The early Christian education system was centered around the Roman Catholic Church. It aimed to morally regenerate individuals through religious and moral training on church doctrines, rituals, and Christ's virtues. Education occurred through catechumenal schools that instructed new members, catechetical schools that used question and answer methods, cathedral schools as higher institutions, and in Christian homes. Methods included exposition, examples, catechisms, and memorization.

1. Early Christian
Education
Prepared by:
Brien L. Naco
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2. Early Christian Education
 During this era,
Christianity arose.
 Roman Catholic
Church was the
“Center of Education
and Literacy”.
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3. Constantine I/The Great
 The first Emperor who
converted to Christian.
 Recognized Christianity
as the Official State
Religion.
 The Roman Catholic
church rose to power.
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4. Hierarchy of Roman Catholic Church
Bishop of Rome/Pope (Center of the Empire)
Patriarch (Group of Provinces)
Archbishops (Provinces)
Bishops (The Diocese)
Priests (Local Churches)
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5. Aim of Early Christian Education
The primary aim
of Early Christian
Education was the
Moral regeneration
of the Individual.
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6. Types of Early Christian Education
The types of Early
Christian Education are
Moral and Religious
training. Moral Training
teaches us the values and
virtues in life. Religious
Training teaches us all
about Christianity.
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7. Contents of Early Christian Education
Basic elements of the
Church Doctrine, Church
Rituals and Moral virtues
of Christ are the contents
of Early Christian
Education.
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8. Agencies and Organization
Christian Homes was second only to the church
as the agency of Early Christian Education.
1. CATECHUMENAL SCHOOLS were organized for
the instruction of those who desired to become
members of the church but lacked the requisite
knowledge of church doctrine.
CATECHUMENS are the probationers who receive
the instruction in religious discipline, moral values
and doctrine.
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9. 2. CATECHETICAL
SCHOOLS
The school were
called Catechetical
because they used the
catechetical or
question and answer
method.
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10. 3. CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS
were organized. They
remained as higher schools
of Christian Learning.
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11. Methods Used
Impromptu exposition
and exhortation method,
Example method,
Catechetical method, and
Rote recitation.
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