Venture: The Bible Timeline for High School, Starter Pack
Venture: The Bible Timeline for High School, Starter Pack
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The Starter Pack provides everything that a leader will need to begin to use the program:
- The DVD Set (eight sessions, approximately 25-30 minutes each) features some of the top Catholic youth presenters in the Church today, including Mark Hart, Fr. Josh Johnson, Mari Pablo, Chika Anyanwu, Paul J. Kim, Taylor Tripodi, Andrew Swafford, and Bob Rice.
- The Student Workbook provides your students with additional material to help supplement and reinforce the lessons presented in the video segments.
- The Leader’s Guide gives your catechists and group leaders everything they need to share the program with your teens. The entire content of the Student Workbook is included in the Leader’s Guide, as well as a program overview, key concepts, classroom activities, session overviews, memory verses, lesson objectives, dive ins, and more.
- Online Access, for one year, to stream the video content and online workbook.
The Venture Student Workbook and The Bible Timeline Chart for Teens received a nihil obstat and imprimatur from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in March 2022 and February 2022, respectively. The Venture Leader’s Guide has also been submitted for imprimatur and is currently under review.
About Venture: The Bible Timeline for High School
Venture introduces teenagers to the “big picture” of salvation history in a way that is simple to understand and easy to teach. It uses the revolutionary Great Adventure Bible Timeline® Learning System that hundreds of thousands of Catholic adults have used to learn the Bible. This eight-lesson program will get teens to open their Bibles and learn the story of salvation history—from Genesis to Revelation—with a focus on God’s covenants and biblical characters. Once teens understand the Bible, their faith will become a relevant and indispensable part of their lives.
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I bought this to do with my older middle schooler for homeschool curriculum. The entire thing is well done. The videos and activities are engaging. The timeline is interesting and helps my son make good connections. The leader guide makes it very simple to dive in. The quality of the books are lovely. It’s great!
I teach high school theology, including a year long scripture class for freshmen. I admit I was initially hesitant to purchase Venture. I have been using Mark Hart's T3: The Teen Timeline for 10+ years with my students, and I wasn't sure something new could be equal to that series in content value, humor, and its ability to engage students. I decided to purchase Venture anyway and "give it a try." I am beginning to go through all of the videos and workbook content in preparation for next school year, and I am THRILLED. I'm not sure how, but in about the same episode lengths as the eight T3: The Teen Timeline segments, Mark and the team who created the Venture series have managed to include not only the excellent material from the the previous series, but also engaging personal stories and answers to challenging questions. While the main content presentation does feel a bit rushed after so many years using the other series, I would certainly say the other aspects (interviews, personal stories, etc.) of the Venture program will better help my students connect the content to their lives. I am looking forward to using Venture with my students next school year and to seeing the impact it will have on their engagement with the Bible!
The teens of our parish have only completed 2 sessions of the program; they are really enjoying it. They are very engaged and are also asking great questions during the wrap up.
The teens have stated they really like the format, the videos, and the different presenters. It's great for students who are different "types" of learners>
The teens have taken out the timeline numerous times to look at it, as well as the maps, to help them orient themselves to the topics and how the books of the Bible are sequenced. In fact, one student took pictures of the timeline on his phone so he would have easy access.
The program has definitely fostered great discussions within small groups as well as the entire group.
We have really enjoyed this in our homeschool group
I love the Venture program with Mark Hart (and team). He gives the story basics in a simple, down-to-earth way and brings out the "interesting" that is often missed by people when considering reading the Bible. I believe this program is for ALL ages, at least teen age and above, since many parents (and sadly, grandparents) these days do not have even a basic understanding of the Bible and its message. I would recommend this program be marketed to anyone/everyone who has a thirst for knowledge and understanding of Scripture; especially those who feel it is all too confusing and difficult to sort out and understand, because Mark cuts it down into bite-size pieces for those among us who are still "babies" when it comes to what we know about our faith.