St.Alphonsa school of faith formation classes will begin on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Please register your child/children to the same or closest school grades in which they will be attending in September 2022. The registration fee for CCD school is $80 per child if register by Sunday, July 3, 2022. Registration fees after due date will be $100 per child.

Children from registered members of the St. Alphonsa SyroMalabar Catholic Church of Baltimore can participate in the CCD program. All CCD classes will be in-person on every Sunday at 10.15am ET. Family ID is needed to complete the registration. Your family ID can be found here.

Please contact CCD Registrar, Mr. Siju Varghese (717-497- 5045 | siju.varghese@stalphonsachurch.org) or Ginitha Philip (716 393 6159 | ginitha.philip@stalphonsachurch.org ) if you are having issues with online registration process.

Permission for the Parish to Deliver Online Content to Students & Parent Acceptance of Internet Safety Responsibility

 

 During school closures, St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago makes efforts to provide families with student assignments and other instructional materials through various delivery methods, including online. This form allows parents/guardians to grant permission for schools to deliver this online content directly to students with parents copied, and for parents/guardians to accept school's responsibilities under the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). 

1. General Policies

The parishes/missions should follow responsibilities outlined in the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) for preventing students from accessing obscene or harmful content using school devices or internet connections.

The protection measures block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers/devices that are accessed by children).

Additionally, our internet safety policies include monitoring the online activities of minors. The measures also provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.

2. Safe Environment Policies

Students are required to view an age appropriate video, which is six minutes long, on “Touching Safety” that helps them recognize appropriate and inappropriate ways of touching them by adults and other minors. If you don't want your child view this video, you may request a “Parent Decline Form” which must be signed by you. You are also welcome to view the video first, before it is shown to the children. Please contact the Safe Environment Team at St. Alphonsa Parish, Baltimore.

For the safe environment policies applicable to organizers, online instructors, other resource persons, and parents, click here

Parents should agree to the following before signing at the bottom: 

1. I agree to have my children participate in the classes prescribed by the St. Thomas SyroMalabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago for the Safe Environment Program for children. I also agree that as parents, we will participate in the Safe Environment training for Parents, and abide by all safe environment guidelines.
2. I permit the church/mission to deliver instructional content directly to students with parents copied.
3. I accept to take the responsibility of my child(ren's) internet safety and commit to the following: 1) Having a trusted adult present and monitoring student who use the internet assignment and other instructional materials, or 2) Using tools such as parental controls and other filters to protect student's internet access, as described above.
4. I give permission for my daughter/son to participate in virtual faith formation classes taking place from September 12, 2021. I understand this classes will be a live Zoom platform meeting where students and teachers will be interacting via laptop, tablet, or phone device. All reasonable safety precautions will be utilized during this program. I, being the parent/guardian, will make all attempts to ensure my child will act in a proper manner while attending this event and not cause any disruptions.

* By signing below you state that you have read, understood, and agreed to all of the above listed.