Catechist Training

Our Catechist Formation Program is designed to equip adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to guide children through the rich spiritual landscape of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

Current & Upcoming Formation Opportunities

Level 1 Summer Intensive 2024 - 2025

Course # 1-02321

8:30 am – 3:30 pm Each Day

Dates:

June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, July 1, 2

Level 1, Part 2 Summer Intensive 2025

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Level 1 Monthly Training 2024 - 2025

Course # 1-02326

8:30 am – 3:30 pm Each Day

First half training dates:

August 18
September 8
October 6
November 3
January 12
February 2
March 2
April 6

Second half of training begins August 2025

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Level 2 Monthly Training 2024 - 2025

Course # 2-00745

8:30 am – 3:45 pm Each Day

First half training dates:

August 24
September 7
October 5
November 2
January 11
February 1
March 1
April 5

Second half begins August 2025

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Which course should I take?

Level 1 Formation: If you have never had catechist training, start here. This foundational course covers the foundational concepts of CGS and the basics of creating an atrium that invites young children ages 3 - 6 into a relationship with the Good Shepherd through storytelling, parable, prayer, and liturgical celebration.

Level 2 Formation: Building on level 1 formation and going deeper into past concepts, this course prepares the Catechist to engage with children ages 6 - 9 who are beginning to form a more complex understanding of their faith, diving deeper into biblical scripture and liturgy.

Tuition and Registration

Financial Assistance: Scholarships are available via Casa Dei Bambini. Contact us for more information. Financial aid is also available through the National Association of CGS at: www.cgsusa.org.

Registration Details

Level 1 Tuition: $450

Level 2 Tuition: $500

A non-refundable and non-transferable deposit of $150 is due upon registration.

The balance of the tuition is due by the first day of class.

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Meet Your Formation Leaders

Formation Director

Angie Bielefeld

Angie Bielefeld began working with children in the Atrium through the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in 2001. She is a certified CGS catechist in Levels I, II, and III and serves children in all three levels at Casa Dei Bambini in Wichita, KS. She is also a recognized formation leader by the National Association of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for Levels 1 and 2. Angie helped to bring CGS to several parishes in the Wichita Diocese. She currently serves on the Casa Dei Bambini Board of Directors, a ministry she helped found in 2018, whose mission is to offer CGS to all children in the Diocese of Wichita. Angie has served on formation teams in the dioceses of Wichita, Tulsa, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Kansas City. Angie has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Pittsburg State University. Angie is a wife and mother to eight children.

Formation Assistant

Sally Korte

Sally Korte received her Montessori certificate through the International Montessori Society and began working with children at a Montessori school in Mexico in 1994. She began a Shalom Prince of Peace Montessori Preschool in Augusta, KS in 2021. She took her first Catechesis of the Good Shepherd formation course in 2008. She is a certified CGS catechist in Levels I, II, and III. Sally has a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education. Sally is a wife and mother to eight children.

Formation Assistant

Joni Rundle

Joni Rundle moved to Wichita in 2020 from Kansas City where she served as CGS coordinator for Cure’ of Ars school and parish in Leawood, KS. Joni is certified in Levels I, II, and III of CGS. She served on the Board of the SonFlower CGS Region from 2019 through 2021 and is currently a lead catechist and board member at Casa Dei Bambini. After earning a Master of Arts Degree in Education and teaching in a Catholic school for over twenty years, Joni fell in love with the beautiful method and essentiality of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. She took her first course in 2012 and has been immersed in atria work ever since. Joni and her husband, Dan, have three grown children and two grandchildren. She is a parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena in West Wichita.