, Making Friends, & Health and Fitness Tracks

Presented by

Lyndene Wright